Akron OH

Multiple checkpoints are planned this week to look for impaired drivers.

Imagine a place where your $30 stretches further than a teenager’s excuse for missing curfew – that’s Value World Thrift in North Randall, Ohio, a bargain hunter’s paradise that’s less boutique and more archaeological expedition. The moment you pull into the parking lot of Value...

The Akron Board of Education voted Monday to pursue termination of its facilities director amid allegations he profited off the sale of district-owned equipment. The district in a press release Monday accused Steven Keenan, facilities services director, of abusing "the district's purchasing processes and improper...

Like many urban cities across Ohio and the United States, Canton is challenged with a homeless population which Mayor William Sherer estimates to be several hundred.

Violence against health care workers while they're on the job will now be a first-degree misdemeanor with mandatory jail time in the city of Akron. Akron City Council passed legislation Monday adding health care workers to its existing menacing ordinance, which outlines penalties for violence against public employees...

CANTON, Ohio --Gervasi Destinations has named its newest restaurant concept OLINDA - Modern Plates + Pours. Announced in July, the restaurant is scheduled to open in 2026 at The Marketplace at Nobles Pond in Canton. “OLINDA is about creating a vibrant social destination,” said Scott Swaldo, CEO and general manager...

CANTON ‒ Add another alleged unpaid bill to the Hall of Fame Village's tab. A business, which provided equipment and manpower for what appears to have been Carrie Underwood's 2024 Concert for Legends , says it was never paid. The Freeman Co. of Dallas says it's owed $267,895 plus interest, according to a lawsuit...

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released the latest school report cards today, highlighting both academic achievements and areas where schools and districts can still improve.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 23-year-old man was shot Saturday during a robbery outside an Akron vape store, police said. The man is expected to survive, according to police. No arrests have been made in the case. The shooting happened about 4:45 p.m. outside the Vapes R’ Us store in Hawkins...

Tucked into the quiet hills of Pike County, there's a place where six-shooters still echo through dusty streets, saloons swing their doors open wide, and outlaws keep one eye on the sheriff. No, you haven’t time-traveled—but it sure feels like it.