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Investigators had been looking for them, after three people brutally assaulted an Amish man and his son in their home.

CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga County has enacted the CROWN Act, becoming the first county in Ohio to prohibit discrimination based on natural hairstyles. The legislation bans bias against residents who wear braids, locs, twists or afros in workplaces and public settings. It was authored by County Councilman Michael J. Houser,...

“No Kings” rallies will take place across Northeast Ohio on oct. 18. A rally and march will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Free Stamp on East 9th Street and Lakeside Avenue in downtown Cleveland. Sponsored by a coalition of grassroots groups, including ACLA Ohio, Cleveland...

NORTH CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The North Canton Police Department confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the North Canton City Schools are under a soft lockdown following a threat. The North Canton Police Department is currently working closely with the administration of Hoover High School regarding the incident. In a...

INSIDE AKRON: Akron Documenters are fanning out across the city’s 24 neighborhoods to elevate places, faces, voices and vibes — as shared by the people who live there. Expect a new profile every day through October. Who were the Sherbondys? The area now (and historically) called Sherbondy Hill...

(The Center Square) – A former Akron physician’s assistant wants taxes taken from a settlement payment returned by the city, and she’s continuing a court fight to get the money. With the help of The Buckeye Institute, Karen Kresevic appealed a lower court ruling that allowed the city to retain taxes it had collected...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday banned discrimination based on natural hairstyles, becoming the first county in Ohio to do so. The move aligns the county with a growing national movement to protect Black individuals, in particular, from being penalized for the way they wear their hair.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Newburgh Heights — not Linndale — takes the crown for Cuyahoga County’s most lucrative traffic cameras — pulling in a staggering $4.3 million in fines within a single year, according to state records. As Cleveland leaders flirt with bringing back traffic cameras,...

AKRON, Ohio — A woman was wounded in the stomach early Sunday morning when shots were fired during a large fight in the parking lot of an Akron bar, police say. Police say officers were called to the Empire Lounge on the 1800 block of Merriman Road just before 2:30 a.m. Officers found the 24-year-old victim and gave...

More than 4,000 Cuyahoga County refugees will lose their federal food assistance starting November 1. According to an October 9 analysis by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the population affected includes foreign asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants in the country for humanitarian reasons, such as...