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State Route 14 remained closed following a crash just west of the Lake Rockwell Bridge earlier in the afternoon, Streetsboro police posted on Facebook at 4:36 p.m. May 27. Streetsboro police and fire to a collision between two vehicles at 12:51 p.m. Two persons were transported to local hospitals with serious injuries

MEDINA, Ohio – After a third try of bidding out the US 42 resurfacing project, the city’s finance committee approved a request for council action to accept a recent bid. “On May 8 we received three bids for the project. The lowest bid was for a little over $1.9 million,” City Engineer Patrick Patton said.

The city will build a roundabout at the intersection of Main Avenue West and Tremont Avenue Southwest.

With summer approaching, and a lot of people expected to visit Medina, some councilmembers are pushing for the city’s historic square to get a new look.

OHIO — Police in Bedford are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 63-year-old woman. According to police, Gayle Griffin was last seen May 23 wearing a blue top and blue jeans. Authorities said she sometimes wears glasses and is in need of medication. Investigators said Griffin lives in the Rockside Road a

PERRY TWP., Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 21-year-old Canton man faces ‘making terroristic threats’ and other charges, accused of saying he would “shoot up” a Perry Township business on Wednesday morning. Jameson Clark was picked up at a Homewood Avenue SW address in...

AKRON, Ohio – In Santosh Kanakkanatt’s world, life is black and white. And the way he sees it, that’s not a bad thing. The retired chemist who is known as “Coach K” is on a mission to get more kids interested in learning about chess, an activity that he says teaches more than maneuvers to capture an opponent’s king. It

STOW, Ohio -- Stow-Munroe Falls schools officials are publicly discussing the possibility of future school closures as student enrollment continues to shrink and the district faces a potential budget deficit in 2028. The Board of Education did not present any formal proposal or identify potential schools to close but w

AKRON, Ohio – The Metro Parks Ensemble will host free concerts on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at various Summit Metro Parks locations throughout the summer. It’s the 25th anniversary for the ensemble, which is made up solely of volunteers. Concerts are free to attend and last for approximately one hour, according to the park di

Stark County residents waking up early Wednesday were told something you never want to hear in an emergency: the county’s 9-1-1 lines were down. County officials asked callers to temporarily switch to the sheriff’s office main number while technicians work to get the system back online. Dispatchers are still on duty an