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CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A recent Canton murder case has been bound over to Stark County Common Pleas Court where a grand jury will look at the evidence. 25-year-old Deontae McCollum’s attorney was in municipal court on Wednesday where he asked the magistrate to lower the million-dollar bond, but he did...

The Ohio Bureau of Investigation is investigating after Hudson Police shot a man who was allegedly wielding a hammer.

Akron Police released new information on possible persons of interest after 15 people were injured during a violent incident in the parking lot of Mason Community Learning Center earlier this month.

You’ll find Boston, Ohio’s haunting transformation in Summit County, where a thriving 19th-century mill town became known as “Helltown” after federal intervention in 1974. Through eminent domain, the government forced residents to abandon their homes for the creation of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This...

Sobriety checkpoints will take place in at least two northeast Ohio counties on Friday.

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - North Canton Firefighters came to the aid of a tree service worker stuck 75 feet in the air. On Wednesday, the worker’s bucket truck malfunctioned, leaving him stranded high above ground. Firefighter Parke Adams went up Ladder 7 and helped the worker to safety.

CANTON, OH (WOIO) - The Stark County Coroner’s Office tells 19 News they are working to identify a male’s badly decomposed body found outside an old restaurant Wednesday afternoon. According to Canton Police, officers received a call just after 4:30 p.m. that a body was located behind bushes...

OHIO — Police are searching for one final suspect after a high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle ended in a crash early Thursday morning east of downtown. According to authorities, the incident began just before 3 a.m. when a Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Deputy was pursuing the driver of a stolen Kia. The chase...

It's almost time to return to the classroom. While students in one of Canton City School District's schools already have started the new school year, students in eastern Stark County won't begin school until at least the middle of August. Here's a list of when the first day of school is for area schools: Alliance...

An Ohio man has been sentenced to prison after he pleaded guilty to several drug trafficking charges and for illegal possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, according to the Department of Justice. Officials said Alonzo M. Strickland, 52, of Akron, was sentenced to 120 months in prison (10...