Akron OH

Akron Public Schools has released the building and classroom layout plans for the new North Community Learning Center that will partially replace the existing North High School . The plans, designed by architects from Hasenstab Architects and Moody Nolan, give a general idea of how the buildings, athletic field and...

MASSILLON, Ohio (WOIO) - Massillon Police arrested a 40-year-old man after he fled from detectives on Tuesday. According to a report from the Massillon Police Department, around 3 p.m., detectives tried to serve a felony arrest warrant to 40-year-old Nelson White at his home on Elmford Avenue. When an officer...

BARBERTON — At a special meeting Feb. 19, the Barberton City Schools Board of Education approved legislation that is anticipated to result in the district being declared by the state to be in fiscal emergency. The resolution, required by law to be submitted to the Ohio Department of Education...

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WOIO) - The Stark County man accused of grabbing and firing a New Philadelphia officer’s gun during an arrest, has a bond hearing in Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas Thursday. Earlier this month, Dyllan Riter was indicted on the charges of attempted murder, felonious assault,...

There is a small restaurant in Ohio that has quietly built a loyal following, not through flashy marketing, but through honest, hearty Polish cooking that feels like a warm hug on a plate. The kind of place where the polka music is playing softly, the staff actually knows what they...

Two years. Email after email. And one vacant house that was set afire, vandalized and the cause of mounting frustration for nearby residents in Kenmore. Brent Wood, a former Kenmore resident, did everything he could think of, including emailing Akron Mayor Shammas Malik — and the white frame house at 1139 Kenmore...

AKRON, Ohio — Leaders at Akron Public Schools say reducing positions will be one of the largest components of their plan to close an $11 million budget gap and avoid deeper financial challenges in the coming years. Earlier this week, APS Superintendent Mary Outley told school board members the...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Many longtime residents are curious to see what the Canton Parks and Recreation Department has done with the old Timken Gatehouse in Stadium Park. A dedication event is being planned for late April or May. Parks Director Doug Foltz says the gatehouse...

(This story has been updated to add new information.) PERRY TWP. − A driver led Massillon police on a chase through Perry Township and Jackson Township on the afternoon of Feb. 24 and rear-ended a motorist on Jackson Avenue NW and 12th Street NW. The fleeing suspect was later arrested, according to Massillon Police,...

A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly beat a Pennsylvania woman to death at a hotel in Ohio earlier this year.