Category Archives: Local News

A jury in the trial of a 21 year old Akron man accused of killing a 1 year old baby, found him not guilty of murder. Ian Belcher was found guilty of a first degree misdemeanor charge of child endanger...

The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced 2 closures for culvert replacements on southern Portage County roads beginning Monday and lasting through the entire week. The Closures include: U.S...

A pregnant Akron woman who was shot this past weekend is still recovering in the hospital, however, we've learned, the unborn baby did not survive. Akron police are still searching for the suspect in ...

A 16 year old boy was walking east in the 200 block of Opportunity Parkway just before noon Thursday when a man dressed in all black exited an SUV and started shooting at him. The victim then returned...

A man was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries following a crash on Tallmadge Circle. Officials say it happened around 1:30am Monday, as the driver reportedly lost control of his vehicle be...

Akron community groups are calling for peace, healing, and an end to violence, and have planned what they call a 'ceasefire weekend" over the Labor Day holiday. Organization leaders said the weekend o...

No one won last night's 650 million dollar Powerball Jackpot. The largest jackpot in over a year grows to 700 million for Saturday night's drawing. Tickets are $2. You can't win if you don't play. The...

Week one of the high school football season is upon us and already there is a cancellation. Norton City Schools announced that it's game Friday against Northwest, was canceled because of illness affec...

The Stark County Sheriff's office said a missing 17 year old girl from Canton has been found safe. Deputies say they received a call around 9pm last night that Felicity King left home on Pinetree Aven...

An 80 year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash at State Route 5 and Sandy Lake Road in Rootstown .