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AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - On Tuesday, the Summit County Clerk of Courts warned the public about the latest jury scam affecting the community. Summit County Clerk of Courts Tavia Galonski said a person received several calls from an anonymous number that claimed to be from the Summit County Clerk of Courts Office that said t

A 14-year-old boy has been missing since he walked away from a home in Canton Township on foot, and Stark County deputies say they haven't heard from him since. Xavier Irwin Murphy left a residence in the 4700 block of Cheyenne Street SE on Tuesday, carrying a black backpack and a stainless-steel water bottle, and has

Not much has changed at Fred’s Diner since it opened 37 years ago. The North Hill outpost still serves breakfast all day. It still features daily specials that customers clamor for. And owner Fred Spencer can still be found at the diner every day it’s open. One thing...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 90-year-old woman was robbed while grocery shopping and Akron police have released a surveillance picture of the wanted thief. Police said the woman was at Dave’s Supermarket in the 800 block of E. Exchange St. on Aug. 13 when an unknown man snatched her purse out of her cart.

A pilot makes a heart-pounding and rare emergency landing at Akron-Canton Airport on Tuesday.

Shirley and Jack DeCheco opened their original Firestone Park pizzeria just a few houses down from Jack’s childhood home. The space, a small, brick building at the corner of South Main Street and East Ralston Avenue, was originally split between Shirley’s beauty salon and Jack’s barber shop — ventures the couple opened

UPDATE: Authorities in Stark County have located a missing Canal Fulton 67-year-old woman with psychosis.

U.S. Attorney David Toepfer just announced the results of "Operation Northern Shield." The effort was held over the summer to combat violent crime across Northeast Ohio.

Akron's signature pizza celebration is growing up. The Akron Pizza Fest has expanded into a full three-day event for 2026, running Thursday, Aug. 27, through Saturday, Aug. 29, at Lock 3 in downtown Akron, with pizza judging, live music, and a lineup of vendors spread across the park's newly redeveloped grounds.

STREETSBORO, Ohio (WOIO) - Police have issued a warning about a new scam where criminals are impersonating bank employees and calling bank customers from a spoofed phone number. According to police, when the victim said they didn’t make the purchase, the “creepy scammers” volunteer to come to the victim’s home...