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MENTOR, Ohio -- It’s not even Halloween yet, but Christmas decorations are already popping up in local stores. In that “spirit,” two new holiday-themed stores will soon be open in Northeast Ohio. Spirit Halloween’s parent company is expanding their Spirit Christmas brand, and among the 30 locations...

A Newburgh Heights Police officer was injured after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A suspect accused of cooperating with others in the kidnapping, torturing and killing of a woman in East Cleveland pleaded guilty Tuesday in the middle of a jury trial. Brittany Smith, 36, of Cleveland admitted to aggravated murder and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in the Nov....

SVN Summit Commercial Real Estate Advisors closed the sale of a two-building, multi-tenant investment property at 555–557 E. Tallmadge Ave. in Akron, Ohio. The asset sold for $2.65 million. The transaction was led by Graydon Fox, Advisor at SVN Summit CRE, who represented the seller, and Jerry Fiume, SIOR,...

Hidden among Akron’s bustling streets sits a culinary landmark that locals have treasured for decades and visitors stumble upon like finding buried treasure – Fred’s Diner, home to what might just be the most life-changing pot roast in the Buckeye State. You’ve driven past places like this...

In the beginning of the year, Dr. Terry Wagner’s office manager came to him and said “something weird is going on.”. For weeks, the office manager told him, Wagner had been quietly underpaid by the insurance company Aetna on a seemingly random selection of higher level claims. “It’s...

The first time I met Jonathon Carmichael, he was carrying an armful of vintage Halloween blow molds into his horror museum. This instantly made him my new best friend. Last February, Carmichael and Erika Fritz (my other immediate BFF!) opened Killer Video, a nonprofit organization in Akron, Ohio, dedicated to...

There’s something magical about finding a restaurant that doesn’t need flashy billboards or celebrity endorsements – just really good food that makes your taste buds do the happy dance. Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant in Akron is exactly that kind of place. You might drive past it a...

Free the Falls, a project to remove the Gorge Dam in Summit County, officially began Aug. 28, following years of discussion on the matter, according to an official statement from Gov. Mike DeWine. The dam, located in the northeastern Ohio city of Cuyahoga Falls, sits on the Cuyahoga River and was built in 1913.

INSIDE AKRON: Akron Documenters are fanning out across the city’s 24 neighborhoods to elevate places, faces, voices and vibes — as shared by the people who live there. Expect a new profile every day through October. Nestled just south of downtown Akron and east of Kenmore is a...