Akron OH

OHIO — Ronald Bassani, 59, is wanted by law enforcement in connection with aggravated assault and felonious assault charges, according to Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County. Bassani, a Caucasian male born on September 14, 1965, is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing approximately 210 pounds, with gray hair and...

In the heart of Akron, Ohio, nestled in an unassuming white building with a red roof, exists a breakfast sanctuary that proves culinary magic doesn’t require fancy techniques or exotic ingredients – just decades of know-how and a whole lot of heart. Fred’s Diner might not catch your...

A team of Summit Metro Parks employees and volunteers are completing an archaeological dig this week that they hope will reveal more clues about a long-forgotten Akron neighborhood. Beneath a section of Cascade Valley Metro Park lie remnants of Wheelock Cuyahoga Acres, an interracial neighborhood from the late 1940s...

You haven’t truly experienced culinary nirvana until you’ve bitten into a Philly steak sandwich that makes your taste buds stand up and salute. Johnny’s Diner in Hudson, Ohio serves up exactly this kind of transcendent experience, nestled in a time capsule of 1950s nostalgia. The unassuming brick...

OHIO — A 21-year-old motorcyclist from Kent was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash in Trumbull County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 534. According to troopers, a 2007 Jeep Commander was traveling east on SR 5 and attempted to...

The dog's grateful owner let the rescue team name the pup, and they called it "Cinco" — a nod to the Station 5 firefighter crew that made the save

After he returned from studying abroad in Italy in 2002, Michael Maghes and his family received a letter: A cousin from Sicily wanted to reconnect with the American side of their family. “We had no connection, for 40 or 50 years, with anyone back in Italy,” says the co-owner of...

This upcoming school year, parents will spend an estimated average of $628 per child on back-to-school essentials, such as supplies and clothing, according to a recent Savings.com survey. The survey also found that 72% of parents are working to find ways to cut costs in order to afford supplies — an increase of 16%...

Ethnic intimidation, Vienna Drive: On July 7, police were dispatched to a Vienna Drive address regarding a suspicious incident. An arriving officer talked to the resident, who said someone damaged their mailbox and set fire to tree lawn. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...

The first time Melissa Haney and a fellow volunteer performed water testing for Summit County, they had to navigate a busy roadway by foot to access their assigned waterway. The second time, a neighbor led them through her backyard to a portion of the creek. “We’ve kind of made a...