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MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A dangerous intersection will soon be safer for drivers. Starting Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will have signs posted at State Route 83 (Avon Lake Road) and State Route 162 (Chatham Road) letting drivers know the intersection is becoming an all-stop...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Maple Heights man is accused of firing 10 gunshots into the air after arguing with someone in the Flats. Terrell Ponyard’s arrest came weeks after six people were shot in the entertainment district after a Browns game and a separate shooting that left a 21-year-old man dead.

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Fire caused an estimated $80,000 in damage early Monday morning to the former Wheel Cafe, a one-story structure on 3rd Street NE, just east of Walnut Avenue in downtown Canton. The popular watering hole was frequented by city attorneys for nearly 60...

Local law enforcement is planning sobriety checkpoints the night before Thanksgiving.

MASSILLON – City Council has given the green light to a property deal to help build an indoor sensory park for kids with special needs. Council voted 8-0 during its Nov. 17 regular meeting to approve the sale, or donation, of one acre behind the Massillon Recreation Center, 505 Erie St. N, and adjacent to Regal...

AKRON, Ohio — One person has been displaced after escaping from a house fire in Akron early Wednesday morning. The Akron Fire Department tells 3News that firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire shortly before 5 a.m. in the 300 block of Watson Street where they found "heavy fire conditions" upon their...

An Akron Police lieutenant is taking the City of Akron to court in order to stop a Nov. 19 captain’s promotional examination the city is not allowing him to take. He alleges the city’s decision is based on a policy that is disproportionately applied to minority candidates. The...

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Two Canton police officers indicted in connection with the death of Frank Tyson while in police custody, have a pre-trial hearing in Stark County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday. Officers Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch were indicted on the charge of reckless homicide. A visiting judge...

AURORA, Ohio (WOIO) — A local nursing home with a five-star government rating is facing a wrongful death lawsuit from a family who says staff neglected their father. 19 Investigates found this facility has been cited for a number of issues in the past. The family of 93-year-old Roger...

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio (WOIO) - The North Olmsted husband accused of fatally shooting his wife this weekend, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Rocky River Municipal Court Monday afternoon. Joseph Halpin, 42, is charged with murder. Haplin waived his preliminary hearing and his case was bound over to the...