Akron OH

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that...

You want straightforward answers and to know why this case still matters 17 months later. A nine-month-old suffered severe scalding burns while in care, and authorities still seek the person responsible; that ongoing gap in accountability raises urgent questions about safety, oversight, and legal consequences for...

PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A dog found barely alive on railroad tracks in Ravenna Saturday night is recovering after vets discovered he had been shot twice. The 80-pound dog, named Briggs, was found on CSS tracks between Diamond and Spring Street. Rescue Agent Roxanne had to walk far down...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio — Police in Springfield Township arrested the owner of a motel earlier this week after investigators said he altered records and withheld information during an investigation into a reported abduction. On Feb. 3, officers with the Springfield Township Police Department were dispatched to the Picton...

AKRON, Ohio — A Summit County grand jury has indicted nine people following a multi-year investigation into a criminal gang operating in Akron between 2019 and 2024, police announced Wednesday. The investigation, led by the Akron Police Department, focused on alleged members of the Down the Way gang, also...

OHIO — A 56-year-old man was killed Tuesday night in a two-vehicle crash in Harrisville Township, according to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded just after 8:30 p.m. to state Route 83, also known as Avon Lake Road, near Depot Road for reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and a sedan....

AKRON, Ohio — This week is Ohio Loves Transit Week; in the Buckeye state 61 urban and rural transit systems make an average of 315,000 trips each day. That’s more than 115 million trips a year. Even with a celebration of transit, some transit workers in Akron are...

A $21 million federal grant will bring more changes to the city's busiest roadway, including improved crosswalks, bus lanes and roundabouts.

When it came time to talk, again, about Firestone Plant #1, Akron’s planning director began with an apology. “The processes weren’t followed very well — or at all,” Kyle Julien on Tuesday told members of the city’s Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission as he shared how the city might preserve part of the...

AURORA, Ohio (WOIO) - The city of Aurora has hired a contractor to begin the first phase of Aurora Park at Geauga Lake, marking the first major development on the site since Wildwater Kingdom closed in 2016. The former water park site has remained vacant for eight years. Mayor Ann...