Akron OH

SOLON, Ohio -- Domestic violence: Aurora Road. At 10:05 p.m. Dec. 2, officers reported to a house in the 35000 block of Aurora Road after receiving a tip from an unidentified third party who believed someone had been assaulted in the home. According to the caller, the victim, a 33-year-old...

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project - Cleveland, a nonprofit news team covering Ohio’s criminal justice systems. Sign up for their Cleveland newsletter and Facebook Group, and follow The Marshall Project on Instagram, Reddit and YouTube. State officials have suspended admissions to...

Pedro Melendez, 42, took the oath for city patrol officer from Mayor Jamael Tito Brown.

A 37 year old man who got busted in Barberton back in March for having a large quantity of cocaine, cash, and drug paraphernalia in a house where small children where present, has been sentenced to 9 to 13.5 years in prison. Skipper Tavares plead guilty to Trafficking in Cocaine...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A multi-vehicle traffic accident at around 11 a.m. Tuesday snarled traffic on Northbound I-77 in Canton, with some minor injuries reported. All lanes of the freeway near the 38th Street NW underpass were blocked for a time, then one left lane was...

Hidden in plain sight on a modest street in Norton, Ohio, Hopocan Gardens stands as a testament to the fact that culinary greatness doesn’t always come with fancy facades or trendy interiors. This brick building with its vintage sign might not stop traffic, but the magic happening inside has...

Commuters in Summit County should brace themselves for a series of construction-related disruptions, as outlined in a recent update from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Roadwork across multiple freeways will impact travel times and create a need for detours, particularly within the Akron area. Started Sunday...

MEDINA — Off-duty Medina firefighters packed Feeding Medina County’s walk-in freezer with boxes of meat on Monday morning, following the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ donation of more than 30,000 pounds of pork roast and ground beef. The donation followed months of discussion and coordination...

MASSILLON – City officials are seeking public feedback on how to improve a pair of highly traveled intersections. The city Engineer's Office is mulling future upgrades to state Route 21 at Lake Avenue, as well as First Street NE at Lake Avenue NE. A public meeting giving local residents an opportunity provide their...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The jury trial for the driver accused in a hit-and-run accident that killed an 84-year-old Boston Heights woman, is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Summit County Court of Common Pleas. Joseph Zolnowski, 36, of Parma, was indicted on the charge of failure to stop after...