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STREETSBORO, Ohio (WOIO) - Police have issued a warning about a new scam where criminals are impersonating bank employees and calling bank customers from a spoofed phone number. According to police, when the victim said they didn’t make the purchase, the “creepy scammers” volunteer to come to the victim’s home...

Akron's police chief appears to be looking for a change. Copley Township Administrator Greg Tracy confirmed that Akron Police Chief Brian Harding is under consideration for the open chief position there. "I can confirm that Brian Harding is a candidate for the position of Chief of Police for Copley Township,”...

A Waffle House soon will be built in Brimfield Township after its Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance for the eatery. The board granted the restaurant a 5-foot variance from the township's minimum lot width requirement of 100 feet. The lot, at 136 Tallmadge Road, is 95 feet wide. Drew Schuler, director of real

Noling was given a rare opportunity to argue for a full pardon before the Ohio Parole Board Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer via AP Tyrone Noling has spent three decades on death row for the double murder of an elderly Ohio couple, crimes he maintains he did not commit. On Tuesday, he was given a rare opportunity to arg

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Stark County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help locating a missing 14-year-old boy who was last seen on Monday. According to a post from the Stark County Sheriff’s Office, Xavier Irwin Murphy, 14, left a home in the 47000 block of Cheyenne Street SE in Canton Township at 7 a.m. on M

Bridget Reagan’s children “were the center of her world,” a loved one said

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Canton Police Department arrested a suspect Monday who was involved in a series of recent thefts of vehicles. The department shared a release in regard to a video circulating on social media depicting the officers securing a minor on a porch on Highland Road. Police...

A small passenger plane "was involved in an aircraft incident" while landing at Akron-Canton Airport on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18.

A stretch of storefronts in Northfield Center has a new coat of paint and new signage this summer. Downtown Northfield Center is showing off a cleaner look this summer. A row of storefronts along the main strip has been repainted black with white trim, replacing older finishes and giving the block a more updated feel.

A part of Northeast Ohio's beloved Towpath Trail is being shut down for the next few months.