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MONTVILLE TWP. — Veterans who live in the Medina County area will be able to get their healthcare from a Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Montville Township starting next year. Dave Chmielewski is the chief of community outpatient services for the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System. He said around...

From stormwater management to dam removal, Akron-area waterways are seeing investments following decades of pollution and neglect. And while multimillion-dollar projects, like Akron’s sewer project, tend to get the fanfare, much smaller — and cheaper — community-led efforts are helping to restore the health and beauty

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Bond was set at a million dollars on Tuesday for Larry Grimes of Canton. He’s one of two men charged in the shooting death of 51-year-old Richard Poole of Canton in the parking lot of the Skyline Apartments last month. The...

A total of 256 different families came to the Love Center during May. Some families came in more than once, making a total of 357 visits. Food from the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank was 30,325 pounds, and food donated by businesses, churches and individuals was 12,923 pounds. Volunteer hours served at the Love Center

Nathaniel Hang is 20. He's been missing since June 3 and was last seen in Alliance.

SOLON, Ohio -- Extortion: Solon Road. At 3 p.m. June 16, a Solon man, 40, reported that he was the victim of online extortion. The man had begun a conversation with someone he believed was a woman on a Reddit chatroom. They then switched to another platform, Telegram, to continue communicating.

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A Canton man remains jailed on attempted murder charges, accused of beating a man so severely that he lies unresponsive in the hospital, according to Canton police in court documents. 20-year-old Johnny Range was arraigned Monday morning with his bond set at...

An Ohio woman thought she had won $5,500 before realizing a $5 play at a local pub had actually landed her a jackpot worth more than $55K. AKRON, Ohio — A woman carrying a single $5 bill in her purse walked into an Akron pub and walked away more than $55K richer after hitting the ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A fatherhood program in Summit County is working to help dads navigate custody, child support and the challenges of being great dads. Jamahl Id-Deen, a fatherhood practitioner with the Early Childhood Resource Center, said his work is focused on helping fathers support their families. “I make...

A 3-year-old was taken to the hospital after investigators said the child was hit by a vehicle during a parade in Wadsworth on Tuesday evening.