Akron OH

Cleveland’s sports teams face a financial reckoning, but it’s the taxpayers who might end up footing the bill—again, and Today in Ohio hosts blasted team owners Thursday for refusing to pay their share. News came this week that the Cavs and Guardians need at least $150 million...

A Plain Township man has been charged in connection with a violent confrontation with a Canton police officer at a...

Northeast Ohio may be in for a flash freeze Friday morning, the National Weather Service says. Temperatures are expected to plummet, falling from a high of 51 degrees on Thursday afternoon to 23 by 6 a.m. Friday. That rapid decline may result in icy conditions on untreated surfaces, the weather service said. ...

Thousands of Northeast Ohio residents were without power Thursday evening as wind whips through the region, FirstEnergy reported on its online outage tracker.

CANTON ‒ A 34-year-old city man faces charges after he allegedly threatened Dec. 16 to blow up Stark Library at 1020 Market Ave. N. A police report said he made the statement on a crisis intervention recorded phone line that then was referred to Canton police dispatch. In addition to a third-degree felony charge of...

A Portage County man was sentenced to federal prison for lying about his health to get thousands of dollars in government benefits.

Tucked away in the charming village of Smithville, The Barn Restaurant stands as a beacon of culinary tradition amid Wayne County’s picturesque countryside. This isn’t just another roadside eatery with a quaint exterior – it’s a destination where Ohioans willingly embark on two-hour drives just to sink their teeth...

Every family seems to have a special holiday tradition including two Ohio sisters whose own tradition is one for the books.

A local non-profit, Abby’s Helping Hands, Hopeful Hearts, delivered a large collection of Christmas gifts, clothing, and essential items to 10 APS families this week—supporting about 60 students and family members across the school community. The organization, founded by Abigail Spraggins, a longtime Akron resident...

AKRON — The longest nights of the year are not as dark anymore thanks to a grassroots effort in one West Akron neighborhood. The annual lighting of the luminaries along Wiltshire Road will take place Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. Ann Manby, a lifelong Akronite, said she always admired...