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Two Cleveland residents were arrested at 3:27 p.m. Jan. 15 when police responded to a theft at a Giant Eagle store. The man and the woman were each reportedly found with a shopping cart filled with grocery items totaling $757 and $697. Both had numerous warrants for their arrest stemming...

AKRON, Ohio — A Ravenna woman could spend up to 15 years in prison for setting a fire at an apartment building in 2024, causing widespread damage and killing a tenant’s pet cat. Courtney Cooney, 33, pleaded guilty in December to two counts of aggravated arson, and second-degree...

The FOX 8 I-Team has learned that Cuyahoga County voters may soon decide if the sin tax will go up.

MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Medina County Sheriff’s office shared on social media Monday a road closure due to a semi crashing into a barn. According to the post, Chippewa Road is close east of Avon Lake Road due to the semi striking the barn. The power is...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 24-year-old man was shot in Akron late Monday evening. Akron Police Lt. Michael Murphy Jr. said this happened just after 11 p.m. in the 1400 block of Andrus St. The victim, whose name has not been released, has non-life-threatening injuries. Lt. Murphy said there...

News 5 has been Following Through, as many Northeast Ohioans have been left in the dark, and now FirstEnergy is requesting PUCO to allow more frequent and longer outages.

A Wadsworth man and his daughter were injured Feb. 1 when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed in Brimfield Township . The Ohio State Highway Patrol, which is investigating the crash, said Bryan Jorgensen, 47, was piloting the two-seat Piper Cub with his 12-year-old daughter as passenger when it crashed...

CANTON ‒ The man accused of shooting a patient care technician at Aultman Hospital last year has been found not guilty by reason of insanity . Stark County Common Pleas Judge Frank G. Forchione made the determination during a hearing on Feb. 2, based on a psychologist's report that said he was not capable of...

Quick action by Wadsworth police officers and firefighters saved a woman’s life during an early morning house fire on Bent Creek Drive. Wadsworth Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call around 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 30, reporting a fire inside a home on Bent Creek Drive. While first responders were en route, the caller...

AKRON, Ohio — Prosecutors handling the FirstEnergy bribery trial signified on Monday that they may file an appeal if a judge bars certain evidence in the case. An appeal could push back the trial of two former FirstEnergy executives accused of bribing a state energy regulator. The trial began with jury selection last...