Shots fired into large crowd cause multiple injuries
AKRON, Ohio — At least five people were wounded and 10 others were injured by vehicles fleeing in panic after shots were fired into a large crowd that had gathered in a parking lot early Thursday morning, police say. Police say none of the injuries were life-threatening. Just after...
One person arrested following drug bust in Ohio
OHIO — A major drug bust in Stark County has led to the arrest of a Canton man and the seizure of significant quantities of illegal drugs, cash, and vehicles. According to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office, deputies executed a search warrant Thursday at a residence in the 2800 block of Dorothy Avenue NE, where […] ...
I-77 reopens after power line falls on interstate
A stretch of Interstate 77 was shut down in both directions near the Ghent Road exit in Summit County Thursday.
Man hospitalized after passing out in car; money stolen from Insight Academy: Berea police...
BEREA, Ohio – Assistance to firefighters: Bryant Avenue. A Berea man, 54, was taken to Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights on Aug. 1 after he passed out in the passenger seat of a Volkswagen Passat parked outside a home on Bryant. If you purchase a product or...
Barn goes up in flames in Medina County
SEVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - Multiple fire departments battled a large barn fire Tuesday in Medina County. It happened in a rural area in Seville, where firefighters say there were no fire hydrants nearby. That prompted firefighters to launch a rural water supply operation. The fire was extinguished after several hours.
Answers may be coming for Akron couple fighting overgrown trees
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron couple with untrimmed trees looming over their property and power lines may have some light at the end of the tunnel. “It’s nothing but weeds and, and all the way around our property... they need to come out and do something about that,“ said Jeanette Thomas. ”Please come out, do your...
Bait-and-tackle shop, contents being auctioned off
Mark Burkey, a welder by trade, said he started selling fishing lures from a table in his garage. That was nearly a quarter-of-a century ago.
Will Ohio see the northern lights? What to know about this week’s geomagnetic storm
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A geomagnetic storm could spark some impressive auroras in the night sky over parts of the United States overnight Thursday into Friday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The northern lights will be the result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) heading toward Earth,...
Request to tear down Firestone Plant 1 turned down by Akron’s historic preservation commission
The City of Akron’s proposal to tear down the entire Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Plant 1 was rejected Tuesday by the city’s Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission. City officials, who had planned to save the 1910 building’s clock tower and facade, last month asked permission to...
‘A double miracle.’ Green woman thanks those who saved the lives of her and...
Tracy Anton has double the reason to be grateful to the city of Green's emergency medical services and the emergency department staff at Summa Health System-Akron Campus. She got to chance to thank them for saving her life and the life of her newborn son, Noah, during a press conference Aug. 6 at Green's Fire Station...
