Category Archives: Local News
Akron fire displaces multiple families
A fire in Akron left multiple families without homes Saturday night. According to a release from the Akron Fire Department, fire crews responded to 814 Ina Court around 8pm. Fire could be seen from th...
John Maczko Mar 30, 2026
Ravenna Township couple identified
The Ravenna Township couple found dead in their home earlier this week has been identified as 78 year old Connie Edens and 70 year old Donald Edens, both suffered gunshot wounds to the head. In a news...
John Maczko Mar 28, 2026
Child killed, 5 others injured in fire
A 23 month old girl was killed and 5 others injured, including 2 Stark County Sheriff's deputies, in a house fire Tuesday night. The child, Havannah Collins-Cody, was taken to the hospital where she w...
John Maczko Mar 27, 2026
Bus driver charged
The bus driver who was fired after a first grader was left on the bus is now facing a misdemeanor charge. Copley police say the driver is being charged with endangering children. The incident occurred...
John Maczko Mar 27, 2026
Shooting deaths of elderly couple
An investigation is underway into the shooting deaths of a married Portage County couple in their 70's. It happened yesterday at a Summit Street home in Ravenna Township during the afternoon Wednesday...
John Maczko Mar 26, 2026
Akron man to be sentenced in death
A 43 year old Akron man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in a Ravenna man's drug overdose death in 2024. Gene Arnall Hall pleaded guilty this week to involuntary manslaughter and drug char...
John Maczko Mar 26, 2026
Gas prices up, up, and away
Gas prices are inching closer to $4 a gallon. Overnight, the average price of regular gas in the U.S. rose to $3.97, according to AAA, more than a dollar higher than when the war began a month ago. Th...
John Maczko Mar 26, 2026
Kid left on bus, driver fired
After a child was left on a local school bus earlier this month, the bus driver was fired, according to the school district. In a letter to school families, Copley-Fairlawn Schools Superintendent Aime...
John Maczko Mar 25, 2026
West Streetsboro Road work to start
Starting Monday, March 30, construction will begin on safety improvements along West Streetsboro Road between Boston Mills Road and Atterbury Blvd. The projects included updated paving striping, new s...
John Maczko Mar 25, 2026
Man dies after motorcycle crash
The Ohio State highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash that left a New Philadelphia man dead. According to a news release, 63 year old Jack Linberry was riding a Harley-Davidson southbound ...
John Maczko Mar 25, 2026