The Ohio Turnpike is warning drivers they will never send text messages requesting payment for unpaid tolls. The warning comes as many continue receiving texts claiming they have an unpaid bill on their account and they’ll have to pay late fees if they don’t pay up. The turnpike says they will send up to 3…
House explosion in Magic City
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…
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…
Body found
The body of an elderly man was found in Springfield Lake in the Village of Lakemore. Lakemore Police and Fire were called to the 2300 block of Lakeside Drive for reports of a body found in the water around 4:30pm. A local dive team was also called to help with the search. The man’s name…
APS-Hyre CLC Firearm Incident
An investigation is underway at Akron Public Schools after a temporary staff member allegedly brought a gun to school. It happened at Hyre Community Learning Center, a middle school. District leaders say no one was hurt and the staff member was immediately escorted off school grounds. APS is now working with Akron Police and conducting…
Akron mayor makes statement on officer-involved shooting
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik released a statement following the officer-involved shooting on Monday. He said body camera footage of the incident will be released in the coming week, as required by city charter. Per established process for deadly force incidents, the Ohio bureau of Criminal Investigation will conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and…
1 dead following Akron police involved shooting
An investigation is underway after Akron officers shot and killed a man Monday morning after they were called to the scene for a stolen vehicle. The suspect fired shots at officers and jumped out of the stolen vehicle after a crash near Kenmore Blvd and Lakeshore Blvd. Akron officers returned fire and shot the suspect,…
Flu on the rise!
Ohio officials do have concerns about the rising number of flu cases here in our state. Doctors say this year’s strain of influenza is especially strong, and it’s not the only virus out there. There are more cases of RSV in adults and COVID is spiking as well. The biggest problem is that fewer people…