Sunflower Festival draws thousands to Maize Valley
There were sunflowers, parked cars and people as far as the eye could see when pulling into Maize Valley Winery & Craft Brewery on Aug. 22. Thousands of visitors stopped by the annual Sunflower Festival and Market, held each year over two weekends in late August at Maize Valley Winery & Craft Brewery. The first weekend
Best ethnic/international food: Saffron Patch repeats as Akron’s favored Indian-style meal
Between the butter chicken and the chicken tikka masala, it’s not unusual for visitors to Akron’s Saffron Patch in the Valley to have their usual orders ready for the waiter. Tucked into a residential, shopping, restaurant and office complex in the Merriman Valley, Saffron Patch has been serving...
Drivers warned: OVI checkpoints coming this week
Drivers in Northeast Ohio should expect sobriety checkpoints this week as law enforcement agencies step up efforts to catch impaired drivers.
Police searching for missing, endangered teen out of Trumbull County
The Vienna Township Police Department is searching for a missing and endangered teen possibly in Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning and Portage counties.
Akron mayor explains rare firing of a police officer, union vows to fight back
More than 600 days after Akron Police Officer Davon Fields killed 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker on Thanksgiving night in 2024, Mayor Shammas Malik and Chief of Public Safety Craig Morgan decided that Fields had violated police department policies and fired him on Aug. 14. Malik said he got directly involved in...
Ohio could close, convert struggling schools under proposed changes
Chronically struggling public schools could be converted into charter schools, have their leadership replaced or be forced to close, according to proposed changes Ohio wants federal education officials to approve. The proposal lists 16 ways to improve the state's lowest-performing schools, which include high schools wh
Marshals offer reward for man wanted for allegedly shooting into a car
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for allegedly shooting into a car. According to a Marshals release, Kaden Deland, 19, is wanted by the Stark County Sheriff’s Office and...
DEA arrests 619 people in Ohio law enforcement operation
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Detroit Field Division conducted a multi-jurisdictional sweep in May, June and July that resulted in 619 arrests in eight cities throughout northern Ohio. Officers cleared 684 warrants for individuals wanted for assault, illegal drugs, firearms, … Read More » The post DEA arr
14-Year-Old Canton Teen Mistakenly Arrested for Car Theft. But the Alleged Suspect Had a...
A 14-year-old teen was mistakenly arrested by police officers who were searching for a suspect involved in a string of vehicle thefts in Canton, Ohio, based on claims that the teen had matched the suspect’s physical description. However, a photo of the alleged suspect was released by the Stark County Jail and showed a
10 Ohio Diners Serving Portions So Massive You May Need A Takeout Box
The plate usually arrives before your confidence does. Pancakes hang over the edge, gravy drifts into everything, and someone at the table quietly starts wondering if breakfast just became tomorrow’s lunch too. Inside these Ohio diners, the coffee keeps moving, the booths stay busy, and the kitchen does not...

















