Akron OH

BROOK PARK, Ohio – Arrest warrant served, disturbance, drug possession: Parkland Avenue. A wanted Brook Park man, 30, was arrested at about 9:30 p.m. Nov. 19 outside his father’s home on Parkland. The man’s father called police and said the man was banging on the door to his...

The city of Kent has seen an alarming increase in the number of store closures recently. Notable businesses such as Drug Mart, Popped, Subway, Family Dollar, Painins, Battleground, and Gameday Coffee are either closing down or attempting to sell. The reasons behind these closures are not immediately clear, with...

A vehicle careened through a gated fence at Akron Fulton Airport in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 29, crashing into the concrete brick wall of a hangar, damaging the structure. The incident occurred at about 3:40 a.m. at the airport, just off Triplett Boulevard in Akron's Ellet neighborhood, according to...

A local office is facing closure as per the directives from the corporate headquarters. The office, which has been operational for 18 years, is now grappling with the challenge of dealing with its physical assets, including high-end office furniture and a variety of electronics. The office is transitioning to a...

Our family has been going to Stan Hywet’s Deck the Hall for about 15 years now. Every visit has been beautiful in its own way. Each year we go as a family of four but sometimes we bring along grandparents, friends, or our kids’ girlfriend and boyfriend. This year was totally different for us — and unexpectedly...

Two industrial properties in Perry Township sold for $1.5 million, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor's Office. The properties are at 4918 Southway St. SW and 4944 Southway St. SW. RGS Real Estate, which has a Canton address, purchased them from 4944 LLC. The transfers...

CLEVELAND — Lake effect snow is over...for now. Another chance for more squalls arrives by the end of the weekend, and more snow is expected Saturday night. It is a cloudy but dry daytime, with snow waiting until after sunset. The earliest snow showers arrive at our western waterfront, from Sandusky points west, as...

(WJW) – Thousands of FirstEnergy customers were without power Saturday. Just before 9 a.m., more than 12,000 locations were without power in Summit County. However, most power was restored by 9:30 a.m. The bulk of the outages were in the Akron area, Tallmadge and Springfield Township. Several hundred residents in...

STREETSBORO, Ohio — Police are searching for a woman who they say pepper-sprayed a cashier during a robbery at a Dollar General in Streetsboro on Tuesday night. The robbery happened around 8:15 p.m. at the store on State Route 14. Investigators say the woman walked in, picked up several...

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