Man harasses shoppers in Giant Eagle; Volkswagen stolen from parking lot: Middleburg Heights police...
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Disorderly conduct, trespassing: Southland Drive. A Cleveland man, 52, was arrested at about 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18 after he caused a disturbance and trespassed inside Giant Eagle, 6869 Southland. A Giant Eagle manager called police and said the man was bothering and confronting store...
Cleveland Man Sentenced to Life With Parole After 132 Years for Assaulting Five Women
Michael Mann, a 53-year-old man, was handed a life sentence with the possibility of parole only after 132 years for the sexual assaults of five women in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O'Malley announced. The offenses, committed between May 1, 2021, and October 1, 2024, involved Mann luring his...
Mum Fest creates millions of blooms
BARBERTON — The 35th annual Mum Festival will take place Sept. 27-28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lake Anna Park, 615 W. Park Ave. Each year during the last weekend in September, different designs are created from 17,000 chrysanthemums with more than 1 million mum blooms. According...
Akron’s Linda Theatre to reopen with ‘The Mephistophiliac’ premiere, Halloween costume party
AKRON, Ohio – After six months of renovations, Goodyear Heights’ historic Linda Theatre will reopen on Halloween night with the premiere of indie film “The Mephistophiliac.”. The film is part horror movie, part psychological thriller and all local. Akron independent film actor Kevin Winstead co-wrote it with...
Firm selected by Akron mayor to review police use of force is familiar face
After nearly a year of false starts, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik’s administration selected the firm that will review the Akron Police Department’s use-of-force policies, an issue he’s called a “matter of life or death” and “the most significant issue facing our city.”. The mayor’s...
After axing its DEI office, APS may lose GEAR UP grants
It actually helped me [determine] what type of person I am, and how I can go forward with my personality.”. That’s what a North High School student had to say about GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. The district-run program operates off federal funding...
Cuyahoga Falls mom running 15th Akron Marathon to honor memory of her son
A Cuyahoga Falls mother, known for participating in road races wearing unique costumes, will run her 15th Akron Marathon on Saturday.
Akron man fatally shot while sitting at picnic table, family says
"He was a very peaceful, calm soul. I just don't understand why they would do that to him. Why would they take his life? He didn't do anything."
Canton mother sentenced to prison after guilty plea in July stabbing death of daughter
CANTON, Ohio — Terri Niner, the Canton woman indicted in the stabbing death of her daughter, Ayla Mangan, was sentenced in Stark County Common Pleas Court after changing her plea to guilty on Thursday. Court officials tell 3News that Judge Taryn Heath sentenced the 49-year-old Niner to three years...
Local food bank gets big boost from Smucker
The J.M. Smucker Co. announced Tuesday it was donating a building, land and money to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.
