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A Mantua family lost $22,000 after a phone call they thought was their bank
A family from Mantua got a shocking surprise after they thought they were talking to their bank. Turns out, it was a sophisticated scam that ended up taking thousands from their accounts.
Pair punch woman walking in Beachwood Place mall
BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- A woman, 18, said she was punched in the face by two women at Beachwood Place mall after being told that a female suspect in a group of five wanted to fight her. At 6:55 p.m. April 26, Beachwood police dispatch notified officers that a woman had...
Solon job fair boasts almost 500 available positions
SOLON, Ohio (WOIO) - The city of Solon and the Solon Chamber of Commerce are hosting a job fair Thursday to help local businesses fill staffing needs and provide residents with work opportunities. The fair starts at 12 p.m. at the Solon Community Center, officials say, and goes until 4...
2 Twinsburg officers who raised corruption allegations fired, accused of misconduct
The two Twinsburg police officers previously filed a mandamus request for public records along with a third officer. They claimed the city withheld public records that could prove patterns of corruption in the police department. Two Twinsburg police officers were fired Tuesday after the city alleged they violated department policies...
Plea deal ends 2nd trial in 2017 Ravenna shooting deaths
More than a week after the start of an Akron man's second trial in the 2017 shooting deaths of two men at a Ravenna apartment, the defendant accepted a plea deal. Javon Thomas, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter, a single count of assault and a three-year firearm specification in the deaths of Brian Brack, 24, of Canton, and Austin Tiller, 20, of Cuyahoga Falls, according to Thomas' attorney Job Perry.
Two dead, one a Mansfield woman, after five-vehicle crash on I-71 Wednesday night
BELLVILLE – The Mansfield post of the Highway Patrol is investigating a five-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Wednesday at 10:49 p.m. on Interstate 71 near in Perry Township. in Richland County, killing two people, including a Mansfield woman and a Fairlawn man in two separate vehicles. Shawna E. Smith, 60, of Mansfield, the...
City officials take Hudson Clocktower out of service
HUDSON, Ohio (WOIO) - The city’s landmark clocktower is currently out of service. The symbol of the Hudson community was built in 1912 and recently city officials discovered an issue with the clocktower gears. In order to prevent further damage, officials stopped the clock. A clock contractor is scheduled...
Man sentenced on charges connected to deadly 2023 motorcycle crash on I-77
CLEVELAND — 46-year-old Sean Lowry of Brecksville was sentenced to serve between seven to 10.5 years in prison on charges connected to a deadly crash in which a motorcyclist was killed on I-77 last summer. Lowry’s sentence, which Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Hollie Gallagher announced Wednesday, comes more...
4 dead in Ohio: Remembering the May 4 shootings at Kent State University 54 years later
KENT, Ohio — May 4, 1970. It’s a date forever cemented in Kent State University history as four students were killed and nine others hurt when the Ohio National Guard opened fire amid an anti-war protest on campus. Those killed: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William...
Only minor injuries reported in crash that closed State Route 43 in Streetsboro Wednesday
Only minor injuries were reported following a two-vehicle crash on State Route 43 in Streetsboro early Wednesday afternoon. Streetsboro Police Lt. Rich Polivka said the crash happened when a southbound 2005 Toyota Corona went through a red light at the Ethan Avenue/Centre Drive intersection and was struck by an eastbound box truck coming off of Ethan. ...
The strange tale of how a Star Wars X-wing Fighter landed outside a Kent restaurant
There was never supposed to be an X-wing Fighter from Star Wars parked out front. Nor was there ever supposed to be a castle complete with a catapult protruding from the roof. And a bus was supposed to be parked in parking lot − not smack dab in the middle of the restaurant.
Professor speaks on Kent State shooting anniversary amid student protests
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — As encampments cover university lawns across the country, many protest sites are erupting as campus officials call in police. This Saturday is the 54th anniversary of Kent State University’s mass shooting where Ohio National Guard members killed four unarmed college students and wounded nine others protesting the Vietnam War. 2 NEWS […]
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