$1 million lottery ticket winner sold in Ohio
OHIO — A Doylestown man is the latest top-prize winner in the Ohio Lottery’s $1,000,000 Cashword Scratch-Off game after purchasing a winning ticket in Barberton. According to the Ohio Lottery, the winning ticket was sold at Circle K #5594, located at 224 31st St. SW. The game’s top prize pays $40,000 a year for 25...
Middle school teacher who admitted pulling girls’ ponytails gets $95K to leave Parma schools
PARMA, Ohio — Parma schools will pay $95,000 to a middle school teacher who has been suspended with pay since March for inappropriate behavior and comments directed toward young girls in his class. In exchange, the teacher, Joseph Porach, will resign from the district. The school board Thursday voted...
Cheerleader Mackenzie Martinez Faces Racial Injustice at Smithville High School, Restricted to Home Games...
At Smithville High School, cheerleader Mackenzie Martinez faced a deeply troubling incident that underscored ongoing racial injustice. Despite her strong academic record and years of cheerleading experience, Mackenzie was informed during the school’s cheer banquet that she would be restricted to junior varsity and...
Police arrest Post Office employee: Chagrin Falls police blotter
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio – Menacing, East Washington Street:. Police responded to the Chagrin Falls Post Office 10:53 a.m. Dec. 3 to investigate a report of menacing between two male employees. Officers determined there was sufficient evidence that a crime of menacing occurred. Officers arrested a 35-year-old Kent man and...
Judge signs off on special prosecutor in Frank Tyson case
The Marion County prosecutor is set to take over as special prosecutor in the high-profile Frank Tyson case in Canton, just six weeks before trial.
Manchester grad pens rock ’n’ roll chronicle that never was
COVENTRY — Singer-songwriter-actor-author Elijah Black’s engrossing new novel, “The Greatest Record Never Heard,” was never really meant to be a book at all. “My manager, Randi Davis, worked at Showtime with a guy [award-winning filmmaker David Baugnon, known for projects like ‘The Messiah Project’] who was asked by...
Akron trail attack suspect pleads insanity
A Summit County judge sentenced 34-year-old Issac Armour to up to 16.5 years in a mental health facility following an attack near an Akron trailhead in 2024.
Local man wins $1M — won’t get even half!
The Ohio Lottery said a Doylestown man won $40,000 a year for 25 years!
Former Wooster High School Cheerleader Ashley Bush Dies In A Car Accident: Boyfriend, Elijah...
A cheerleader at Wooster High School, Ashley Bush, passed away in a tragic car accident. Ashley Bush was born to her mother, Karen Lidge, and her father, Charlie Lidge. Her parents tied the knot on May 20, 2017. As per Charlie’s Facebook handle, he attended Wooster High School from 2000...
Canton homicide suspect turns himself in to police
A man who Canton Police identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Jake Young earlier this year is in custody after turning himself in to police Wednesday evening.

















