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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nine Medicaid providers across Ohio, including two in Cleveland and one in Akron, are accused of defrauding the government health-care program out of more than $530,000, according to indictments filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Yost announced the charges Tuesday, saying the cases stem from...

Akron’s historic Firestone Plant 1 Building is in its final days unless a last-minute "Hail Mary" attempt works to save it.

Juvenile mischief, Saddlebrook Lane: On Oct. 25, a Saddlebrook Lane resident called police about a suspicious situation at their home. The caller said a handful of juveniles were ding dong ditching at the house. This was an ongoing issue. An arriving officer located a juvenile suspect, who admitted to the...

OHIO — Canton police are investigating a large shootout outside the Nazir Grotto banquet hall on the city’s southwest side after officers recovered at least 75 shell casings Monday night. The gunfire erupted shortly after 7:30 p.m. outside the facility at 1717 6th Street SW. Police responded after two security guards...

Canton Police received a phone call after multiple people reported hearing gunshots at the Grotto Hall Rental on Sixth Street.

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 17, 2025) – The U.S. Marshals Service was in New Philadelphia Friday to arrest an Akron man. Spokeswoman Anne Murphy says the suspect was 18-year-old Derquan Edwards. He was wanted by Akron police on a warrant for theft of a firearm. Edwards was arrested without...

One reason property tax reform has gained such momentum in Ohio is the greed and selfishness of elected officials at every level of local government – leaders who have shown no recognition of the economic hardships of residents. That’s the take of hosts of the Today in Ohio podcast...

The man shot by an Akron police officer last week outside of an Ellet bar survived the shooting and has undergone multiple surgeries at a local hospital, according to co-workers who have visited him in the intensive care unit as recently as Sunday. The identities of Corey Phillips and the...

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information that would lead to the capture of fugitive Dylon Ridgeway, its "Fugitive of the Week" for Nov. 17. Ridgeway, 33, is a white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 165 pounds. He is known...

AKRON, Ohio — A private school in Summit County is a finalist to win $1 million, and if it wins, its innovative teaching style could be taught in other schools across the state. Brandon R. Scarborough leads an all-boy nonprofit private school in Akron. “It has been a very...