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BROOK PARK, Ohio – Arrest warrant served: Engle Road & Sylvia Drive. An armed wanted man was arrested at about 9 p.m. Dec. 1 at Engle and Sylvia. Police had checked the license plate number of the man’s Honda Civic and learned that his driver’s license had been suspended. They stopped the car at Engle and Sylvia.

BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Menacing by stalking: Richmond Road. At 7:40 a.m. Dec. 7, police were called to Ahuja Medical Center, 3999 Richmond Road, where a woman who works at the hospital reported that, the night before, her former boyfriend showed up at her workplace and had her paged. The woman...

Akron, Ohio has produced legends before — LeBron James, Steph Curry — but the city’s newest emerging star is blazing a path all his own. Multi–award-winning musician and songwriter Flames OhGod has become one of the most talked-about rising forces in hip-hop, drawing a cult-like following and commanding attention...

DOWNTOWN AKRON — Amazon is branching out in Akron with plans to construct a warehouse and distribution center in Kenmore. During the Dec. 8 Akron City Council meeting, Council approved a conditional-use permit to construct the approximately 387,000 square-foot-facility at 2322 Manchester Road. Council member Fran...

A second man has admitted using shotguns to rob a another man outside a Kent apartment building in May. Jeffrey Tyler Dolan , 19, pleaded guilty Dec. 10 in Portage County Common Pleas Court to second-degree felony robbery. The charge includes a specification requiring the forfeiture of a single-shot, 20-gauge...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – An Akron man will spend more than 16 years in a mental health facility after he was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the attack on a woman at a Summit Metro Park last year. Summit County Common Pleas Judge Kelly McLaughlin on Friday...

Labor negotiations between the Akron Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority and its bus operators, vehicle service staff and customer care employees, represented by Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 1 union, are stalled as the two sides await a factfinder’s report. On Nov. 20, union members handed out...

The high-profile trial of two Canton police officers accused of the death of Frank Tyson is now delayed.

TALLMADGE, Ohio (WOIO) - Grief counselors will be at Tallmadge High School Friday, following the death of a senior. According to the Summit County Medical Examiner, Logan Leighty was found dead in his bed Thursday by a family member. The medical examiner added this appears to be a natural death...

Several local schools are closed or delayed due to snowy conditions on Thursday.