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TOLEDO, Ohio — A 20-year-old man from Medina, Ohio, has been arrested after allegedly making terroristic threats towards the University of Toledo back in August. According to court records, Salvatore Caster is accused of posting threatening messages on the University of Toledo Pharmacy Instagram page. Detectives...

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - A Canton church claims they were scammed out of nearly $10,000 thinking they were paying their electric bill. In a police report filed Wednesday, Deliverance Christian Church said their American Electric Power bill was “higher than normal,” and AEP had scheduled a disconnect electricity date.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Mike O’Malley’s recent call to loosen Cleveland police chase policies is based on a false premise that chases are the only way to capture hooligans who take over Cleveland intersections on street bikes, say the hosts of the Today in Ohio podcast. Thursday’s discussion centered...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A mother/daughter confrontation that ended in the death of the daughter back in July lands a Canton woman in prison for three years. After being indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges, 49-year-old Terri Niner entered a guilty plea and was sentenced on Thursday.

OHIO — A driver is still on the run after leading Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers on a chase that ended in a crash early Friday morning. According to troopers, the pursuit began around 2:37 a.m. when officers from the Medina Post attempted to stop a Volkswagen Atlas for speeding on I-71, just south of […] The...

There’s a moment when pasta transcends from mere food to an out-of-body experience – when the first twirl of spaghetti hits your taste buds and suddenly you’re transported to an Italian hillside you’ve never actually visited. That’s exactly what happens at Spennato’s Ristorante & Pizzeria in...

Domestic violence, Vezber Drive: On Aug. 29, police were dispatched to a Vezber Drive address regarding a domestic violence call. An arriving officer located a man, who appeared physically and emotional distraught. The husband said they had been at dinner, having a couple of drinks, when an argument ensued about...

Concert-goers in a rented SUV led troopers on a 20-minute chase.

In a stalemate over a new police union contract, is also at loggerheads with the firefighters’ union in its contract negotiation. The Akron Fire Fighters Association announced on Tuesday that its members rejected a report from a mediator tasked with finding a compromise between the union and the City of Akron during...

INSIDE AKRON: Akron Documenters are fanning out across the city’s 24 neighborhoods to elevate places, faces, voices and vibes — as shared by the people who live there. Expect a new profile every day through October. Nestled just east of Summit Lake and south of downtown, South Akron...