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This is the second of a three-part series. We’re back at the Akron Agora! How did you like that first set? Check. One, two. Check. Time for the next act. The pulsating lights are calling your name on the 2,000-square-foot dance floor. The house lights dim. The amplifiers hum. The crowd cheers. More: The Akron Agora...

SUMMIT COUNTY — Summit County Engineer Alan Brubaker announced the winners of the 2026 Miniature Bridge Building Competition (MBBC), held March 4 at the Summit County Fairgrounds in Tallmadge. This year’s event marked the 25th anniversary of the competition, a milestone celebrating a quarter century of inspiring...

PIKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AVC News) — An Akron man is facing an operating a vehicle while impaired charge after being stopped on Interstate 77 earlier this year. Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia Post stopped Richard A. Hahn for distracted driving around 1:27 a.m. on Feb. 15 in Pike Township.

An Akron couple said they’re lucky their property isn’t in worse shape after Friday’s wind gusts knocked down a massive Pinetree.

Strong wind gusts are taking down trees and powerlines all over the viewing area.

AKRON, Ohio – Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree is partnering with the National Sheriffs’ Association to lead a high-priority effort centered on fraud prevention and public education. To protect yourself from criminal networks, law enforcement experts urge residents to immediately slow down, verify all claims, and...

A man is facing charges after a multijurisdictional police pursuit that ended in Akron on Feb. 28 left an officer injured. Now, the man's father is speaking out.

Wind gusts upwards of 60 mph throughout Northeast Ohio caused power outages for FirstEnergy customers across the region, including for more than 10,000 Akron residents and more than 34,000 in Summit County. The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning through 8 p.m. Friday, with downed power lines,...

WADSWORTH, Ohio — A house fire in Wadsworth Thursday left one person injured and destroyed the home. According to Wadsworth fire officials, the call for the fire in the 2500 block of Blake Road came in at 5:53 a.m. "When crews arrived, the house was fully involved. The garage...

CANAL FULTON, Ohio (WJW) – A home listed for sale in Canal Fulton has a room that most houses don’t — a large atrium. From the street, the 2,000 square foot house on S. Canal Street looks like an average home. But, a bird’s eye-view showing a...