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SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Police are investigating after a 19-year-old man was shot multiple times in Akron. According to Akron police, the victim was struck by gunfire around 10:30 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Shelby Ave. Officers responded and after searching the area, found the victim in...

CLEVELAND — A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the majority of Northeast Ohio until 5 am Friday. This watch includes Cuyahoga, Summit, Erie, Huron, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Lorain, Medina, Holmes, Lake, Stark, Portage, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties. A line of thunderstorms that has a history of producing

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A motorcyclist was killed in an early morning crash Friday in Canton. According to Canton police, the rider was traveling northbound in the 900 block of Cleveland Ave. NW just after 1 a.m., when they lost control on a curve. Police said the Harley Davidson...

AKRON, Ohio – Akron’s first-ever reggae festival, Rasta Vibe Fest, will take place this weekend – Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13 – at Lock 3 in Downtown Akron. The free event promises two days of music, culture and community, according to the event website. The fest is presented by the city of Akron and Nappy Gr

Northfield Park Racino announced this week the selection of Tangam Systems’ SODA platform. Supported by Tangam’s Client Success team, the platform will help Northfield Park Racino strengthen responsiveness to guest preferences across its slot floor through data-driven insights and recommendations. At Northfield Park Ra

A Summit County grand jury recently indicted two men and a junk-removal business in connection with illegal dumping in Copley Township, Attorney General Dave Yost announced. DeShawn Dixon, 47, of Akron, faces charges of open burning and dumping of solid waste, operating a solid waste facility without a license, illegal

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) -Cleveland Clinic announced Thursday plans to open a new outpatient care facility in Brecksville in 2027. Cleveland Clinic plans to open the facility at the Valor Acres complex at Miller and Brecksville roads. The facility will be four stories and 60,000 square feet, housing 108 exam rooms.

Temporary safety measures are coming to Akron’s Highland Square neighborhood following a shooting over the weekend, including early closures of businesses and parking lots beginning Friday night. Akron police are investigating the June 7 shooting that left three bystanders injured, including one critically. A 26-year-o

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Summa Health will not say whether it made or lost money in 2025, leaving the public in the dark about the finances of one of Akron’s central healthcare institutions. While Summa reported $2.2 billion in revenue in its recently released 2025 annual report, it does...

RAVENNA, Ohio — David Daywalt had been a customer of the Ravenna tractor dealership Coia Sales for around three decades when the owner, Joe Coia, approached him with an intriguing offer. Coia was experiencing health problems and needed to pass his business on to someone else, but none of...