Category Archives: Local News

Summit County residents should be aware of a scam involving a demand for money to avoid arrest. Scammers are utilizing fake arrest warrants bearing Court and Law Enforcement Officials names to pressur...

The family of Jazmir Tucker, the 15 year old who was shot and killed last Thanksgiving by an officer with the Akron Police Department say that they have field a lawsuit against the city, Mayor Shammas...

The man who was struck and killed last Friday by a train in Ravenna has been identified as 63 year old James Glendenning, of Kent. Police say he was walking on tracks between South Chestnut and Diamon...

Akron police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect in connection with the shooting of a 17 year old last Friday. Police say the shooting occurred at the intersection of Yeager Way and...

The Northern Ohio Violent Task Force is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Melvin Howell. Howell is wanted by the Youngstown Police Department at the United States Mar...

Community support continues this morning for residents who were displaced following an explosion at a senior facility in Austintown Township, near Youngstown. The blast happened over the weekend at th...

Local law enforcement is planning sobriety checkpoints on Thanksgiving Eve. The night before Thanksgiving is known as one of the busiest bar nights, and has become somewhat of a holiday on its own wit...

The Summit County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances in connection with the death of a 32 year old man, whose body was found yesterday in the City of Green. The sheriff's office recei...

In stark County, an elderly couple was found dead in a possible murder-suicide, according to the Stark County sheriff. Deputies responded to a home in the 2800 block of Sharonwood Avenue NW in Plain T...

The county's fire Safe Haven Baby Box was dedicated in Stow. A Safe Haven Baby Box is a device installed at some fire stations and hospitals where a parent can surrender a newborn baby. No questions a...