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OHIO — As the heat wave in Ohio continues, with heat index values reaching into the 100s this week, several Ohio cities are urging residents to reduce their energy usage to help ease the burden on power grids. Late Wednesday, more than 18,000 people lost power on the west...

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing 70-year-old woman. According to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office, Sara Jo Tetreault, 70, was last seen on Tuesday around 4 p.m. on the 6800 block of Sun Valley Avenue NE in Plain Township.

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The 14-year-old Alliance boy facing reckless homicide and other charges in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl who lived down the street from him remains in the Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center. There was a hearing in Stark County Family Court in...

RITTMAN, Ohio — There's been a handful of black bear sightings this year, and there's been another at a nature preserve in Rittman, Ohio, which is southwest of Akron. The William J. Robertson Nature Preserve posted on social media Wednesday, stating it had a confirmed sighting of a black bear at the Route 57 entrance t

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 15-year-old boy was killed after being shot during a dog attack in Akron Tuesday evening. The Summit County Medical Examiner said this happened around 7:20 p.m. in the 1200 block of Packard Dr. Akron police said a 14-year-old boy went to the home of...

STOW, Ohio (WOIO) - A 76-year-old woman lost control of her Lexus Monday morning and crashed into Crumbl Cookie. This happened just before 10 a.m. in the 4300 block of Kent Rd. Stow Police Captain Bryan Snavely said the driver was attempting to pull into a parking place, but instead...

AKRON, Ohio — A community violence prevention pilot program is expanding after 18 months of implementation showed a citywide reduction in violent crime. On Tuesday, the city announced a $600,000 investment in the Akron Street Team, a partnership between the city and the Minority Behavioral Health group, which provides

Authorities said that a week-long drug investigation in Pike County ended with five people facing charges.

A new residential development with 101 single-family homes is coming to a site in Green referred to as "the old horse farm." The development, known as Greensburg Meadow, will be on Greensburg Road and along the northern section of Winning Way, directly east of Interstate 77, according to documents provided to the Beaco

BRUNSWICK, Ohio -- The Brunswick Planning Commission recently heard plans for a new building at Mapleside Farms, 294 Pearl Road. It would be the first construction in a Special Planning District (SPD) on approximately 110 acres of the property at Pearl and Boston roads. Mapleside representative Jason Zak said the...