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CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Stark County Sheriff Eric Weisburn announced Tuesday that the sheriff’s office will be collaborating with the Stark County OVI Task Force for sobriety checks. The two checkpoints will be on March 17, 2026. Officers will conduct roadside checks of drivers for alcohol and drug impairment,...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man wanted for a murder in Killeen, Texas was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Akron Tuesday morning. The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) was offering a reward for information on 20-year-old Tion Green. On Sept. 22, 204, the Killeen Police Department responded to...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich announced Tuesday the sentencing of an Akron man for kidnapping and rape. 24-year-old Cornelius Rogers was sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison for kidnapping and raping a woman who worked at the Springfield Red Roof Inn in 2024. Rogers...

BARBERTON, Ohio — The Barberton City School District is facing serious financial challenges after the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce placed the district in fiscal caution — the first level of state oversight for school districts showing signs of financial trouble. Community concern grows. Ashley Romig, a...

Mary Outley took a surgical approach to the Akron Public Schools’ budget, lopping off $1 million by requiring the district to use the Chromebooks it has before buying new ones and suggesting the district would save $200,000 if athletes traveled on school buses instead of charter buses. The proposed...

AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The trial of two former executives with FirstEnergy is at the halfway point, more than a month after it began in January in Akron. The prosecution rested on Thursday, and the defense began its case Friday. The defense for former CEO Chuck Jones...

FAIRLAWN, Ohio — If you’ve ever watched a kid at the beach or a playground, you know there’s one thing they rarely get tired of: digging holes. And there's new indoor play space in Northeast Ohio that's built entirely around that idea. Little Diggers, located at 33...

THE STRAY CATS—all three original members Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)—will return to the road in 2026 with a stop August 12th at MGM Northfield Park. THE STRAY CATS will bring their legendary explosive live show and red-hot...

An Akron family is completely broken now that their loved one is dead after police said he was involved in a hit-and-run last Wednesday.

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Plain Township man accused of stealing several items from a Walmart shopping center and trying to shoot a Canton police officer in the head, changed his plea in Stark County Court of Common Pleas. Shane Newman, 21, has now pleaded not guilty by reason...