Arraignment for man accused in Akron grocery store fire
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The man accused of intentionally setting fire to Roush’s Market back in May, leaving an Akron neighborhood without its only grocery store is set to arraigned in Summit County Common Pleas Court on Thursday morning. On June 2, U.S. Marshals arrested Manuel Eliezer Ramirez-Molina, 36,...
Green student paints mural for restaurant
GREEN — Green High School sophomore Isabella Elmiger has added some art to Green restaurant Sunrise Social as shown below and at right. “It was such an honor to create something and be a part of their awesome space,” Elmiger said. During her freshman year of high school,...
Akron community rallies around teen battling cancer on his birthday
On Wednesday, the Akron community rallied behind a 13-year-old boy who is bedridden and in hospice care due to a brain cancer.
Motorcyclist killed after crashing into tree in Stark County, Ohio State Highway Patrol says
NORTH CANTON, Ohio — A 36-year-old man was killed Wednesday night after a motorcycle crash in Stark County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 8:34 p.m. on Battlesburg Road, west of Maplehurst Avenue, in East Sparta. Investigators said Donald W. Baughman, 36, was riding...
Akron cuts ribbon at city’s first esports game room
WEST AKRON — Mayor Shammas Malik and community partners officially cut the ribbon on the city’s first esports game room July 1 at the Judge James R. Williams Lawton Street Community Center. Speakers included Malik; Akron Public Schools Superintendent Mary Outley; Kyle Putinski, executive director of Big Brothers...
Motorcycle crash in Hudson kills Northfield man
HUDSON, Ohio — A 37-year-old Northfield man was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in Hudson, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office. The medical examiner’s office said Joseph Gindlesperger was riding a motorcycle southbound on Ravenna Road shortly before 9 p.m. on July 8 when he went off th
Man Charged With Forgery After Allegedly Cashing Altered Check Stolen From Franklin Business
FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) — An Ohio man faces multiple felony charges after investigators say they identified him through bank surveillance video cashing an altered business check stolen from a Franklin production company. Court records show Franklin Police filed the following charges against Eric Anthony Rogers, 61, of Akro
Health Tips as Cyclospora Illnesses Increasing
COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The Ohio Department of Health is advising that you take extra precautions handling fresh fruits and vegetables. There’s an increase in the number of illnesses tied to the parasite Cyclospora. As of July 2 and the latest information, there were 177...
Stark Treasurer: Tax Bills Fixed, New Due Date Aug. 21
CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Your Stark County second half property tax bill will be in the mail soon. Treasurer Alex Zumbar says that the software company doing the billing has now been able to incorporate the House Bill 186 Inflation Cap Credit into the bill. And...
Rules for digging could change in Ohio after Twinsburg gas explosion
After a natural gas explosion destroyed homes in Summit County, an Ohio lawmaker is pushing new rules for fiber installations to prevent another disaster.

















