Category Archives: Local News
Ohio Turnpike after unpaid tolls
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is advancing its mission to collect unpaid tolls from rogue commercial trucking companies. In a press release, the commission said 315 trucking companie...
John Maczko Apr 24, 2026
Canton man dies following shooting
A 51 year old Canton man, who was shot at his apartment this past weekend, has died. Canton Police, in an update on Wednesday, said Richard Staats was taken off life support Tuesday afternoon and died...
John Maczko Apr 23, 2026
Metal detectors in schools
Parents are calling for safety changes after a student fatally shot herself inside Valley Forget High School's cafeteria earlier this week. A petition calling for metal detectors in every Parma City S...
John Maczko Apr 23, 2026
Drug bust
A 27 year old Stark County man will spend several years behind bars after cocaine was found inside his vehicle during a traffic stop last year in Portage County. Judge Laurie Pittman sentenced Michael...
John Maczko Apr 22, 2026
3 injured in boat crash
3 people were taken to the hospital after a boat crash on Lake Erie near Kelleys Island on Monday. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, officers responded to a report of a collision ...
John Maczko Apr 22, 2026
Bobcat sightings
Bobcats have been sighted in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Bobcat populations are expanding northward from a core population in southern Ohio. National park officials say there have also been sig...
John Maczko Apr 22, 2026
Akron Children's Hospital receives major gift
Akron Children's Hospital has received a huge gift, a $50 million donation, the largest in their history, from philanthropist, entrepreneur, and child health advocate Tom Golisano. Akron Children's Ho...
John Maczko Apr 21, 2026
Shooting in Canton
Canton Police are investigating a shooting that left a 51 year old man in critical condition. According to police, the shooting happened Sunday morning around 4:30am in the 3000 block of Tuscarawas St...
John Maczko Apr 21, 2026
Student dies in school cafeteria
A student has died after she shot herself in the cafeteria of Valley Forge High School Monday afternoon. Law enforcement rushed to the school around 2:10pm. An 18 year old female student was taken to ...
John Maczko Apr 21, 2026
9 year old boy fatally struck by car
There will be counselors and therapists available at Green Elementary School to support students and staff after the death of a 9 year old boy who was hit and killed by a car on Friday. The Summit Cou...
John Maczko Apr 20, 2026
