Category Archives: Local News

Shepard's House of Portage County will be opening its doors to people who need shelter from the extreme heat. The service is free. The cooling center will be open from 8am to 8pm today, Wednesday, Thu...

Temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 90's later this week, so the City of Akron will open a cooling center, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Akron Mayor Shammas Malik announced the city will exte...

4 people have been indicted that occurred recently at a Portage County wine bar. 3 Stark County residents and a Tuscarawas County man face felony charges in which the co-owner of the Cove W Winery was...

Alliance police are investigating after a missing man's truck was pulled from the Deer Creek Reservoir Saturday morning, with a body inside. Police say, the truck, belonging to Nathaniel Hang, was dis...

Starting today, the Ohio Department of Transportation is preparing to close a ramp into downtown Cleveland, a major disruption for the rest of the summer and into the Fall. The eastbound exit to E. 9t...

A Twinsburg Township home exploded, prompting shelter in place orders and damaging an entire cul-de-sac and completely destroyed 3 homes and left 20 more damaged. No one was home in the Hiram Lane hou...

Second half 2025 real estate tax bills are being mailed this week. bills are being mailed later than in previous years due to recent changes required under Ohio law. However, property taxes will remai...

Conserve Ohio, a grassroots organization attempting to collect enough signatures for an amendment to ban data centers in Ohio, fell short of its goal. Ohio has more than 200 data centers, most in the ...

A 3 year old child was taken to the hospital after Wadsworth Police say the child was struck by a vehicle during the city's Blue Tip Festival Parade Tuesday evening. Officials say the collision occurr...

Two 15 year old boys and one 16 year old boy have been arrested in connection to the murder of Akron native 20 year old Benjamin Hutchinson. According to a release, Barberton police responded to a cra...