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Mother Nature's wrath came in the form of damaging hail for some in Northeast Ohio last Wednesday. Others experienced heavy rain and flooding.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cheesecake may be the star on the plate, but behind every slice is a story — and in Northeast Ohio, those stories are just as rich as the dessert itself. From a grandmother’s kitchen to pandemic experimentation to recipes passed down for generations, the Top 3 finishers in Cleveland.com’s search for the Best Cheesecake reveal that great baking is about more than ingredients...

Ohio has a lot of explaining to do, and it usually starts with the crab legs. That is the part that catches you completely off guard. You are driving through the Midwest with absolutely no plans to be impressed, and then someone points you toward a buffet that has more crab legs than you have ever seen in one room.

When Akron resident DeAngelo Guest was diagnosed with a kidney disease in June 2023, he didn’t know that getting healthy would mean losing his apartment. About two months after he started dialysis, he lost his job as a customer success manager for an engineering company because of how long he needed for recovery from treatments.. Four months later, he had completely exhausted his savings...

Some restaurants chase trends. Belgrade Gardens in Barberton, Ohio keeps it simple and wins with fried chicken that crackles, sides that comfort, and service that remembers your face. Since 1933, this homey spot has turned hunger into tradition, plate after plate. If you crave honest flavor, generous portions, and a...

Actor Ray Wise, known most widely as Leland Palmer in the cult classic television show "Twin Peaks," returned to his hometown of Akron this week to give fans an inside look at his almost 60-year career in show business. Wise also talked about growing up in Akron and his time...

STARK COUNTY, Ohio — The Canal Fulton post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal head-on crash that happened Thursday afternoon in Stark County. The crash occurred around 12:16 p.m. on State Route 93 in Lawrence Township. Troopers say a 2005 GMC Sierra traveling north crossed...

AKRON, Ohio — “A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music and Dance Sensation,” one of the world’s top Irish music and dance productions, is coming to Akron’s Goodyear Theater this summer. The show, coming from its Off-Broadway and West End runs, is set...

AKRON, Ohio – ACCESS Shelter’s 20th State of the Shelter Breakfast is set for May 19 from 7-9 a.m. at the John S. Knight Center. The nonprofit shelter serves as the county’s primary low-barrier emergency shelter for women and children. In 2025, ACCESS served 252 residents, including 139 children. Approximately 70 percent of the residents who were served were able to transition to...

HUDSON, Ohio — For 200 years, students have come to Western Reserve Academy to do something many high schoolers never experience until leaving for college -- living where they learn. But for many families in Northeast Ohio, the idea of a boarding school still comes with assumptions. “People believe...