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When Signal Akron caught up with Lock 15 Brewing Co. owner Joe Karpinski on Aug. 6, the timing was fortuitous. The date, give or take a couple of days, marked the Cascade Valley brewery’s eighth anniversary. “I didn’t even realize that until we were talking about it right now,”...

Exactly two years after Michael Jones was killed by an Akron Police officer at an East Avenue gas station, the family of the 54-year-old man filed a $4.5 million lawsuit in federal court. The suit alleges that the officers used excessive force, that their supervisors are also liable for endorsing...

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO— Beginning in August and continuing into early September, the Ohio Department of Medicaid is mailing an important notice to adults enrolled in Group VIII Medicaid, commonly known as Medicaid expansion or MAGI Adult coverage. The letter provides advance notice about new federal work requirements sche

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Artificial intelligence will soon analyze chest scans, make specialist referrals more efficient and automate supply orders at Akron’s Summa Health, thanks to a host of new health tech partnerships. These health tech companies, which use AI to improve patient experience and cut costs, are part...

More than 20 years after painting seven murals depicting scenes from Minerva's past, Canton artist Patrick G. Buckohr returns to the Haas Museum, to bring his original work back to life. Buckohr originally painted the murals on the side of the Minerva Historical Society's Haas Museum in 2005. More than...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Students at Akron’s I Promise School are getting new bikes and a renovated market ahead of the first day of school next week. New bikes lined the playground at I Promise School on Thursday, featuring a red, white and blue design. “It just shows you...

Canton police are searching for the suspect in a Tuesday night shooting that injured two, according to a release from the department.

AKRON, Ohio — High-profile shootings and beatings by Akron police have brought a slew of headlines, national attention and lawsuits in recent years. The lawsuits have accused Akron officers of misconduct in fatal and nonfatal shootings, beatings and wrongful arrests, including at protests. In a three-day span this week

An Akron man is growing frustrated and worried for his safety more than a month after part of a tree came crashing down onto the house where he lives.

Akron's Offensive Coordinator of the Game contest is under fire and drawing "rigged" claims after two creators, including Barstool's Big Kat, reached the final group of contenders