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SAGAMORE HILLS, Ohio (WOIO) - Police in Northeast Ohio shut down an alleged illegal massage parlor last month. Officers with Sagamore Hills police say SASA Foot Spa is permanently closed. According to police, officers carried out a search warrant on Dec. 18 and identified one victim. Officers added it is...

More than a week after their corgi, Bradley, went missing, a Wadsworth family says new details have only deepened the mystery, and strengthened their belief that he may have been taken. Bradley disappeared the evening of Dec. 30 after being let outside briefly. That same night, his family followed his...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – What started as a peaceful protest in downtown Canton over national ICE incidents turned violent Thursday afternoon when protestors say a man came after them with pepper spray. Jeremy Lewis was arrested and charged with assault when he sprayed a protestor in...

Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, already serving 20 years for federal bribery charges, will face state trial in June for theft, fraud, and money laundering.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A murder trial remains in jeopardy after a judge ruled against Cleveland police for their use of artificial intelligence to identify a suspect. Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas visiting Judge Richard McMonagle issued the ruling this week. If upheld, it would dismantle the prosecution’s case...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron man will spend more than a decade locked up for intentionally running over someone twice. Thomas Felber was sentenced Thursday to serve between 11 and 15 years. The felonious assault happened around 4 p.m. on May 25, 2025 at the Circle K in the...

Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over time, can really put a crimp in your budget.

FAIRLAWN — The Sons and Daughters of Italy Akron Lodge 685 held its annual Christmas Party in December at St. George Fellowship Center. The Lodge donated $1,500 each to local charities Rolling Thunder of Akron, Labor Outreach Ministry and Summit County Continuum of Care. Shown above, from left are...

AKRON — The City of Akron has recently demonstrated to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it will meet its water quality allocation, known as a waste load allocation, without having to build an enhanced high-rate treatment (EHRT) facility, city officials announced. After many years of estimating the...

MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - The second of two suspects was arraigned in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas for the murder and robbery of a 28-year-old Timothy Kappenhagen who was loading groceries into his car at Giant Eagle in Maple Heights in August. The suspects, Anthony Butler and...