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Springfield Twp. Police looking for suspect, trying to ID 2 men in gas station robbery
SPRINGFIELD TWP., Ohio (WOIO) - Police are looking for two men and a suspect after money was taken from a gas station register Sunday. Springfield Township Police say they issued a warrant for Alex Michael Williams, 39, from Akron for a theft at Spee-D-Foods, a gas and convenience store, on Gilcrest Road near I-76.
Police report traffic crash with injuries: Medina Police Blotter
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Jordan Ryan Collects Wayne County Speedway Checkers
ORRVILLE, Ohio (April 27, 2024) Rolling from the fifth starting spot Saturday night, Jordan Ryan put it on go at Wayne County Speedway for his first victory of the 2024 season. Quick time in Qualifying to start the night at 14.813-seconds, a show position appearance in his Heat Race put...
Body-cam footage shows police left an Ohio man handcuffed and facedown on a bar floor before he died
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who was handcuffed and left facedown on the floor of a social club last week died in police custody, and the officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave. Police body-camera footage released Wednesday shows a Canton police officer responding to a report of a crash and […]
'This guy should have been removed': Akron officer who shot teen faced past discipline
Akron officers swarmed an SUV that was suspected of having fled from police in the early morning hours of Dec. 18, 2021. “Put your hands up!” an officer told the male passenger. “Put your [expletive] hands up!” ...
Wooster native struggling with possible after-effects of COVID-19 vaccine
For some, controversy over potential consequences of getting the COVID-19 vaccine or COVID itself is a spirited discussion. For others, like Morgan Ritz, who lives in Canton but spent most of her growing up years and beyond in Wooster, it's personal. When Ritz, an ultrasound technician with a vascular specialty,...
'We were in a haze': Akron father reflects on losing son in road rage shooting, mother and now daughter
George Jensen Sr. doesn't want to say he is used to family trauma, but the last year has been a whirlwind for him and his family. The Akron man lost one son in an untimely death that he didn't know about until reading about it on Facebook. Then a few months later, he lost his mother, who had been in hospice.
'A calling from birth.' Meet Evan Hill, the Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year
Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper Evan M. Hill, who serves with the Canton post, was awarded and recognized earlier this year as the 2023 Ohio State Highway Patrol State Trooper of the Year. “I reside in Stark County where I am privileged to serve the same community in which I...
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