Hearing examiner recommends suspending Medina surgeon’s license after patient death
MEDINA, Ohio (WOIO) - A hearing examiner has recommended suspending a prominent Medina surgeon’s license after a patient died in his dental chair during a routine tooth extraction. 19 Investigates first broke this story last September. Now that surgeon’s fate is up to the Ohio State Dental Board.
University of Akron warns students about shooting Sunday near campus
The University of Akron has sent out an alert Sunday night about a shooting near campus. Students are being advised to avoid the 400 block of Sherman Street after a reported shooting at the Envision Apartments. UA spokesperson Katy Brennan said the victim was not a student at the university but did not have any...
She asked for help in an Akron-area grocery store. The answer came in sign...
In the dairy aisle, right in front of the milk cooler, Narkita Cooper tapped a store employee on the shoulder to ask for assistance. The employee signed that he was deaf. His face lit up when Cooper signed back, and their communication shifted from accommodation to connection. Cooper shared she was learning American...
Updated snowfall totals show wallop from winter storm
For those who are still shoveling out, the latest snow totals from the National Weather Service may not surprise you.
Overhead sign falls across Ohio interstate after crash
The crash happened on Interstate 77 north in Copley Township.
Hug a parent: Hundreds of schools closed for second day in a row
Hundreds of Northeast Ohio schools canceled classes for Monday amid the area's largest snowstorm in two years, and the trend continues for Tuesday, with many schools already canceling.
Varner: Maddalena’s in Kent offers authentic food, at-home feel
Do you remember going to grandma’s house for a family dinner? The way it smelled, the way the adults chatted while you and the other kids laughed in front of a TV playing colorful cartoons. Most importantly, do you remember the food? I remember, and Mandy Yannucci, co-owner of Maddalena’s in Kent, remembers, too.
Cuyahoga County, OH – Monday Most Wanted: Murder, Robbery Suspects Sought
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Cuyahoga County, OH – Authorities across Northeast Ohio are asking for the public’s help today as two individuals are named on Cuyahoga County’s Monday Most Wanted list, with rewards of up to $5,000 being...
Orrville lowers flags to half-staff to honor powerplant superintendent
On Jan. 22, a tragic murder-suicide occurred in the parking lot of the Orrville Power Plant in Orrville, Ohio. According to official reports from the Orrville Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), the suspect, 69-year-old Robert R. Simon from Wooster, approached and shot a 46-year-old...
Stark County man indicted for charges related to double stabbing in Canton Township
STARK COUNTY, Ohio — A grand jury in Stark County has indicted 49-year-old Joshua Lee Shaffer on charges related to a double stabbing last month in Canton Township. According to court documents, Shaffer was indicted late last week on the following charges:. Two counts of attempted murder. Two counts...
