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Trisha Lynn Smith (L) with her representation at a July 17 initial court appearance. (Photo: extract from b-roll/WKYC 3) CANTON, Ohio — A former booster club member associated with two organizations received a sentence in Stark County Common Pleas Court for her involvement in the disappearance of approximately $70,000 in funds spanning from May 4, 2023, through December 31, 2025. Trisha Lynn Smith of North Canton pleaded guilty to charges of telecommunications fraud, misuse of credit cards, gran

Two women are back in custody after a daring escape from jail and a failed plot to flee Ohio for Florida. Hope Skerrett and Kerriah Ohler escaped from the Stark Regional Community Correction Center on Monday, October 12, according to News 5 Cleveland. The duo allegedly tossed a robe over razor wire to avoid getting cut as they climbed over it. They then made their way past the fence and onto the roof of the building, where they jumped off and ran to a nearby nature preserve.

A Northeast Ohio convenience store sold a winning Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket worth $15 million.

East Elementary School in Newcomerstown, 137 S. College St., is collecting LEGO sets for children receiving care at Akron Children's Pediatrics through Jaxon's Bricks for Bravery, an initiative established by the parents of Jaxon Britton in his memory. Jaxon, a former East Elementary kindergarten student, had a congenital heart defect....

Two people were injured in a crash involving a Canton City Fire Department vehicle on Interstate 77 late Wednesday night, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

A man trapped inside a silo at a Rose Township farm was rescued Sunday, Oct. 11, following a lengthy operation involving multiple emergency response agencies, specialized rescue equipment and Carrollton's new 109-foot ladder truck. The man became caught in a silage auger inside the silo at a farm on June...

The Akron Zoo has a new addition that will help over 2,000 animals.

A Youngstown businessman and former candidate for Ohio State Representative has pleaded guilty to five felony charges related to misappropriation of $460,000 in investor funds. Brandon Kovach, 35, pleaded guilty in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas to a second-degree felony count of telecommunications fraud, a third-degree felony count...

A 45-year-old Maple Heights man ordered his surf-and-turf to go -- but allegedly didn't pay for it.

The Canton Police Department is investigating after an elderly man was found dead inside a vehicle on Wednesday afternoon.