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Massillon Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Alliance

ALLIANCE, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 29-year-old man from the Massillon area was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Alliance early on Saturday. Nicholas Randall Jr was driving his passenger car through the intersection of East State Street and South Arch Avenue when his vehicle and a box truck traveling...
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Zachary’s Law: One mom’s fight to make rural roads safer

After the teen committed suicide earlier this year, his mother, Dawna Wensel, is fighting to make designated Amish buggy lanes written into an Ohio law.
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Movie inspired by Northeast Ohio legend now available on streaming

A local urban legend is now set to reach a global audience. A film inspired by a Lake County cryptid is moving to several streaming platforms.
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Trumbull County Sheriff Will Now Lead Investigation Into Cleveland Woman’s Restraint Death

Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel has changed his stance and is now allowing an outside agency to investigate the death of Tasha Grant, a double amputee, who died after being restrained at MetroHealth Medical Center in May. Trumbull County sheriff’s detectives will now investigate Grant’s death and the actions...
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12 guns, unsafe conditions, multiple arrests: Ohio bar gets raided overnight

ALLIANCE, Ohio (WTRF) — Police in Alliance say they uncovered an illegal after-hours bar early Saturday morning during a raid that led to multiple arrests, the seizure of a large amount of alcohol and the recovery of a dozen firearms. According to the Alliance Police Department, the operation began around 1 a.m....
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Arraignment for man accused of kidnapping Medina 3-year-old

MEDINA, Ohio (WOIO) - The Seville man accused of kidnapping a three-year-old girl from her home last month, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Medina County Court of Common Pleas Monday. Randy Lawrence Kerley was indicted on the charges of kidnapping and burglary. Medina police said Kerley, 39, worked...
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Airbnb prohibits parties, events at properties, discourages large gatherings

Advertising a listing as a party, open-invite gatherings, advertising a party at a property, and disruptive events are not allowed under Airbnb's policies outlined on its website. Bath police officers responded at around midnight on Nov. 2 to reports of gunfire at a residence in the 900 block of Top Of The Hill...
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Hospital speaks after inmate dies in Cuyahoga County custody

A press conference is being held Monday at MetroHealth's Main Campus regarding the Cleveland woman who died in Cuyahoga County custody on May 5.
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Northern Ohio Weather: Sharp Cooldown, Snow Showers Possible Through Nov. 15

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Northern Ohio’s mild start to November will quickly give way to colder air and a growing threat of lake-effect snow between November 9 and 15. The Great Lakes region is bracing for a sharp transition to early winter as Arctic air surges south and picks up moisture from Lake Erie.
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Greater Cleveland faces the cruelty of hunger in a nation of plenty: Leila Atassi

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Hunger is closing in on Northeast Ohio much the way winter always does — gradually, then all at once. By the end of this week, nearly half of Cuyahoga County’s 190,000 recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, will have missed their monthly benefits. The rest...

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