Akron OH

A line of cars packed the street in front of a local food distribution on Tuesday.

Northeast Ohio voters passed levies Tuesday to support mental health and recovery boards in Ashland, Columbiana, Huron, Richland, Summit and Tuscarawas counties. They approved renewal levies in Summit, Columbiana, Huron and Richland, along with a replacement levy in Ashland. In Tuscarawas, an increase levy for the...

Summit County residents voted to pass Issue 1, a proposed tax levy in support of Summit County’s Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board and its partners, with more than 57% of the vote in favor with 82% of results reported. The 2.95-mill renewal and a 0.5-mill increase —...

CLEVELAND — Six years after doctors told him he had lung cancer, Tony Holland walks the halls of Cleveland Clinic Akron General with a unique perspective. The 65-year-old patient transporter doesn't just move patients from one department to another—he offers them something more valuable: hope drawn from his own...

MENTOR, Ohio — Spirit Halloween is expanding once again, but this time with a holiday twist as its seasonal stores transform from spooky frights into a winter wonderland known as Spirit Christmas -- and two of these stores are in Northeast Ohio. If you’re feeling festive, the Spirit Christmas...

AKRON, Ohio — Swensons Drive-In is providing free kid’s meals for those with SNAP/EBT benefits during the government shutdown, aiming to help feed local children in need. The temporary meal-assistance initiative starts Wednesday, Nov. 5 and runs until Nov. 12 at all Swensons locations. Guests 18 and younger whose...

Summit County voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly agreed to eliminate an unvoted-on property tax that funds local government and replace it with one that they approved. Issue 2 will change the unvoted-on inside millage to what’s known as charter millage. The tax rate of 2.2 mills will not change, but by approving...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich announced Wednesday that Maurice Arnold, 33, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing a “Glock switch” firearm and other offenses. A “Glock switch” is an illegal, attachable device, roughly the size of a quarter, that allows...

Melissa Baker, an employee at Akron Children’s Hospital and mother of 11-year-old Korbin, has experience both as a parent and a professional in autism care. The new Tom and Jill Zidian Family Autism Center opened at 130 W. Exchange St. on the hospital’s Akron campus. The 11,020-square-foot center is designed to be...

To help families who may be in need, Cuyahoga Falls recently passed emergency legislation to provide more than $50,000 of immediate support to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.