Dog rescued from Akron house fire
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A dog was saved from an Akron house fire by firefighters Thursday afternoon. The fire was at a home in the 1000 block of Herbrich Avenue. Crews were called to the house around 5:20 p.m. There were no residents at home at the time of the...
‘It can be brutal’: Ohio’s rural homeless shelters brace for a cold winter
Inside the laundry room at Homeward Bound, a homeless shelter in Wooster, a volunteer folds the latest batch of bedding, while a washing machine spins a sudsy load. "We do a lot of laundry as you can imagine. We provide all the bedding and the shower and towels and stuff like that," says Brandon Barnes, the shelter's...
Thanksgiving Weekend Hit-and-Run Victim Passes Away
CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The victim of a hit-and-run accident in Canton has died from his injuries. 52-year-old Eugene Rogers of Canton passed away on Monday, according to the county coroner’s office. He was struck the day after Thanksgiving while walking along 34th Street NE...
More than 500 Akron firefighters, civil service workers to receive pay raises
Weeks after members of Akron’s police union and non-union City of Akron employees received retroactive and future pay raises, more than 500 additional city employees are getting pay bumps. Akron City Council voted on Monday evening to approve the financial terms in the city’s new collective bargaining agreements...
Former Mayor Bernabei Passes Away Suddenly
CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Sad news with the passing this morning of former Mayor Tom Bernabei. Mayor Bernabei was undergoing a medical procedure when WHBC News is told he suffered a stroke. He was removed from life support at 9:18 Thursday morning. Thomas Bernabei was born...
U.S. EPA hits the brakes on Ohio’s attempt to bypass E-Check testing requirements
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected Ohio lawmakers’ attempt to allow Cleveland-area vehicle owners to avoid E-Check emissions testing simply by signing a form attesting that their vehicles meet the program’s standards. In response, a Northeast Ohio lawmaker leading the charge against...
Akron man sentenced to 15+ years for drug trafficking, overdose death
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron man was sentenced to 15 to 20.5 years in prison on Wednesday for drug trafficking charges and his involvement in the overdose death of Austin Guildoo in 2024. According to a release from the Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich, earlier this month, 21-year-old Victor...
Canton man hits big win on Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket
CANTON ‒ Sometimes trying something new pays off. A Canton man opted to buy a Cash Explosion 25X scratch-off ticket instead of his usual Holiday Lucky Times 10 and won $50,000. He bought the ticket at the GetGo store at 6215 Whipple Ave. NW in Jackson Township. "He scratched it off in the store and said he 'almost...
Popular Greek diner in Canton to close after 50 years
Athens Restaurant, a popular mom-and-pop Greek diner in Canton, is closing after 50 years in business.
Section of Akron highway system will close Thursday
AKRON, Ohio - A section of Akron’s interstate highway system will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday through 5 a.m. Friday, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced. The closing involves what is called the Kenmore Leg, the portion of I-76 that runs between I-77 and I-277 west of downtown Akron.
