Summit County, OH

GREEN, Ohio (WJW) — Surveillance cameras were rolling as two brazen shoplifters went on a major shopping spree at a local store.  The two women initially posed as legitimate shoppers at the Acme store on Massillon Road in Green, but were caught on camera when they began stuffing bags that they carried into the store with various […]

GREEN, Ohio (WOIO) - Two women are wanted after stealing over $1,000 worth of items from a store in Green, and Summit County Sheriffs are asking for the community’s help to track them down. The incident happened on April 29, when the two women shoplifted from ACME Market location...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 20-year-old man was shot in the stomach while trying to sell his car to a man he met on an online site, said Akron police. According to officers, the shooting happened around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of S. Arlington Street. The...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Summit County Bomb Squad was called after a suspicious package was found at the Akron Fire Department on May 17, according to Capt. David Laughlin of the Akron Police Department and Lt. Sierjie Lash of the Akron Fire Department. The Akron Police Department and Akron...

A brunch to honor recipients of the 2022 Summit County Architectural Heritage Awards will be at noon Sunday, May 22, in the event center at the Trailhead at Cascade Lofts at 21 W. North St. in Akron. A joint project of the Summit County Historical Society and Progress Through Preservation,...

GREEN, Ohio (WOIO) - A man is dead after being thrown from his motorcycle during a crash in Akron, according to Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree. The crash happened around 11:50 p.m. on May 14 near the intersection of South Arlington Road and Moore Road in Green, according to a news release.

A 56-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Green. The man, whose name was not released as of Monday pending an autopsy and notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:11 p.m. Saturday on Arlington Road and Moore Road, near Arlington Ridge Marketplace. The rider was...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Clifton Heights, Pa. man accused of causing a double fatal crash in 2021 pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of failure to comply in Summit County Court of Common Pleas Monday afternoon. <. According to Ohio State Highway...

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AKRON, Ohio — A 56-year-old man died following a late-night motorcycle crash that occurred Saturday night in Green, Ohio. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office and the Summit Metro Crash Response Team arrived at the scene around 11:50 p.m. The crash happened at the intersection of South Arlington Road...

AKRON, Ohio — Residents who want a free COVID-19 vaccination or a booster shot can attend one of Summit County Public Health’s free clinics planned over the coming months. Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccinations will be available at the clinics, the health department said. Second booster shots can be administered four or more months after the first booster.

Summit County Public Health will offer drive-thru clinics for. once a month, in addition to its walk-in clinic and pop-up vaccination clinics throughout the community. COVID-19 vaccinations:Pop-up clinics coming to locations throughout Summit. The drive-thru clinics, which will be held at the agency's West Akron headquarters, are a response to...

On May 12 the Ohio State Department of Agriculture confirmed a horse at a Summit County, Ohio, boarding facility tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA). All 33 other horses at the facility remain under official quarantine while the National Veterinary Services Laboratories performs serial testing. The Equine Disease Communication...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) said a Summit County horse was euthanized after testing positive for an incurable virus. The illness, called equine infectious anemia, is defined by the ODNR as a ”blood-borne infectious viral disease that produces a persistent infection and may potentially be fatal.”

Sat 5/21 @ 11AM-3PM The Humane Society of Summit County is throwing a big party in downtown Akron and you (and your dog) are invited. Bark in the Park at Lock 3 features more than 80 vendors, including food, pet-related vendors and other community businesses, food trucks, a beer garden, raffles and giveaways, live entertainment, a dog agility demo, a police K9 demo, and contests you can enter your own dog in.

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