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CLEVELAND — An Akron tax preparer was sentenced Monday to 11 years in federal prison for siphoning some $700,000 in fraudulent coronavirus relief funds meant to help struggling businesses and the unemployed during the pandemic. Mustafa Diab, who owned Tax Pro$, orchestrated a scheme that defrauded the government out...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that’s designed to notify you when a felon escapes custody. It was all prompted by a series of 19 Investigates reports. The governor quietly signed House Bill 23 Monday afternoon. It’s also known as...

AKRON, Ohio (NewsTalk 1480 WHBC) – ODOT has some tips as you head out. Give yourself extra time, and keep a safe distance behind state and local snow plows. In fact, Justin Chesnic from ODOT recommends you never pass a plow doing its work, since the roadway behind the plow will always be better than the road in front...

A new scholarship aimed at lifting up Akron’s next generation of artists and athletes is officially under way. Akron native, pianist, and three-time Emmy-nominated artist Kofi B. has launched the Elevating Possibility Scholarship, announced during Buchtel Community Learning Center’s 13th Annual Harvest Festival and...

SOLON, Ohio -- Disorderly conduct: SOM Center Road. At 10:15 p.m. Nov. 26, officers were called to the Walgreens store at 6270 SOM Center Road after management reported a disturbance. When officers arrived, they saw a man throw a glass bottle containing root beer into the street on Bainbridge Road....

Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise has announced changes to the dog licensing process in Akron, Ohio. The county is partnering with DocuPet to update how residents license their dogs. The new system is intended to make licensing easier and more efficient for pet owners. DocuPet provides pet identification...

Considering pet adoption? Or perhaps you just enjoy all things cute and cuddly? Numerous charming pets are ready for a loving home at animal shelters situated in and near cuyahoga falls.

MACEDONIA, Ohio – Several reports involved a woman from Warrensville Heights tied to multiple shoplifting incidents at Walmart on Macedonia Commons Boulevard. In three separate October visits, she was accused of using self-checkout to scan some items while bagging others without paying, or voiding transactions and...

Steady snow will arrive around 9 p.m. on Monday and end mid-morning on Tuesday; however, a few afternoon lake effect snow showers will follow.

Snowfall accumulated overnight across much of northeast Ohio, and FOX 8 Meteorologist Scott Sabol forecasts that more steady snow is expected.