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MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Assault: Bagley Road. Police were called to McDonald’s, 18070 Bagley, at about 11:45 a.m. Dec. 6 regarding a conflict between the restaurant manager and a worker. The manager saw the worker wearing an Apple watch. He reminded the worker that wearing watches violates McDonalds’...

Mortgage scam, Grovewood Avenue: On Dec. 1, a Grovewood Avenue homeowner called police after making a startling discovery. An arriving officer talked to the caller, who said someone used the resident’s identity for an unauthorized second mortgage for more than $30,000. There are no suspects. Police are investigating....

A Stark County Area Transportation study is revealing the most dangerous intersections within the area.

A rarely-seen predator has been captured by a trail camera in a Cleveland Metropark. According to a post from Cleveland Metroparks on Dec. 15, a fisher cat was identified in a Cuyahoga County Metropark for the first time since the species originally disappeared from the area in the “mid-1800s.”

Authorities allege a 19-year-old's reckless driving caused a Monday, Dec. 22, crash that killed a 63-year-old Lodi woman.

CANTON − Kennedy Moody said the free annual Christmas Day ham dinner provided for decades by about 40 volunteers at a downtown church here gives her and her 2-year-old son a much needed boost. "It's a really nice event. And it really does help the community," Moody, 23, of Canton said about the annual carryout meal...

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik said his administration has spent Year 2 of his first term continuing the work started in Year 1. “I’m really proud of the work we’ve done around violence intervention and prevention, creating that gun crime intelligence center that’s really, again, building on the work that’s been done for...

LAKEMORE — Lakemore Village Council and administration congratulated outgoing Councilwoman Laura Cochran on her retirement at the Dec. 15 Village Council meeting. The gathering marked Cochran’s final meeting after 15 years in office. “It’s been very hard [work] — thank you for sticking with us,” said Mayor Richard...

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — Before Santa takes off on his worldwide journey, he made a few special stops here in Northeast Ohio. Santa made an appearance Tuesday night as part of the annual Operation Santa’s Sleigh. Dozens of local first responders helped light the way as Santa and his crew traveled through Boardman to...

For more than 50 years, Joann King has made it her mission to preserve and share the history of Medina County. As she explained, “You don’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been. The history of Medina is a story that is evolving step by step.”