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What is it about Akron that makes filmmakers want to scare people? Our region has served as the backdrop for dozens of horror movies over the past 50 years. Most of those productions were low-budget independent features, but a few broke through to wider audiences. Just in time for Halloween, here are 10 fright flicks...

Like Ohio needed more bad news in 2025… Especially given some of the painful and embarrassing factory losses have have rocked Ohio’s economy. Well, unfortunately it looks like the hits…

Nearly a year in the making, Mayor Shammas Malik’s office on Tuesday released 16 potential replacements for the current City of Akron logo. The city’s logo redesign process was announced by Malik last December with the intention of unveiling the replacement of the current “rubberworker” logo at the Akron Bicentennial...

Underage consumption, Mill Road: On Sept. 18, police were notified about a suspicious social media post that showed what appeared to be a Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School student pouring liquor into a cup while in the Mill Road parking lot. An arriving officer talked to the student in question who...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The midges are back — again. A fresh wave of the tiny, non-biting insects has swarmed parts of Northeast Ohio this week, creating a rare sight for mid-October. But while the sudden appearance may surprise residents, experts say fall hatches like this aren’t unprecedented.

Education: Manchester Local Schools, K-8; Hoban High School, 9-10; Jackson High School graduate (1995); Attended The University of Akron for two years studying engineering, then transferred to Kent State University to study broadcast journalism. Current employer: Honeymoon Corp., owner, 13 years. Most recent previous...

Akron's Mayor Shammas Malik was in high spirits last Saturday, Oct. 11, as he, alongside city and national collaborators, slashed the ribbon to welcome the arrival of Summit Fresh Mobile Market. As reported by the City of Akron, Summit Fresh is more than wheels and a tank full of gas – it's a mobile grocer truck...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police launched a homicide investigation Wednesday afternoon after a deadly shooting. A department spokesperson says officers rushed around 1:55 p.m. to the 500 block of Mohawk Avenue. Officers added a 911 caller had reported hearing five to six gunshots. Police arrived to find the victim...

OHIO — A Wooster resident hit the top prize on the Ohio Lottery’s scratch-off game, Ohio Millionaire’s Club, winning $40,000 a year for 25 years — a total of $1 million. The winner opted for the cash lump sum of $500,000 and, after mandatory state and federal taxes, will receive $364,375. “I didn’t believe it, I […] ...

After nearly a week of hearing testimony, a jury has reached a verdict in the case of a toddler who was fatally stabbed in a grocery store parking lot last year.