A house was flattened by an explosion in a Barberton neighborhood Tuesday evening. It happened on the 1000 block of Belleview Avenue around 6:30 pm. Fire crews say no one was hurt. No one was inside the home at the time of the explosion. The cause of the fire and the explosion are unknown at…
Kid found sleeping on school bus
The Coventry Local School District is investigating after a student was found sleeping on a school bus when it finished the morning route and returned to the transportation facility. The bus driver has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the district’s investigation.
Akron officials investigate oil spill
Akron fire crews and the Environmental Protection Agency continue their investigation into an oil spill on the city’s Little Cuyahoga River. Right now, crews still don’t know where the oil came from and the amount of oil that was found in the river. It was first reported to Akron Fire over the weekend after an…
In a couple of weeks the NFL is going to pick up again and things are going to get crazy. And of course, the Browns will be right in the middle of it. Free agency is just around the corner and then not far after the NFL Draft. They are dealing with the Myles Garrett…
Barberton man sentenced for killing grandfather
A local man will spend at least 15 years in prison for stabbing a grandfather. 23 year old Brandon Churchill, was sentenced to life inn prison for the 2019 murder of 64 year old Mark Miller, in Barberton. Prosecutors say Miller was babysitting his granddaughter when he found Churchill hiding in the basement of the…
Akron police search for theft suspects
Akron police are asking for the public’s help in identifying 2 felony theft suspects who used a stolen credit card at an Apple Store. According to police, on February 12th, the victim’s wallet was stolen from a restaurant in the Merriman Valley. The suspects a man and a woman, captured on security camera, used the…
Ohio ban would ban quota on traffic tickets
An Ohio bill being proposed would end police ticket and arrest quotas. State lawmakers in Columbus plan to reintroduce legislation today that would prohibit ticketing and arrest quotas for law enforcement officers in Ohio. A similar proposal in 2024 failed to make it out of committee before the legislative session ended. The legislation would ban…
Akron shooting
Just before 5pm Sunday, officers responded to a shooting in the 300 block of Bender Avenue. On scene, they found a 24 year old victim had already been transported to the hospital. He suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. According to witnesses, the victim was involved in a verbal dispute with the suspect, a…
$3K worth of trading cards stolen
Brimfield Police are looking for a suspect they say stole over $3,000 worth of trading cards. It happened this past Friday around 12:30pm as the unidentified suspect stole the cards from the Meijer store on Tallmadge Road. Brimfield Police have posted some photos and ask you to take a look at the photos and if…
Fatal crash
The Medina Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on I-76 in the Village of Seville, in Medina County. According to a press release here to WNIR, a Jeep SUV driven by 57 year old Paul Kinczel, of Richmond Heights was driving west on I-76 Sunday when the vehicle…