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VERMILLION TOWNSHIP — A Friday morning three-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 30 left two motorists dead at the scene and sent two others to the hospital. Dodge Dart driver Malachi James Harley John Whitehead, 23, of Wooster, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Ford transit van driver David L. Kuhns, 61 of Wooster, was...

Most recognize Bob Huggins for his WVU, and even Cincinnati, tenures, but Akron provided him his first opportunity to lead a Division I program. With Akron holding a special significance to Huggins, he took in a Zips’ game on Friday night. While in attendance, Huggins received a warm welcome...

The future of Firestone Plant #1 and its clock tower, which Akron officials planned to demolish before a state agency stepped in to stop them, won’t be decided by a Tuesday deadline. Akron Planning Director Kyle Julien said Thursday that the deadline — which has already been extended more...

From the outside, it might look like just another breakfast spot. You might drive right past it without a second thought. But step through those doors, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by gleaming chrome, vintage neon, and enough classic cars to make any automobile enthusiast weak in the knees. I recently visited...

Portage County's roads were vastly more dangerous in 2025, as fatal crashes surged over the previous year. According to the Portage County Fatal Crash Review Board's 2025 traffic fatality report, 18 people were killed in crashes in the county. The deaths occurred in 17 crashes. Although not mentioned in the report,...

ORRVILLE, Ohio — Orrville-based J.M. Smucker has filed a federal lawsuit against one of its former scientists alleging that he kept several company laptops after his firing and downloaded "hundreds of confidential and sensitive files to external USB storage drives." The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of...

The husband purchased the ticket using money he won on lottery tickets he received for his birthday

A Cuyahoga County corrections officer resigned in November after investigators say he accepted cash to sneak fast food and a smartwatch to inmates inside the county jail. Records obtained by reporters allege the officer brought food into the facility at least five times and pocketed roughly $1,500 to $3,000 for those...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The former main branch of the Stark County Library system on Market Avenue N in Canton is coming down. With the branch now operating out of the former Nationwide Insurance building up the street, heavy equipment was brought in Tuesday to raze the structure.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with two arson fires that damaged carports and multiple vehicles at the same Stark County apartment complex earlier this week. According to the Jackson Township Fire Department, the first fire was reported around 3:28 p.m. Feb. 10 in the 4800 block...