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PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Portage County corrections officer pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of telecommunication harassment, a first-degree misdemeanor. Austin Wilson was arrested in February and placed on administrative leave without pay following an investigation. The investigation involved the transmissi

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The man accused of killing his wife, then fleeing to West Virginia, was extradited to Stark County and booked on a murder charge on Friday. On May 13, a mother was found dead in her home after her children discovered her body and called 911, according to police.

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A Shaker Heights woman indicted for practicing dentistry without a license and generating over $400,000 in proceeds is set to be arraigned in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on Monday morning. According to a release from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, from 2022 to 2025,...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The cleveland.com database of home sales and other property transfer details has been updated with transactions for April 2026. Search the home sales database at this link for all transfers since 2019. The database is searchable by seller name, buyer name, city, street and more. The database...

Today is the deadline to be part of the Bedford Community Cookbook. You may have seen collection boxes at Sirna’s Cafe, City Hall, and Ellenwood—there’s still time to submit your recipe before the day is over. The Bedford Downtown Alliance is wrapping up recipe collection, and they’re...

Each day, News 5 features a different pup during our Dog Walking Forecast. Take a look at this week's furry celebrities.

Ashton Swinford of Hudson, Ohio, won the Cleveland Marathon women's race for the fifth straight year on Sunday.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (WOIO) - Cuyahoga Falls mayor’s office issued an alert Sunday about a scheduled lane closure on State Route 8. The left lane next to the center barrier on State Route 8 north will be closed Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for maintenance work, Service Director Anthony L. Zumbo said.

Buckeye High School senior Brianna Cash was recognized as the school’s Student of the Month for May for her leadership, kindness and positive impact on others. School officials said Cash exemplifies the district’s mantra of “Raising Standards and Exceeding Expectations” through the way she treats classmates, staff and

It's not often you'll see a TV news station do a positive story about their competition, but in this case, you already know that PBS stations across the country have been in the national news cycle over the past year due to government funding cuts. 21 News toured our area's...