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ARLINGTON, Texas – Less than two weeks after a squad of six talented American women medaled nine times in 12 opportunities at the Pan American Women’s Championship in Bogota, Colombia, eight fellow Team USA bowlers will be looking to keep the medal-winning momentum going when action kicks off at the 2026 International Bowling Federation World Cup.

In Stark County's village of Brewster, residents are growing increasingly uneasy after a series of attempted break-ins by a prowler targeting homes in the middle of the night.

According to a report by the Canton Repository on Friday morning, brothers Brayton and Brydon Feister had been denied an appeal for a court injunction to continue playing high school football this 2026 high school football season for Massillon Washington. The Tigers are one of Ohio’s top high school football teams currently, ranked No. 2 according to the latest state Massey Rankings. [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Stark County judge Andrew Logan‘s ruling agains

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A man from Ohio was sentenced for a drug crime in West Virginia that involved fentanyl. According to a press release, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 29-year-old Deon Dewayne Grundy, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

Get those costumes ready: It’s almost time for trick-or-treat. Akron residents who wish to participate should turn a porch light on so trick-or-treaters know where to stop. Akron police officers will be on patrol throughout the evening on Saturday, Oct. 31, when the city holds its official trick-or-treat from 5 to 7 p.m., the mayor’s office said in a press release.

Akron police have released body-cam footage of an Oct. 1 incident where a suspect died following an encounter with law enforcement serving a warrant. Details in the comments:

Morgan Lett is a born performer. Her mom likes to say that Lett started singing as a baby in her crib. “She said that her and my dad would hear me over the baby monitor,” Lett said. “They’d be like, ‘What is that sound? What is that sound that we keep hearing?’ And it was me singing.”

Outside an Akron barbershop, a reserved parking sign marks the space saved for Johnny Coatter. For decades, Coatter owned and operated J.R. Coatter’s Hairstyling, serving hundreds of men and boys with haircuts, shaves and beard trims. Then his body told him it was time to step away from the chair.

GREEN — On Oct. 16, Cleveland Clinic Akron General LifeStyles Green location will celebrate three years of volunteering by Mary Walsh. According to Membership Representative Joanne Zaratsian, Walsh, 83, is a “shining example” of what it means for someone to give their time, energy and heart to others.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is warning Deerfield Township residents of a possible hydrogen sulfide exposure due to a brush fire off of State Route 225. On Saturday, October 3, the Deerfield Fire Department responded to, and extinguished, a brush fire located off State Route 225. Then on Monday, October 5, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources responded to reports of a possible coal-related fire in the same area.