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CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The Stark County coroner is working to determine the identity of a badly decomposing body found in the bushes on the property of the former Lindsey’s Restaurant on West Tusc near I-77. Police say the man was wearing clothing. A cell...

A Parma man accused of shooting another man on Clark Street in late May is now facing two felony charges in Lorain County Common Pleas Court. Levi Webb, 27, was indicted Thursday on two counts of felonious assault, both felonies with attached specifications, and one count of using weapons while intoxicated, a...

NIMISHILLEN TWP., Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The Stark County Sheriff’s Office along with other members of the county OVI Task Force are setting up a couple of sobriety checkpoints in Nimshillen Township on Saturday night. The specific locations were announced late Saturday morning by the SCSO.

Brutus, N.Y. — A tractor trailer driver died and two people were seriously injured Thursday when the rig crossed the Thruway median in Cayuga County and hit a car, State Police said Saturday. The driver of the car, a Syracuse man, was airlifted to a Syracuse hospital, troopers said.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County jail inmates are once again being promised better food as officials tweak menus to replace “slurry-type” meals and avoid food waste. The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department recently approved enhanced menus for regular and special dietary meals aimed at providing greater variety and...

MEDINA, Ohio (WOIO) - The Medina Police Department is asking for help locating a missing 16-year-old girl. According to a Facebook post, 16-year-old Shaniya has been missing since August 3. Police said they do not have any clothing description for her at this time. Shaniya does not have a cell...

Westside Steve Simmons recreates Meat Loaf’s greatest hits with Paradise. BARBERTON A block of W Tuscarawas Avenue will shut down again Aug. 9 and fill with Jim Steinman’s 1970s operatic crescendos as Paradise takes the stage to rock cancer. Paradise is an Easy Street Band tribute project, bringing to life the music...

AKRON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The Akron Police Department, making some progress as they investigate that incident last month where 15 people were injured in the parking lot of a high school building. One image is of a young person firing a weapon. Five people were injured...

A coalition of community groups is hoping for sweeping changes to a review — instigated by a civil rights lawsuit — of how the Akron Police Department polices protests. A week before the deadline to provide feedback to the city on a consultant’s draft policy, groups like The Freedom Bloc, Akron NAACP, Indivisible...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The Route 62 Canton Walmart store cut the ribbon Friday on a remodeling project at the 21-year-old store. The store features a greater selection of items, while still giving shoppers more space to discover what the store has to offer, according to Walmart.