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BROOK PARK, Ohio – Fraud: Richard Drive. A Richard resident lost $1,500 to a person fraudulently representing himself or herself as a representative of a trucking company. The resident reported the fraud Sept. 15. He said he sent $1,500 to the company for a trucking or shipping lane, which is a route that truckers...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the first time in decades, cocaine is killing more people in Cuyahoga County than opioids, including fentanyl. The news marks a historic shift that Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson says should spark an urgent change in prevention strategies. “This is earth-shattering,” Gilson told...

There’s now a formal process for developers to propose a project that would preserve part of the historic Firestone Plant #1. But the City of Akron’s timeline shortens the amount of time developers have to come up with ideas — City Council members set an original deadline of Nov. 21 — and sets a minimum purchase...

On his first day on the job, a 24-year-old Akron man faces felony charges after misusing a Bainbridge Township man’s car, cash and credit card during a Sept. 10 spending spree. The resident, who requires in-home care, had asked the nurse to buy alcoholic beverages for him. He loaned...

A Friday morning deputy stop ended in a crash at Deadman's Curve, according to Cuyahoga County Sheriff Press Secretary Jennifer Ciaccia.

The Akron Art Museum is exhibiting a series of scrolls that aren't so much ancient as they are eccentric. "Alfred McMoore: All This Luck in My Head" is the first solo exhibition for the late artist who has a major connection to two of Rubber City’s most famous sons.

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project - Cleveland, a nonprofit news team covering Ohio’s criminal justice systems. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley has named a special prosecutor to review the death of a woman physically restrained by law enforcement at MetroHealth Medical...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New leads in a cold case nearly 50 years old could be on the way after 19 Investigates started asking questions about a young man found murdered in Brecksville back in 1976. He was as young as 18 years old. All of these years later, he...

Universities across the state today submitted lists of dozens of low-enrolled programs they will be required to sunset, in compliance with Senate Bill 1, Ohio’s higher education bill. The state law requires schools to cut undergraduate degree programs that graduate fewer than five students annually. Kent State...

Hundreds of people and well over 100 vehicles traveled to Alliance Friday night to give one special young boy a very big surprise.