Akron OH

Sometimes the most extraordinary adventures aren’t found in distant lands but right in your own backyard, hiding in plain sight like a secret waiting to be discovered. The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Peninsula, Ohio offers exactly this kind of revelation—a journey that transforms familiar landscapes into...

Makeshift Theater Company is now the permanent resident of the historic Carriage House on Akron's west side.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - For some fans, the pairing of the biker-rock-friendly, then R&B-pop-friendly sounds of The Doobie Brothers with the laid-back, Gulf Coast country-rock-flavored songs of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band may seem a bit odd. But Wednesday night at a three-quarter-full Blossom Music Center, the...

PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Members of the Portage County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau and Road Patrol located and arrested fugitive Jeffrey Sickafoose in Ravenna Township. Sickafoose had a warrant out of Cuyahoga County and was wanted for resisting arrest in Portage County after he fled from PCSO during...

Lydia Joanne Welliver was born at 12:14pm on Nov. 6, 2014, but her parents didn't get to take her home. Why it matters: Her memory lives through Lydie's Loop: Steps Against Stillbirth, an Ohio-based charity founded by Lydie's family in 2016. It has raised more than $300,000 towards awareness and...

Affordable housing is an issue in Ohio and nationwide. As property values and home prices rise, families and first-time buyers are being priced out of home ownership. Rental prices are also rising. According to a recent report from the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, the gap between what renters make...

An Ohio mom is facing multiple charges after allegedly torturing her young son. According to police, Tiarika Baymon recorded herself physically abusing her son before sharing it on social media. Around the same time, her son was reported missing and in danger. An Amber Alert was issued for the boy, but police were...

Photos and restoration updates by Ken Ramsay, Dave Paski, and MAPS Air Museum. F-104D StarfighterPiper Cub, V-1 Buzz Bomb, and H-19 HelicopterThe Goodyear Ducks and DrakeProgress on the Cutlass. The Military Aviation Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum, located at Akron-Canton Airport just south of Akron, Ohio,...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The jury trial for two men accused in a deadly shooting on I-480 in Bedford Heights was scheduled to begin Thursday in front of Judge David Matia; however, it was continued. Michael Alvarado, 21, and Michael Roman, 30, are both charged with aggravated murder, murder, and...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Mayor Shammas Malik will be joined by other local and federal officials Thursday afternoon to discuss the latest results of a crime reduction initiative in the city. They will also give details on the new Akron Crime Gun Intelligence Center. 19 News will stream the...