Akron OH

Residents of Northeast Ohio lined streets and highways to honor fallen Lorain Police Officer Phillip Wagner. A solemn procession conducted on Friday transported Wagner from the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office in Cleveland to the Liston Funeral Home in North Ridgeville. News 5 Cleveland reported the route,...

Craving those good old drive-in restaurants in Ohio that bring back childhood memories?. These nine classic spots serve amazing food and a hefty helping of nostalgia!. 1. Doug’s Classic ’57 Drive-In (Alliance) Ever see a building that just screams “good food happens here”?. That’s Doug’s Classic...

There’s something magical about driving through the rolling countryside of Medina County and stumbling upon a rustic smokehouse that could easily be mistaken for just another roadside stop – until you catch that first whiff of hickory smoke. Lager Heads BBQ Smokehouse in Medina isn’t trying to be...

A Portage County grand jury has indicted a Pennsylvania man following a high-speed pursuit, crash and manhunt July 18. Kenneth Raymond Moore, 27, is charged with third-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer. He was scheduled for arraignment in Portage County Court of Common Pleas...

Tucked away in the rolling hills of Dalton, Ohio sits a culinary landmark where locals have been known to develop sudden, inexplicable cravings that can only be satisfied by a 45-minute drive and the promise of a hand-held pastry filled with berry magic. The Dutch Kitchen isn’t just serving food...

The scent hits you first – that intoxicating blend of hickory smoke and caramelized meat that seems to wrap around you like a warm blanket on a chilly Ohio evening. Lager Heads BBQ Smokehouse sits unassumingly in Medina’s countryside, a beacon for carnivores who understand that greatness often hides in plain sight.

OHIO — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating 44-year-old Colleen Allums, who is wanted on multiple charges, including two counts of Cruelty Against Companion Animals and Obstructing Official Business, according to Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County. Allums has been wanted since June 23, 2025. She is...

Missing person, attempt to locate: Chagrin River Road. The search for a missing Summit County man, 50, has shifted back there, more than a month after police found his Jeep unoccupied in the parking lot at Jackson Field on June 9. A spokeswoman for Cleveland Metroparks police said last week...

The Canton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that left a 58-year-old motorcyclist dead in Jackson Township Saturday.

Wait a minute. There was an Italian restaurant at 105 N. Main St. before Luigi’s ?!? You learn something new every day. Sometimes twice in the same day. Beacon Journal reporter Tawney Beans revealed an interesting piece of local trivia in her Just Asking article “How did Luigi’s Restaurant in Akron get its name?” I...