Category Archives: Local News
Columbus Day
Today is Columbus Day, a federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus.......also known as Indeginous People's Day, a celebration of Native Americans. In Ohio, all federal and state offices, banks ...
John Maczko Oct 13, 2025
Crackdowns on vape and hemp
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed an executive order banning the sale of "intoxicating hemp" products like Delta-8 and Delta-9, citing risks to children. The order takes effect Oct. 14, allowing au...
John Maczko Oct 10, 2025
Former Kent Officer killed in war
A former Kent police officer, 25-year-old Max Arnett, was killed in combat while fighting to defend Ukraine. Kent police say Arnett was deeply moved by the war and left in March to help Ukrainian sold...
John Maczko Oct 10, 2025
Wrong way driver arrested
A Stow man has been arrested after driving the wrong way on I-480 near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers said they received reports of a driver, later identif...
John Maczko Oct 10, 2025
Local teacher charged
A local teacher is off the job, arrested in a recent sting. 55 year old Michael Ford of Cleveland Heights pleaded not guilty to engaging in prostitution. H was a science teacher at Western Reserve Aca...
John Maczko Oct 09, 2025
Ellet dispensary
Akron City Council approved plans for a marijuana dispensary on East Waterloo Road in Ellet. Council granted the company, Supergood, which opened a dispensary in Ravenna 2 years ago, a conditional use...
John Maczko Oct 09, 2025
Victim identified in shooting
The victim has been identified in Sunday's shooting in Akron's Highland Square neighborhood. According to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office, the victim was 25 year old Timothy Hutchinson of ...
John Maczko Oct 08, 2025
2 teen girls arrested in stolen car
Cleveland police arrested two juveniles Friday night after they were found in possession of a stolen vehicle during a special operation targeting car break-ins and stolen vehicles in the city's Second...
John Maczko Oct 08, 2025
Car crashes into firetruck
A car rammed into an Akron fire truck that was responding to another crash on Monday on Interstate 76. Akron Fire Engine 2 was on scene helping a medical unit for a prior crash when a driver struck th...
John Maczko Oct 08, 2025
Home invasion injures elderly woman
The search is on for a suspect after an 86 year old woman was injured in a home invasion. It happened earlier this week on Overlook Drive in Springfield Township. Police say a man broke in through an ...
John Maczko Oct 03, 2025