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AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Police Department is asking for help identifying a man who used an elderly woman’s stolen debit card twice. According to an Akron Police Department Facebook post, the man, caught on camera, used the stolen card at the US Bank inside of the Dave’s Supermarket, located at 871 East...

DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) – For the first time since the 1800s, Cuyahoga County has had its first confirmed sighting of a fisher, a member of the weasel family. A fisher can weigh up to 15 pounds and are an elusive, shy creature living in forests. In the 1800s there was a mass deforestation in the […]

As Cherney and Terry look ahead to the future, they can't help but reflect on that cold January day they lost their home and the firefighters who rushed to their aid.

Akron has always asserted its own identity and has never wanted to be subsumed into Greater Cleveland. So how does the city define itself in a positive sense, apart from not wanting to be gobbled by its neighbor to the north?. Exhibitions on view through the holidays at the Akron...

The Revere Road Synagogue along with Jewish Akron will share the holiday of Chanukah with the entire community Tuesday evening

Inside of two weeks before Christmas, people are likely seeing houses light up with holiday decorations. But this time of year, there are lots of different celebrations happening in Northeast Ohio, given our region's vast diversity of cultures. For the Jewish community, Hanukkah started Sunday night. The Latino...

AKRON, Ohio (WBKO) — A Bowling Green family is celebrating the holidays at home with their baby boy after a long and unexpected journey that began hundreds of miles away. Sixx Carter Kline was born in October weighing just 3 pounds, 2.6 ounces—nearly two months before his Dec. 13 due date. His parents, Drew and Dylan...

An hours-long standoff in Parma Heights on Tuesday blocked streets and prompted nearby schools to go under a soft lockdown. The standoff ended shortly after 3 p.m.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Fire Department responded to a report of a residential fire early Tuesday afternoon. The report was for heavy smoke coming from 789 Davies Ave. According to a release from Akron Fire, there was a heavy fire in the back kitchen of the two story home.

Aiden Blevins was celebrating his 18th birthday Saturday, and his mother said she gave him permission to have some of his friends over.