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BARBERTON — Barberton City Council Oct. 12 approved legislation amending sections of the city development code to allow for beekeeping in traditional and suburban residential districts. Prior to the vote, Council approved additional amendments requiring bee owners to file with the city Planning Department, as well as requirements for...

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Timken Elementary School received two reports about a possible weapon being brought to school on Thursday morning. In a statement from Superintendent Jeffrey Talbert, one report was left as a message on the school’s voicemail, and another made directly to 911. The 911 call put...

RAVENNA, Ohio — Records obtained by News 5 Investigators show the Ravenna City Schools bus driver involved in a crash last month had a history of accidents, complaints, and disciplinary issues. The bus collided with a white pickup truck along Cleveland Road in Ravenna Township on September 18. According...

Charlie Brown may spend every Halloween waiting for the Great Pumpkin, but Northeast Ohio already has one.

On Saturday, pop into the Otto Moser's pop-up as the celebrity watering hole – which closed in 2018 – is resurrected from noon until 2 p.m. at Wonder Bar on East 4th Street in Cleveland. Learn about the restaurant’s unique place in the city’s vaudeville era with stories and photos from Christopher Roy, author of "Mr. Moser's Neighborhood."

PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Family members have identified the 18-year-old fatally shot at a home in Atwater Township Tuesday. According to a GoFundMe account, the victim is Alice Tully. Tully died after being shot at a home on State Route 183. According to family, Tully was a Girl Scout...

Educating kids is expensive — ask any parent, teacher or school treasurer in Summit County. Public schools including Akron, Barberton, Copley-Fairlawn, Cuyahoga Falls, Green, Mogadore, Springfield, Stow-Munroe Falls, Tallmadge, Twinsburg and Woodridge predict budget deficits by fiscal year 2030. The problem: Expenses are outpacing revenue. Federal, state and local...

AKRON — The Akron Zoo is mourning the loss of its elderly snow leopard, Tai Lung. At 17 years, 5 months old, Tai Lung was one of the oldest male snow leopards in a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), according to Akron Zoo officials. The median life expectancy for snow leopards is 15 years, 5 months.

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A vigil will be held Thursday evening for the 61-year-old woman fatally shot inside the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium. The community will come together to remember Sharon Dorn at 7 p.m. on Church Square, the grassy area between First United Methodist Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, and First Christian Church, near the intersection of 2nd Street and Stow Avenue.

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The family of 38-year-old Brian Taylor has filed a lawsuit alleging medical negligence at a group home contributed to his death from sepsis in May 2025. Brian Taylor was diagnosed with a chromosomal abnormality at 11 months old, leaving him non-verbal, according to his mother,...