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Some education systems in the Stark County area plan to remain closed on Friday, Jan. 30, due to extreme cold. Alliance City Schools has canceled classes, making it an entire week students have been out of the classroom due to weather conditions. The National Weather Service in Cleveland reports the arctic air will...

A man convicted of staging and carrying out a robbery at the Woods of Fairlawn apartment complex has been sentenced to 11 to 15 years in prison, according to Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich. A jury found Lesarion Marsh, 23, guilty of aggravated robbery with a firearm specification and felonious...

OHIO — A 20-year-old Massillon man was killed in a shooting Wednesday evening in Canton, and four suspects have been arrested, according to police. Officers with the Canton Police Department responded around 5:25 p.m. Jan. 28 to multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting in the 600 block of Alan Page Drive SE. When...

The arctic weather this January is continuing to keep schools closed around Northeast Ohio.

The Stark County Sheriff's Office is asking the community for assistance in locating missing 81-year-old David A. Shaffer. Shaffer, who is reported to have dementia, left his home located in the 3100 block of Glouchester Drive NE in Plain Township at around noon on January 29 and has since been unreachable.

CLEVELAND — Federal prosecutors say three Northeast Ohio men — including two brothers from Chagrin Falls and Canton — are facing sweeping fraud and money laundering charges tied to the collapse of a global automotive parts company. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District...

CLEVELAND — Officials are urging Ohioans to stay informed, as new work requirements for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could impact thousands of recipients. “It is a significant change for a big population,” said Geoff Ross, with the Summit County Department of Job and Family Services.

Local and State officials nationwide have been grappling with federal immigration enforcement efforts for months, but now are doing so with even greater urgency, in response to ICE shootings in Minneapolis that claimed the lives recently of Nicole Good, and Alex Pretti. The Columbus Dispatch reports today, that the...

The death of Michael Vangelas, the 42-year-old man who was reported missing and later found dead in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, has not yet been ruled on, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office. No foul play is suspected in Vangelas' death, chief investigator Gary Guenther reported. According...

CANTON – When mail delivery at Greentree Apartments abruptly stopped, residents pointed to a peculiar problem. The cause was not snow or ice, or even an aggressive dog. It was alleged feces in the foyer. Residents at the apartment building, 1950 Market Ave. N, have not received mail for at least a week due to...