Akron OH

If your ideal summer day includes cotton candy, go-karts, and a round of mini golf with your crew, there’s a place in Canal Fulton, Ohio, that feels like it was made just for you. Welcome to Sluggers & Putters Amusement Park, a delightfully retro, family-owned destination packed with charm, thrills, and just enough quirk to make you smile all the way home.

Akron celebrated its Bicentennial and Independence Day with a parade in downtown Akron today, with WAKR Morning Show Host Ray Horner, as Emcee. The parade was just one part of the weekend's ongoing "Heart of Akron Festival", which continues through 11PM tonight. Here is what's going on today:. 11AM –...

A man has been charged with murder in connection with a missing 26-year-old.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Ohio city is celebrating its bicentennial while also hosting Independence Day festivities. “We want to make sure that kids today, 25 years from now, 50 years from now, that they remember the city’s bicentennial as a special moment,” said Bicentennial Executive Director Mark Greer. “Literally,...

The streets of Medina County, Ohio, recently echoed with the sounds of celebration as residents gathered for the annual 4th of July parades. The authorities took to social media to express gratitude for the successful event, which included not just the fanfare in Medina but also the merrymaking in Chippewa.

OHIO — Nearly seven months ago, News 5 first reported on an RV that has been turned into a mobile grief therapy unit to help people process their grief. Now, we’re circling back to see what their impact has meant for people like Lisa Cutner. “It’s so many...

One person has died after being shot in Akron's Tallmadge suburb on Sunday morning, according to the Tallmadge Police Department.

Drug collection boxes at some of Portage County's police departments are being removed, leaving residents with fewer safe ways to dispose of unneeded medications. The Ravenna Police Department announced June 26 that the police department would be suspending service at its drug collection box, which had been located...

Finishing touches are being put on Sherwin-Williams’ new Morikis Global Technology Center in Brecksville. Employees will start moving into the sprawling facility in late-September and be done with the relocations by Christmas (Sherwin-Williams). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. R&D employees get schedule to move in....

A double bris milah was recently held in Akron, Ohio, for two baby boys born to two brothers, rabbis and leaders of area Chabad centers who are married to two sisters. But, it turns out, the story is even more interesting than that. A double bris milah was recently held...