Akron OH

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, 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...

If Guy Fieri didn’t have Akron on his radar before, there's a chance he does now. After food writer Tawney Beans put out a list of five Akron-area restaurants Fieri should feature on his popular show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” if he ever visits, hundreds of readers responded. Lots agreed with our initial list:...

COSHOCTON − An Akron man who attempted to dispose of a dead body in Coshocton County has been incarcerated at the Coshocton Justice Center on a $2 million bond. Det. Seth Andrews said deputies found the body of Nathan Ketterman, 44, of Akron, on Jan. 23 in a wooded area near Township Road 249. The suspected date of...

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - A parking canopy collapsed on several cars late Sunday night at an apartment complex in Canton. At least five vehicles were damaged by the fallen awning at Oak Glen Apartments on Cleveland Avenue NW. Heavy snow fell across Stark County this weekend, with parts of Canton...

ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, Ohio — Heavy snow moved through Northeast Ohio on Sunday amid a Winter Storm Warning that impacted the entire region with snow-covered roads, which is why a few counties have issued a snow emergency. Here are the current snow emergency activations (be sure to check back...

More than 400 schools announced they will be closed on Tuesday amid dangerously cold temperatures.

The Stark County Sheriff's Office issued an update that has since lifted the concern of local residents. Joel Dwight Dutton, the 74-year-old white male who had been missing since last Saturday, January 24, has been located safely. The update, succinct and to the point as it was, expressed gratitude for the...

For two weeks, Khai Shelton has been unable to buy road salt. Shelton, the owner of Extraordinary Detail, usually spends about $100 for a ton of salt, which he uses to melt ice in the parking lots and driveways of commercial businesses. Earlier this year, he paid $175 a ton. But now, the price is up to $300 a ton, if...

A birthday celebration in northeast Ohio got an extra spark when a lottery-themed gift from a best friend turned into a major win. Wendy, of Canton, Ohio, celebrated her birthday with friends and family who surprised her with a party, according to the Ohio Lottery in a news release. During the celebration, her best...