Akron OH

The Lake Local school district was in the news recently, on television reports and in city newspapers, because of complaints from some residents about coaches leading students in prayer. That was the main subject at the Sept. 15 board meeting. The district had received a complaint from the Freedom From Religion...

Mahoning Valley - Akron Children's is bringing its world class care to more local communities. The hospital, in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, is launching a mobile care unit. The state-of-the-art traveling medical clinic is designed to improve access to pediatric primary care services for children...

Audit findings have revealed a not-so-flattering picture of the financial goings-on within the Bedford City Schools district, with a particular spotlight on the actions of former treasurer William Parkinson. According to the Ohio Auditor of State, a recently released report, Parkinson has been singled out after it...

CLEVELAND, Ohio— A special prosecutor will investigate the death of a Cuyahoga County Jail inmate, who died after she was restrained at MetroHealth. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley appointed attorney Brian Kraft, a private defense attorney who spent 16 years as an assistant county prosecutor, to handle...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Independence police responded Friday to rumors and questions regarding the department’s response to the double-murder suicide that happened Monday. The Independence Police Department explained in a news release that all officers responding to the incident followed the correct procedures despite...

In the unassuming strip mall landscape of Stow, Ohio, there exists a pizza place that’s harboring a delicious secret – and it’s not their pizza. Altieri’s Pizza has been quietly building a reputation that extends far beyond their namesake Italian pies, and it all revolves around an Italian sub so perfectly...

AKRON, Ohio – Swifties take note…Nightlight Theatre is hosting “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” Oct. 3-5. The limited-event film features the world premiere of the music video, “The Fate of Ophelia,” from Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Film highlights include behind-the-scenes...

Ravenna’s Balloon A-Fair is back for another year. The annual festival in Portage County which runs until Sunday is a celebration of hot air ballooning and is a big draw for both residents and tourists. It’s rooted in Ravenna's history, a nod to a different, much smaller type of...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s reliance on property taxes to fund public schools dates back to the earliest days of statehood. The state began collecting property taxes in 1803, and by 1822 had formally mandated their use to support education — a system that still dominates local school funding today. The state didn’t...

BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- OVI: South Woodland Road. At 2 a.m. Sept. 20, an officer on patrol noticed a pickup truck that did not move when the traffic signal turned green as the vehicle was stopped on South Woodland Road, at Richmond Road. The officer walked up to the truck and...