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Ravenna Board of Education will meet June 9 to consider a new elementary building proposed near Ravenna High School. The board previously had announced a special meeting for May 26 to approve the building project. The June 4 meeting will be 4 p.m. at the board office, 534 Summit St. in Ravenna. Friends of Ravenna Schoo

Dogwood Pool has been a summertime staple in North Canton since 1971 and remains one of the few city-operated pools still serving communities in the area.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The jury started deliberating Thursday in the trial for the three men accused in the deadly shooting of an Akron man at Tasty Carry Out in 2024. Khairi Moorer, 24, Derek Edwards, 20, and Robert Davis, 21, are accused of the murder of Jamar E. Franklin, 29.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (WOIO) - Multiple fire departments responded to a large commercial building fire on Thursday night in Cuyahoga Falls. At around 9:10 p.m., the Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department responded to a report of heavy black smoke in the 2400 block of Front Street. Multiple crews from Cuyahoga Falls...

Michael Edwards, 36, faces charges of felonious assault, a second-degree felony; abduction, a third-degree felony; and fourth-degree felony counts of strangulation and disrupting public services.

Over the past seven years, the area has been blessed with a bevy of talented distance runners. Starting with Rittman’s Pyper Gibson, the torch was passed on to Norwayne’s Jaylee Wingate, and now it’s being carried by Smithville’s Kaitlyn Carr. Whenever Carr’s prep career winds down,...

Juanita Rogers was thoroughly engaged during last week’s APS principals meeting. The Chicago native is a passionate educator, who willingly invests much of her free time to imagine what’s required to be better at her job. The Forest Hill CLC principal’s star shines brighter than most. In fact,...

Akron Childrens' Beeghly campus opened up a brand-new pharmacy location to serve people in need of medication, across the Valley.

GREATER AKRON — On May 25, community residents across the area will pause to honor American service members who lost their lives in combat. Ceremonies, gatherings and parades will mark the solemn occasion of Memorial Day. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Memorial Day was declared a...

AKRON, Ohio — Akron Mayor Shammas Malik announced plans this week for a new down payment assistance program aimed at helping first-time homebuyers. The program, announced during Malik’s State of the City address Tuesday, would provide eligible buyers with up to $7,500 to help cover down payments and closing costs.