Akron OH

AKRON, Ohio - A federal magistrate judge has placed former Braking Point drug rehabilitation facility owner Ryan Sheridan into temporary custody of the US Marshal, following Friday’s court appearance on a supervised release violation. Sheridan, 45, who is currently serving a period of federal supervised release...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A former Rocky River police officer pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of unauthorized use of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, a fifth-degree felony. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said Michael Bernhardt ran illegal searches on Rocky River students and their family members,...

Follow-up investigation, falsification (misleading a public official): Brainard and Miles roads. After responding to the Village Diner-Pizza Joint plaza parking lot around 6 p.m. Oct. 13 for a caller reporting an intoxicated driver, police learned it involved a couple going through a divorce. Officers went back over...

Ohio is home to a delightful array of sweet shops that evoke a sense of nostalgia and childhood wonder. These local favorites are cherished for their unique flavors and charming atmospheres. Let’s explore eight of these beloved spots where every bite takes you back in time. Hartville Chocolate Factory.

It was the single biggest question Megan Howie would get from parents when she worked at a school for students on the autism spectrum: What will happen to my child after they leave the school? Where can they go? Hudson Community Living aims to provide one answer to that question, where Howie, formerly of Cleveland...

Fairless High School will host a Veterans Day program Nov. 11, at 12:30 p.m. in the Lucinda Frailly Performing Arts Center, 800 7th St. SE, Brewster. Featured speaker will be Air Force veteran Staff Sgt. Blaine Werner. Werner also was a social studies and English teacher and department chair at Fairless High School...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Police Department is looking for a missing and endangered 17-year-old girl. According to a release, 17-year-old Martel Stevens was last seen on Sunday around 1:25 p.m. on Cove Avenue. Stevens is 5′11″and 180 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. She was...

Cassandra McCloud is happy she found Orrville, even if it was almost by accident. Now she hopes Orrville will find her, and on purpose would be just fine. McCloud, who currently calls Apple Creek home, recently opened Golden Bloom Massage Therapy. The one-woman shop, located inside Concepts Hair Design on South Crown...

Thousands are without electricity in the Copley-Fairlawn area because of an outage, FirstEnergy Corp. reported Nov. 1. Here's where power was out as of 4:35 p.m. and when it was expected to be restored: 1,770 customers in Copley Township, 6 p.m.; 667 in Fairlawn, 6:30 p.m.; 233 in Akron, 7:30 p.m. Earlier numbers in...

Polka music and smoked sausages attracted a crowd of 1,500 for the 21st Annual Slovenian. Sausage Festival, hosted by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame on a sunny autumn. Saturday, September 13, 2025. It was the distinctive savory-smoked recipe from Slovenia that. drew folks to SNPJ Farm in Kirtland,...