Akron OH

Every fall, a park in Barberton, a Summit County city just south of Akron, fills with more than a million chrysanthemum blooms arranged into an elaborate garden design that changes from year to year. The Barberton Mum Festival returns to Lake Anna Park on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, with free family

Nearly a year after a stray bullet cut down a 25-year-old bystander in Akron's Highland Square, the man who fired that shot has pleaded guilty. Emahni Thomas, 24, admitted to involuntary manslaughter with a firearm specification in connection with the death of Timothy Hutchinson, resolving a case that began with a chao

Some barbecue is good enough to make people set an alarm, gas up the car, and cover sixty miles before lunch. That is exactly what happens at a small takeout spot in Kent, Ohio, where a Texas-style smoker turns out brisket that regulars call the best they have ever had.

Some breakfast spots earn their keep with neon signs and flashy menus. Others just quietly do the work, cracking eggs and ladling gravy the way somebody’s grandmother might have done it decades ago. In a quiet Ohio town that most highway travelers zip right past, there is a little...

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The North Canton man accused of shooting a woman at an apartment complex and shooting at police officers, is now facing enhanced charges. Earlier this year, Brian Francisco was found competent to stand trial. He was originally indicted on the charges of felonious assault, discharging...

WARREN - Police and fire crews in Warren responded to North Park Avenue Thursday afternoon to assist a Canton man who fell through a glass window, according to Trumbull County dispatchers. According to police records, the man fell through a glass window at New Hope Community Church, off of Park...

Giant inflatables are up for auction after a local party center closed its doors earlier this summer.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A front has settled into the area and will slowly track south today. Disturbances riding along it will lead to more showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Another front approaches the area Saturday. Humid today with a risk of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. The higher risk...

CANAL FULTON, Ohio — Neighbors, local businesses and fellow first responders raised more than $12,000 for firefighter/paramedic Jarod Hare and his family during the three-hour Hare Strong benefit on Canal Street on August 31, according to Frontline Legacy Group. The community gathered to support Jarod, his wife Mikaila

NEW FRANKLIN — New Franklin City Council Sept. 2 approved a pair of easement agreements with Bell Stores, 5655 Manchester Road, expected to move forward both the Summit County sanitary sewer project and a forthcoming Ohio Department of Transportation paving project on Manchester Road. “This is something we’ve been...