Akron OH

Last week, Akron’s independent police auditor began a full audit of the Akron Police Department’s use of nearly 150 Flock Safety cameras across the city. Flock cameras are mounted on poles throughout Akron and log the license plates of everyone who drives by into a database searchable for the next 30 days by law enforc

A driver was stopped for traveling the wrong way in traffic at 10:40 p.m. Sept. 19 and was additionally cited for operating a motor vehicle impaired. Police reported a driver struck a fire hydrant and then fled the scene at 8:18 p.m. Sept. 19. Juvenile complaint, Public Square. Police responded...

Wed 9/23 @ noon-7PM Thu 9/24 @ noon-4PM and 5-9PM In 2007, the Akron Art Museum moved into its spacious new building, a newly built architectural landmark that finally gave the museum space to display a significant amount of its permanent collection as well as host multiple special exhibits at the same time. Those who

CHICK-FIL-A is opening a new restaurant in a unique location in a few weeks. The chain has faced strong competition this year but has also announced several new developments. Chick-fil-A‘s latest development will open at the Akron-Canton Airport in Green, Ohio. The new restaurant will replace the CAK Café,...

SAGAMORE HILLS, Ohio (WOIO) - The Sagamore Hills Police Department is reporting a water main break Monday morning. According to the department’s Facebook page, the break is located on Eaton Drive at Steep Rock Drive. Cleveland Water has been called to the scene and police are asking residents to...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Most Greater Cleveland/Akron school districts increased the share of students Ohio counts as ready for college, careers, work or military service on the 2025-26 state report cards, even as ACT or SAT qualification rates declined in a majority of districts. Seventy of 94 traditional public school...

A 13-year-old Summit County student is being called a hero for possibly saving his friend's life in the middle school cafeteria earlier this month.

Northfield Center Township voters will decide this November whether to approve a brand-new 2-mill property tax levy dedicated entirely to fixing the township's roads, a measure trustees say is needed to tackle everything from routine pothole repairs to a $2 million rebuild of Beechwood Drive and Cherry Lane. If approve

WADSWORTH — Wadsworth City Schools is asking residents to weigh in on potential changes ranging from elementary-school assignments and transportation to kindergarten, extracurricular activities and graduation requirements. The survey, open through Wednesday, comes as the district considers how it would operate if it do

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The family of a Ravenna man who died in a 2022 crash on the Ohio Turnpike in North Royalton will receive a $612,500 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Illinois company that owned the semitrailer involved in the collision. Melissa Ferrell filed the...