The main entrance at Goodyear Heights Metro Park on Newton Street, will be closed from now through September 30th. The closure is necessary to resurface the parking lot and replace curbs due to age and deterioration. Because of the closure, Goodyear Heights Lodge will also be closed. The park’s restrooms, picnic areas, trails, and fields…
Fatal mower accident
The Stark County Sheriff’s Office says a 68 year old man has died after his riding mower flipped into a creek. According to a press release, the victim was riding his mower along a creek in Washington Township, near Beech Street, when the ground gave way and the mower flipped into the water, trapping him…
UPDATE: 3rd grader brings loaded gun to school
An update from Jackson Township Police Department in the investigation on how a 3rd grader brought a loaded gun to school. Police say the boy took the weapon from his grandparent’s home before heading to school on May 16th. The boy lived with his father, who officials say is fully cooperating with the investigation. The…
3 Goodyear Blimps to fly over Akron
if you’re in Akron this week, you may want to look up. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Goodyear Blimp, the Akron-based tire company is flying 3 of its 4 iconic airships over the city on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Goodyear says, Wingfoot One, Wingfoot Two, and Wingfoot 3 will celebrate the anniversary…
Shooting at grad party
The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a likely murder-suicide before a graduation party on Sunday. It happened in the 2000 block of Gordon Road in Dover Township around 1:30pm. A 911 caller said people were getting ready for a graduation party at the home when gunshots were heard. Police believe a man in the…
As we get closer and closer to the halfway point of the Major League Baseball season, it seems to be time to face facts that the Guardians will be no more than a mediocre team this season. this team does not have the look of a team on its way back to the ALCS. They…
Man accused of shooting 2 officers on the run
The search continues for a man accused of shooting 2 police officers in Central Ohio. Police are searching for 21 year old Daveonte Dixon. Police say Dixon was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over Wednesday night around 645pm in Mifflin Township. during the traffic stop, investigators say Dixon tried to run away.…
Man struck, dragged in hit-and-run
Akron police are investigating after a 50 year old man was struck in a hit-and-run that occurred Sunday just before 4pm. Officers were dispatched to Circle K in the 400 block of W. Market Street for a hit-and-run incident. On scene, police discovered the man had been hit by a vehicle and then run over.…
Akron School Board approves contract
The Akron Public Schools board voted in its new superintendent for the next 3 years. The board, by a 5 to 1 vote, approved a contract for Mary Outley, a Buchtel High School Alum. She will now lose her interim label. Outley will make $240,000 a year. She takes over for Dr. Michael Robinson, who…
17 year old shot in Akron
A 17 year old was shot Saturday afternoon near the I-Promise School in Akron. According to a release from the Akron Police Department, it happened around 3:30pm. The teenage victim was transported to the hospital. Officers recovered nearly 2 dozen shell casings from the scene.