Category Archives: Local News

All events at Derby Downs on Friday, have been canceled due to poor air quality. According to a news release, the All-American Soap Box Derby events for race day on Saturday are still scheduled to tak...

Federal health officials say the outbreak of infections linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from select Taco Bell locations across 5 states, including here in Ohio. More than 1,600 cases are linked to ...

A 19 year old man died after being shot in Akron Tuesday evening, and police say a 27 year old man is in custody. Police responded to the crime scene just before 10pm in the 600 block of Callis Oval, ...

A heat advisory yesterday didn't stop the racers at Derby Downs. The derby held the challenges yesterday, in Masters, Super Stock, and Stock Divisions, featuring some of the best young racers from as ...

Deputies from the Medina County Sheriff's Office responded to a 2 vehicle crash fatal crash that occurred Monday morning. According to the sheriff's office, the crash was reported around 7;30am on U.S...

The Akron Zoo is hosting its Christmas in July event July 24th through 26th 6pm to 9pm, featuring Santa, The Grinch, inflatables, mini golf, and water activities. Santa and the Grinch will be availabl...

The body of a missing 6 year old boy was pulled from Lake Erie Sunday afternoon. Crews first responded to the East 55th Street Marina around 8:45pm Saturday where a child was reported to be in the wat...

No injuries were reported after a small plane ran off a runway and crashed at the Kent State University Airport in Stow yesterday afternoon. According to a release from the Ohio state Highway Patrol, ...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred around 8:30pm last ight on Battlesburg Road west of Maplehurst Avenue in East Sparta, in Stark County. The patrol ...

The threat of the West Nile virus has arrived in Akron. Surveillance testing on mosquitos in Summit County, one of the 5 Ohio counties where there have been positive results for West Nile. The other 4...