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The College of Wooster has eliminated 22 staff positions as part of a reduction in force, citing challenges from falling enrollment and rising expenses that have strained the institution's finances. In a statement, the college said it notified 18 full-time and four part-time employees last week that their roles were...

The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the 43-year-old man killed Feb. 18 in a three-vehicle crash on Route 91 in Hudson. Hudson police and fire crews originally responded to crash reports at about 5:34 a.m. Wednesday near Hines Hill Road. The driver of one vehicle, identified as Akron native...

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The father accused of using his daughter as a human shield during an arrest, pleaded not guilty in Massillon Municipal Court Thursday. Ty Gracie, 39, is charged with endangering children, obstructing official business, and disorderly conduct. Gracie’s bond is set at $5,000. Jackson...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The man whose badly decomposed body was found in late September in a wooded area in Akron has been identified, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner. The man is 36-year-old Jacob Paul Weisgarber. Weisgarber’s body was discovered in the woods near a parking lot...

OHIO — A Northfield woman is celebrating a $250,000 lottery win after a series of small delays led her to purchase a winning scratch-off ticket. According to the Ohio Lottery, the woman had saved several winning scratch-off tickets and went to a grocery store to cash them in. She planned to use her $25 in […] The...

A Merriman Valley shopping center owner has filed a complaint in Summit County Court of Common Pleas, seeking to overturn Akron City Council’s approval of a nearby cannabis dispensary. The complaint, the latest opposition to the proposed business, was filed by Crossings Development, which owns Valley Centre Plaza....

WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Police are asking for help in finding a 17-year-old boy last seen two months ago. Aiden McElroy’s last known location was in Orrville. Police said McElroy’s information has been entered into the national missing persons database. Anyone with information is asked to call...

(Gray News) - Persistence paid off for an Ohio man who won a $3.5 million lottery jackpot after playing the same numbers for 22 years. After 22 years of playing the same six numbers, a man won a $3.5 million jackpot in the Ohio Lottery’s Classic Lotto game. The numbers – 6, 8, 16, 20, 26 and 45 – were drawn Feb. 4,...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 33-year-old woman listed with an unknown Canton address is the Northern Ohio U.S. Marshal Service Fugitive of the Week. Lura Brown is wanted by the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for parole violations. Stark County court documents also have her failing to...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The attorneys for the accused killer of Aliza Sherman, Gregory Moore, filed a motion in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday, requesting access to his cell phone seized during a search warrant, several surveillance videos from businesses near the murder scene, and changes to...