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An Alliance-based corporation has purchased two restaurant properties in the city for $1.75 million, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor's Office. Alliance Ventures Inc. bought 2105 W State St., which houses Don Pancho's Tex-Mex Cafe, and 2109 W State St., which houses Rey's...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — U.S. Marshals, Akron Police Department and other law enforcement agencies said they spent 30 days combating gun violence and disrupting gang activity in Ohio, resulting in more than 130 arrests. “Operation Triple Beam Task Force members focused on taking violent fugitives, and gang members off...

A Streetsboro man will spend at least two decades in prison for raping a now 9-year-old girl. Judge Becky Doherty sentenced David A. Owens, 34, to 20 years to life during a sentencing hearing in Portage County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday. The prosecution had previously recommended this sentence,...

This week in Goodyear, Arizona, there were several incidents that raised concerns for public safety. These incidents included a fatal shooting at a gas station, a violent collision involving a car and a fence railing, and an alleged road rage shooting resulting in a man's death. Additionally, a Goodyear man was wanted in connection with a murder case in Ohio. These incidents highlight the need for increased vigilance and safety measures in the community.

Sometimes a lot has to go right to save a life. That's what happened against some odds when a teenage boy suffered a severe allergic reaction while traveling with his family on the Ohio Turnpike in eastern Portage County nearly five months ago. An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper responded first to the July...

The school board also address criticism and how it arrived at the $950 figure. Parents expressed relief at the change. HARTVILLE ‒ Parents and student athletes at Lake Local Schools expressed gratitude after the school board agreed to rescind the $950 sports activity fee it implemented last month. The...

Three men were sentenced to decades in prison for their involvement in the death of a pregnant woman caught in a gunfight in Akron. A hit and run driver injured a woman who had fallen in the road in Cuyahoga Falls. A Lakemore police officer was commended for his response to a house fire. Police reports included charges for drug paraphernalia possession and driving offenses. DNA testing identified a man as the perpetrator of a rape that occurred 40 years ago. An Akron man was killed in a crash caused by a stolen delivery van during a police chase on I-90.

A city police officer during a Tuesday pursuit shot and killed a 24-year-old man he believed was carrying a firearm. It was later found to be a pellet gun.

The Mahoning County Grand Jury has found enough evidence to charge a Smith Township man with aggravated murder, murder, aggravated burglary, and violating a protection order. The five-count indictment was handed up Thursday in the case of 31-year-old Nicholas Cunningham, who has been in the Mahoning County jail since his arrest on November 11.

The first day of legalized recreational marijuana in Ohio was a downer for Giovanni Romani, an Akron resident who showed up Thursday morning at the Botanist in Akron. Romani arrived at the medical marijuana dispensary to celebrate but was sad to learn from a reporter before he entered the facility that recreational sales...

Whether you're thinking about adopting a pet or simply delight in watching cute animals, you'd find a plethora of endearing pets awaiting adoption at animal shelters across and close to ravenna..

Stanton Middle School in Kent was closed Friday due to an unusually large number of teachers out sick. Kent School Superintendent Tom Larkin said the move was made as a precaution and he anticipates classes will resume Monday. "There's been a lot of illness going around society and Stanton particularly has been hit hard,"...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single car crash that killed one person Thursday night. Troopers say the crash happened just after 10:30 p.m. on West Nimisila Road in New Franklin Township. A Dodge truck traveled off the right side of the road...

ALLIANCE – The concert was a fundraiser with a then little-known performer as a 'throw-in' act. On Aug. 15, 2006, a country music show at Alliance High School’s auditorium was intended to raise money for the 2006 Greater Alliance Carnation Festival. The show, featuring up-and-coming performer Jack Ingram,...

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• An Akron man, Curtis Birchall, 70, was killed when a stolen delivery van crashed into his car on Interstate 90 after a high-speed police chase. The van was driven by Jalen Jackson, 23, of Cleveland, who was driving the wrong way on the highway.

Akron woman, 28, pleads not guilty to murder charge alleging she killed Canton man, 67. Chabrijuana J. Glenn is accused of killing Douglas G. Adkins. CANTON ‒ A 28-year-old Akron woman has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge tied to the shooting death of a man who was found seriously injured Dec. 1.

• Akron City Council has approved an $85,000 contract to establish a mobile behavioral health crisis response service, the Summit County Outreach Team (SCOUT), which will start operating in early 2024.

A 16-year-old boy remains in critical condition after he was shot by a 17-year-old Thursday night near Springfield Lake in Summit County, police said.