Tense moments last night at Akron’s City Council meeting. Council members are now calling out Akron Mayor Shammas Malik for canceling this past weekend’s Juneteenth events. That cancelation came after recent violence at festivals across the area. The city says it was out of an abundance of caution, but council members say they were left…
Man charged in connection to March shooting
A 76 year old Summit County man has been arrested in connection with an Akron shooting that left a man dead in March. Harry Wilkinson was arrested and charged with reckless homicide. He is accused of killing 43 year old Bryan McNeil in the early hours of March 13th. McNeil was found near a shed…
Fatal crash
The Canton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that occurred Friday night around 9pm in Perry Township in Stark County. A vehicle was heading westbound on US 30 when the driver traveled off the right side of the road, over corrected, and continued off the left side…
Highway Patrol warns drivers
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is warning drivers about the 100 deadliest days of summer. Troopers are urging caution on the roads from now until Labor Day Weekend. Last year from Memorial Day until Labor Day weekend, roadways saw 67,000 crashes. Troopers say they will be out in full force over the next several weeks…
Tornado Record
Ohio has already tied its record for the most tornadoes in a year that was set in 1992. Last Wednesday nights storms brought 4 tornadoes across central Ohio, raising the total number this year to 62. Three of the five most active years for tornadoes have happened since 2019. 60 touched down last year while…
Shooting victim identified
Concerning the shooting that occurred this past Saturday afternoon around 330pm near Raymond Street and W. Bartges Street in Akron, the victim has been identified as 20 year old Antwan James Edwards, from Akron. The autopsy has been completed and the cause of death was a gunshot would to the torso. Manner of death is…
Initiative to prevent work zone crashes
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is dedicating more resources to construction and work zones to prevent crashes and increase safety for workers. OSHP will use more troopers, motorcycle units, and aviation units to monitor speed, impaired, distracted, and reckless driving in 10 work zones. Included in the zones are Interstate 90 in Cuyahoga County and…
Red Cross donations needed
The American Red Cross needs blood and platelet donors. According to a press release, 20 thousand fewer donations were collected last month than what is needed to maintain the Red Cross national blood supply. The travel season along with the severe weather is a contributing factor to the lack of blood donations. The United States…
Police oversight in Canton
The Stark County NAACP and the Greater Stark County Urban League are working together to establish an independent commission that would provide oversight of the Canton Police Department. This follows 2 recent controversies involving Canton Police. The April case of Frank Tyson, who died while being arrested after telling officers he couldn’t breathe and last…
3 year old dies in parking lot stabbing
Police say a 3 year old boy stabbed by a woman in a grocery store parking lot in North Olmsted has died in what they believe was a random attack. Police say the boy and his mother were going back to their vehicle after shopping at the grocery store in the 27000 block of Lorain…