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COPLEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Copley Township officials once had the option of asking voters to replace the township’s existing fire levies, a mechanism they estimated could have generated about $1.7 million more annually. Ohio eliminated replacement levies for elections held beginning Jan. 1, 2026, narrowing the township’s

Akron voters will vote on three amendments to the City of Akron Charter, including two that affect housing for tenants and landlords and one that affects how the members of the Citizens’ Police Oversight Board are chosen, along with empowering the city’s independent police auditor with subpoena powers.

Issue 4 – Aurora City School District proposed bond issue. A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. Shall the Aurora City School District be authorized to do the following:. Issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping a new elementary school and transportation facility, and otherw

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced a major milestone in the State Route 8 Bridge Replacement project.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Akron Police Department are investigating a homicide early Monday morning. According to the medical examiner’s office, at approximately 2:13 a.m. a 25-year-old man shot multiple times by an unknown suspect. The incident occurred while the victim..

The Medina County Retired Teachers Association will gather for its final meeting Oct. 13, bringing an end to the organization’s luncheon meetings after declining attendance and difficulty filling key leadership positions. The association will hold its fourth and final luncheon meeting of 2026 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 13,

The Lake Community YMCA has scheduled its annual Senior Health Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 9. The event is free and open to the general public. Participants will find the fair set up inside the Field House gym at the Lake YMCA. Fifty vendors are scheduled, with...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A 26-year-old Akron woman died after her car crossed the median and collided head-on with another vehicle late Saturday night on Interstate 480, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Kreigh Grapel-Barnette was driving a 2007 Toyota Yaris east on I-480 near mile marker 19 around...

A secondhand store this big turns a quick errand into a full afternoon, with wide aisles that keep filling up as fast as shoppers can empty them. Thousands of fresh items land on the floor every single day, so the racks never look the same twice. What turns a casual...

Summit County authorities have identified the person who died in a fatal crash in Akron on Friday.