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MACEDONIA, Ohio (WOIO) - A Macedonia police dispatcher on Saturday helped save a missing 3-year-old boy who was found in a pool. The department said Dispatcher Elias took a frantic 911 call from a mother reporting her son, who is nonverbal, as missing. But as officers rushed to the area...

AlterClinic Animal Care will host a free hands-on workshop Saturday, July 11, focused on community cat management at Stark Library, 1020 Market Ave. N., Canton. The training will be led by expert Toby Franks and is designed for people actively involved in trap-neuter-return efforts, colony management or other community

Barberton police said they have arrested three juveniles in the murder of a 20-year-old man, who was found shot dead in a crashed car on Thursday night, June 18.

Akron At-large Councilman Eric Garrett is speaking out after he said Akron Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 posted a culturally insensitive picture of him on its Facebook page.

The Lake Township Chamber of Commerce held its final Morning Connections Road Trip and ribbon cutting before its July break on June 17 at Hometown Antiques, 841 Edison St. NW, Suite C, Hartville. Business hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through...

Stay Awhile Café is giving Firestone Park neighbors a new reason to stick around. The small, family-run spot opened on June 6, serving coffee, matcha, milkshakes, and pastries in a space where customers are encouraged to linger, read, and relax. With Portuguese and Filipino flavors threaded through the menu, the café a

A man who deliberately ran over a 62-year-old man, killing him, last year has been sentenced to five years of community control/probation.

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Stark County Sheriff’s Office says a 55-year-old man died Saturday in a lawn mower rollover. This happened just before 6 p.m. in the 6300 block of Breezehill Road SW. Deputies said the victim, identified as Rusty Hines, died on scene. Further information was...

Cuyahoga County residents are already dealing with soaring property tax bills. The county’s sales tax rate is already the highest in Ohio. And now, if a proposal quietly circulating among local officials gets traction, everyone person who buys anything in the county could soon be chipping in even more cash to fix the s

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - One person was critically injured in an Akron house fire Monday morning, according to Akron firefighters. Firefighters were called out to the 1200 block of Chippewa Ave. for a report of smoke coming from a single story home. The victim was taken to Akron Summa...