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“I want my listeners to feel like I’m right there in their cubicle having a real conversation,” Cherise Richards says. “Whether it’s on the air, the text line, or social media, I just try to be a bright spot in their day.” That mindset defines her work at Rubber City Radio’s WQMX.

Golf ball sized hail swept through Cuyahoga County Wednesday night, shattering several windshields and damaging homes.

More than 50 students were onboard a local school bus involved in a four-vehicle pile-up.

Brian Steere is doing more than just opening a restaurant next to Akron’s Lock 3 park. The two-story Crafty Steere, due to open next month in a space in the O’Neil’s Building that’s been vacant for more than a decade, will have family-friendly games, a bar and a market in addition to a downtown restaurant.

KENT, Ohio — A 9-year-old boy tried to warn two adults at his Kent elementary school about a loaded handgun on the playground before anyone took action, according to his mother. And nearly two weeks later, what school officials have told the family contradicts what one of those adults has told police — leaving the question of who knew what and when at the...

A powerful storm unleashed a barrage of hail that pounded communities across Northeast Ohio on Wednesday.

A large brick building with a massive arched window once occupied the corner of South High and East Bowery streets in Downtown Akron. For decades, the Akron Armory was the city’s epicenter of entertainment. In 1918, the Armory opened as a training site for the Ohio National Guard. That...

AKRON, Ohio — The city of Akron has agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2024 traffic stop, in which a man said a police officer used excessive force against him. Officials confirmed Wednesday that a deal had been reached with Terrell Battles, who filed his civil complaint against both the city and Officer Warren Spragg IV more than a year after the incident...

CLEVELAND — Wednesday's severe storms, which included damage caused by hail strikes, has caused thousands of FirstEnergy customers to be without power across Northeast Ohio. According to FirstEnergy, as of 8 p.m., there are a total of 14,683 outages across Ohio. Here are the latest totals by county as of 8 p.m.

CLEVELAND — Severe storms travelled across Northeast Ohio Wednesday afternoon, bringing with it dangerous hailstorms and “zombie hail,” which is categorized by jagged, spikey edges. These abnormal hail stones cause major damage to cars, houses and business buildings, with the Solon area reportedly being hit the hardest.