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CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – You can thank Perry Township-based Operation Flags of Freedom for all the red, white and blue flapping in the breeze in front of the Stark County Sheriff’s Office in Canton. The flags are there through National Corrections Officers Week this week,...

A large power outage during the noon hour on Thursday left thousands in and around downtown Akron in the dark. FirstEnergy says it is still investigating the exact cause of the outage that left as many as 3,000 customers without power in downtown Akron and west of the Erie Canal. This represents about 1% of the...

Carrie Danger is Afternoon Drive Host at Rubber City Radio Group in Akron, OH, for 107.3 Alternative Cleveland. She introduces new music to the market in her “Danger Zone” segment and brings awareness to Mental Health with “Mental Health Mondays.”. Carrie’s radio career began in 2010 at...

AKRON — The City of Akron and Akron Bicentennial Committee have announced the next steps in a process to create a new City of Akron logo. The process will be guided by a subcommittee under the Akron Bicentennial Commission and will last throughout the year with a goal of unveiling the next city logo at the...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police say officers are searching for two robbers who targeted a woman walking into her home. Officers say they were called out around 1 a.m. Wednesday to Sumner and Wheeler streets for the robbery. The victim told police she was walking home from a gas...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The man accused of shooting at Akron Police officers after a traffic stop, was arraigned Thursday in Summit County Court of Common Pleas. Jon Tae Von Angelo Nelson, 30, pleaded not guilty to felonious assault, discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, having weapons while...

MANTUA, Ohio — Two men and a sledgehammer. That’s all it took to take down the Kotkowskis’ 80-foot concrete silo. The silo was damaged by a fire last fall that destroyed the Kotkowskis’ barn and killed two-thirds of their goat herd. When its concrete staves hit the ground on May 1, it brought the couple one step...

After arresting a woman who was driving with a suspended license, officers with the Springfield Township Police Department in Ohio found a raccoon in her car holding a methamphetamine pipe.

In a press release this morning, officials with the Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment announced the company will go private — an initiative spearheaded by outgoing CEO Michael Crawford. This may mean work on the water park and hotel will resume soon. See official release below:. CANTON, Ohio...

A free event for those affected by trauma, addiction, and recovery will feature Elizabeth Smart.