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MEDINA — On Sunday, around 400 people gathered around Medina Square for an ICE Out for Good event hosted by Medina County Indivisible and Greater Wadsworth Indivisible. The event took place at 12:30 p.m. at the Medina Square. Mosie Welch of Medina County Indivisible said the event was held in response to the death of...

The fate of a 103-year-old Catholic parish in Akron’s Kenmore neighborhood and the church it calls home appears uncertain. Regularly scheduled weekday Masses and confessions at Immaculate Conception of Mary Parish have been suspended indefinitely, according to the church’s website. The church has been operating at a...

The Smiths said the work was abandoned by a contractor, leaving them with toilets they couldn't flush for nearly three years.

MONTVILLE TWP. — Early Saturday morning, the Medina Fire Department responded to a fire in Montville Township. The fire department responded to an address on Blue Heron Trace for the early morning structure fire. Medina Fire Chief Larry Walters said the call came in at 5:54 a.m., with the responding fire crews...

The jury trial for a Stark County man accused of Rwandan genocide more than 30 years ago is imminent — and more specifics of the case against him recently came to light. Eric Nshimiye, husband, father of four and member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in North Canton, was arrested by federal authorities at his Lake...

Hiram Police Department is now in charge of police operations in Mantua Village. Mantua Village Council approved a management agreement after a room full of residents spoke for more than an hour Dec. 16 at a council meeting. Most were opposed to the pact. Hiram Police Chief James Clemens has been serving as interim...

QDOBA Mexican Eats is celebrating the grand opening of its newest restaurant with free food for a year.

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 72-year-old woman has died from her injuries, after being stuck by a car driven by a 90-year-old woman in a Coventry Township church parking lot. This accident happened at 12:05 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis de Sales Church in the 4000 block of Manchester...

OHIO — Corpus Christi Academy in Cuyahoga County will be closed on Monday, January 12, 2026, due to illness, school officials announced. The closure applies to all students and staff at the school, and no in-person classes or on-campus activities will take place for the day. Officials did not release specific details...

A 12-year-old Canton boy was fatally shot by his teenage sibling Friday night in what police and family described as...