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CLEVELAND, Ohio – A program at Heinen’s is bringing in new wines and beers, a burger and BBQ fest is coming up in Akron and 21 Northeast Ohio restaurants earned honors for their wine lists. Here’s our 5-minute food-drinks chat with WTAM’s Bill Wills. WTAM-1100’s Bill...

NORTH CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The city of North Canton has enough America 250 Celebration events this weekend to keep families busy. Or, at least to take in one activity. The celebration classic car Cruise-In starting at 5 p.m. on July 4 features food vendors, entertainment...

A new safety tool makes close-to-real-time condition reports for the Cuyahoga River available to kayakers, canoers and anyone else who uses the river. The Cuyahoga River Conditions Tool, or CUYAC (pronounced kayak), was announced Tuesday by the partners who manage the Cuyahoga River Water Trail. The tool was developed

OHIO — As the heat wave in Ohio continues, with heat index values reaching into the 100s this week, several Ohio cities are urging residents to reduce their energy usage to help ease the burden on power grids. Late Wednesday, more than 18,000 people lost power on the west...

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing 70-year-old woman. According to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office, Sara Jo Tetreault, 70, was last seen on Tuesday around 4 p.m. on the 6800 block of Sun Valley Avenue NE in Plain Township.

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The 14-year-old Alliance boy facing reckless homicide and other charges in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl who lived down the street from him remains in the Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center. There was a hearing in Stark County Family Court in...

RITTMAN, Ohio — There's been a handful of black bear sightings this year, and there's been another at a nature preserve in Rittman, Ohio, which is southwest of Akron. The William J. Robertson Nature Preserve posted on social media Wednesday, stating it had a confirmed sighting of a black bear at the Route 57 entrance t

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 15-year-old boy was killed after being shot during a dog attack in Akron Tuesday evening. The Summit County Medical Examiner said this happened around 7:20 p.m. in the 1200 block of Packard Dr. Akron police said a 14-year-old boy went to the home of...

STOW, Ohio (WOIO) - A 76-year-old woman lost control of her Lexus Monday morning and crashed into Crumbl Cookie. This happened just before 10 a.m. in the 4300 block of Kent Rd. Stow Police Captain Bryan Snavely said the driver was attempting to pull into a parking place, but instead...

AKRON, Ohio — A community violence prevention pilot program is expanding after 18 months of implementation showed a citywide reduction in violent crime. On Tuesday, the city announced a $600,000 investment in the Akron Street Team, a partnership between the city and the Minority Behavioral Health group, which provides