Category Archives: Local News

A 40 year old man led Massillon Police on a chase through Massillon and Perry Township on Tuesday afternoon, rear-ended a motorist on Jackson Avenue NW, fled and later was arrested, according to the O...

The City of Akron is notifying motorists of a temporary road closure after a partial sewer manhole collapse. City officials say, Kling Street will be closed to all through traffic between Rankin Stree...

The Page Road bridge that spans the Ohio Turnpike in Streetsboro is scheduled to close for 4 months starting March 2nd. Detours will be posted, but now might be a good time to think about how you want...

The Akron Zoo is planning its largest expansion in 73 years. Plans are to add another 16 or so acres to its pride of Africa are that opened back in 2019. The new area will feature some new animals to ...

An Akron man has been found guilty of his 10th drunk driving offense in Ohio for an incident that occurred in 2024. 59 year old Johnny Deloach will be sentenced on March 30th. Summit County Prosecutor...

A 41 year old Plain Township man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for stealing thousands in equipment from the Cleveland VA Medical Center where he worked as a logistics employee. The U....

One man was killed in a Sunday evening fire that damaged a home, a building, and displaced 10 residents. The Canton Fire Department responded around 9:30pm to a house fire in the 1000 block of 5th Str...

One of the 9 DTW Akron gang members arrested last week has been charged with a 2025 homicide. Detectives identified 24 year old Ronald Jones aka "Ron Don" as the suspect in a shooting that occurred on...

A man and a woman were sentenced Friday to 8 to 12 years in prison for allowing a 3 year old boy to starve to death while in the care in Canton. Jamie Thompson and Demetres Givens pleaded guilty to in...

One person was hospitalized, and a dog was rescued after a fire broke out at a home in the 1300 block of Neptune Avenue in the Firestone Park area. The fire broke out right around noon on Thursday. on...