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I’ve driven across Ohio more times than I can count, and I’ve learned one thing for certain: pancakes are serious business in this state. When people tell you they’re willing to make a special trip just for breakfast, you know something extraordinary is happening in that kitchen.

Stark County area school districts are starting to announce closures for Wednesday, Jan. 28. This will be the third day students will remain home after this weekend's Winter Storm Fern and the frigid temperatures that followed. Louisville's announcement declared it was too cold for the bus stops and travel. The...

The Portage County Sheriff's Office says residents recently have reported someone claiming to be personnel from the sheriff's office calling to demand payment in connection with arrest warrants or court fines. The sheriff's office said in a Facebook post that law enforcement officers do not call people demanding...

Stark County Sheriff Eric Weisburn said he is considering charges against someone who created a fake Facebook page impersonating the sheriff's office.

More than 300 schools are once again closed due to sub-zero temperatures and inclement winter weather. Some schools say this has complicated the process of allocating "snow days."

Schools have already begun to cancel classes for Wednesday, meaning many students have not been to school all week.

CANTON, Ohio — Canton fire crews responded to a residential structure fire Tuesday morning at a two-story home on the city’s northeast side, authorities said. According to a release from the Canton Fire Department, crews were called to the home in the 1700 block of Regal Ave. N.E. at approximately 10:30 a.m. after a...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Two semi trucks crashed through a guardrail and into the woods in Summit County on Tuesday morning. The first crash happened on I-76 westbound after CR-18 around 11:30 a.m. Just over 30 minutes later, a second semi-truck crashed through the same guardrail and narrowly missed...

AKRON, Ohio – Each night, ACCESS Shelter, an emergency facility that serves women and children in the Greater Akron area, has a waiting list of more than 100 households who need a place to stay, according to its executive director, Jackie Hemsworth. Though the number of households that need...

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Cleveland issued multiple Snow Squall Warnings on Tuesday afternoon for parts of north-central Ohio, citing rapidly deteriorating travel conditions caused by intense bursts of snow and strong winds. UPDATE 5:15 PM EST: Snow Squall Moving East Towards Chardon. The warnings covered...