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Nearly 70,000 Hyundai vehicles will be recalled after News 5 Cleveland started asking questions about the death of 2-year-old girl from Cuyahoga Falls.

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - A Canton man plead guilty and was sentenced to prison for the rape of a teen girl. 36-year-old Jason Tooker was sentenced to 15 years to life after he pled guilty to rape and sexual battery. The Stark County Sheriff’s Office said the charges arose after...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A fireball lit up skies across Northeast Ohio Tuesday morning after a seven-ton asteroid entered the atmosphere and broke apart over Medina County, NASA confirmed. The space agency said the meteor was first detected at 8:57 a.m. off Lake Erie near Lorain. It traveled more than...

Shamrock-shaped glasses and orange beards. Big green top hats and waving Irish flags. Mini leprechauns and marching bands. A day of celebration and remembrance. Hundreds gathered in downtown Akron on Saturday, March 14 for the 43rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event, co-sponsored by The Riverfront Irish...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Akron’s Lock 3 Park has announced its first wave of summer concerts and the downtown amphitheatre is bringing in several national acts for Akronites and live music lovers to enjoy. The City of Akron’s Lock 3 Park, in partnership with the Akron Civic Theatre, has so...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – With Canton’s Republic Steel plant closed since October of 2023, air monitors near the facility are not detecting any significant lead levels in the air. But the soil is a different story, though it’s not known what the impact is there....

NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio – Ward 6 Councilman Michael Wos has resigned from City Council, due to family issues. In a Monday (March 16) letter to Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz and council, Wos said he and his family are moving out of North Royalton. They need a larger home because they are expecting their third child later this...

ROOTSTOWN, Ohio — School employees are mandated reporters in all 50 states. They’re required by law to report injuries, neglect, sexual or emotional abuse. Brad Biltz said he found out a fourth-grade boy at Rootstown Elementary School exposed himself to two girls, including his 9-year-old daughter, from another parent.

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) — A Summit County man pleaded guilty last month to his 11th OVI offense, a case Summit County Prosecutor Eliott Kolkovich said reflects a broader pattern of repeat impaired driving in the region. Kolkovich identified the defendant as Johnny DeLoach. The case was among 12...

STOW, Ohio (WOIO) - The Stow Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing man. According to police, 22-year-old Carson Chestnut was released from the hospital on March 10 and has not returned home. Officers say Carson is diagnosed with schizophrenia and/or bipolar disorder. He is...