Portage County, OH

A man called 911 to say his neighbor was pointing a gun at him in his garage. What happened next in the fatal officer-involved shooting of Cora Baughman in Windham Township on Sunday remains a mystery. ...

An intersection in Portage County deemed dangerous by the Ohio Department of Transportation is closed for the next two months as crews install a round-about at State Route 82 and Chamberlain Road in Portage County.

A campus Jewish organization and the Portage County NAACP are condemning the painting of a swastika that was discovered this week on the Kent State University campus. Kent State spokesman Eric Mansfield said Wednesday that the symbol was painted on pavement on front campus, but he would not say where. The symbol has...

EDINBURG TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - A traffic stop led deputies to find a loaded gun illegally possessed by a Youngstown man on active patrol for attempted murder, aggravated robbery, and aggravated burglary, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The traffic stop was conducted on I-76 in Edinburg Township for...

"Absolutely cannot fathom it, it's just mind blowing, no words," said a distressed neighbor, who asked that she not be identified.

PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Ravenna man was arrested after being indicted by a federal Grand Jury for possessing firearms as a felon who was also previously convicted of domestic violence, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The indictment came from Cleveland on May 11. According to PCSO,...

It likely will take hundreds of hours of work to complete a state investigation into the shooting death that involved the Portage County Sheriff's Office on Saturday morning in Windham Township. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation's crime scene and special investigations units are investigating the fatal shooting that apparently...

Motorists traveling through the Route 43 and Howe Road intersection in Brimfield may be safer because of four-way traffic signals installed there several years ago. More: A look at dangerous roads, intersections in Portage County ...

The Kent United Church of Christ will host a Celebration of Racial Justice on Sunday, and will dedicate the Portage County NAACP office housed at the church. The Rev. Dr. Velda Love, minister for racial justice at the United Church of Christ, and the Rev. Michael Howard, minister of Faith in Action at the UCC's Living Water Association, will minister during the church's 10 a.m. service. A dedication of the NAACP office will follow at 11 a.m.

 Four of Portage County's 12 softball teams are headed to the district stage. Two are in Division II (Aurora and Field) while one apiece is in Division III (Rootstown) and Division IV (Mogadore). ...

State authorities are investigating a fatal shooting involving a Portage County Sheriff's Office deputy and a person involved in a neighbor dispute in Windham Township Saturday morning.

The U.S. reported over 562,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 15, bringing the total count to more than 81.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 991,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

The baseball postseason begins Monday. Portage County fans will surely want to pay attention to the Division III Struthers District, where five of the county's 12 teams will play this postseason. The local fun starts early with an old Portage County League and Portage Trail Conference battle between Southeast and...

PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) launched an investigation after a Portage County Deputy shot and killed one person, according to Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski. The shooting happened at around 9:30 a.m. on May 14 in the 8000 block of Werger Road in...

Ham radio operators from the Portage County Amateur Radio Service will participate in a national amateur radio exercise for a full 24 hours from 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25 until 2 p.m. Sunday, June 26 at the Freedom Township Community Park, corner of Route 700 and Streeter Road. The event...