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CANTON TWP., Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Stark County sheriff’s deputies have located the suspect vehicle in a fatal crash last week, but there’s no word on the driver. The sheriff’s office said Saturday night that the white sedan seen in surveillance images in Canton Township had been recovered.

As Northeast Ohio faces extreme temperatures, with "feels like" conditions soaring above 100 degrees, more than 30,000 residents encountered power outages on Monday afternoon. FirstEnergy reported significant power loss across multiple areas, including 18,590 outages in Cuyahoga County, primarily affecting Lakewood,...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Bedford family is suing a North Royalton nursing home, claiming their mother died due to the abuse she suffered while at the facility. The elderly woman died soon after sustaining injuries, and now her two daughters are demanding justice. Linda Mercier was one of those...

A recovery effort is underway after a father went missing after a raft overturned in the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls.

Why would a true American choose to protest on a day to celebrate our brave U.S. Army forces on the Army’s 250th anniversary? What a way to show disrespect for our country. Ted Diadiun hit the nail on the head in his column Sunday (“Protest marches are full of sound and fury ... signifying nothing,” June 22).

On a recent balmy morning, members of the Greater Akron Audubon Society gathered at Brust Park in Munroe Falls. Armed with binoculars, the group had a mission: the summer bird census. Every June since 1978, chapter members have spread across Summit County for 10 days to count all the birds...

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio – Welfare check, West Washington Street:. A nine-year-old girl’s stepfather asked police to check on her shortly after 6 p.m. June 9. He said he was talking to her on Facetime and the line disconnected. After that she did not answer the phone. The responding officers found her in good condition,...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Police Department is mourning the passing of one of their own. Chief Brian Harding announced the unexpected passing of Det. Clay Cozart ”with profound sadness." The cause of his death is unknown at this time. The tragic news of the “respected and beloved...

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WTVG) - A 78-year-old Dayton man was injured in a single vehicle crash in Portage Township around 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, according to State Highway Patrol. The man was driving a 2013 Hyundai Genesis southbound on I-75 near milepost 180 when the car drove off the left side of the road and hit the...

Canton police are searching for a 26-year-old man who went missing "under suspicious circumstances," according to his family members.