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Canton Police officers shot and killed a 41-year-old Canton man Wednesday night after responding to a "disturbance" and being fired upon, according to a news release from the department.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The area’s run of cooler weather looks to end as we could soon see some much-needed rain as well. The National Weather Service’s forecast for this weekend calls for highs around 70 on Friday, in the upper 70s Saturday and around 80 on Sunday. Overnight lows will climb from the low 50s to around 60 on Saturday and Sunday nights. Hazy conditions are expected to continue due to Canadian Wildfires and an Air Quality Alert remains in effect for the area until midnight tonight as fine particulates will reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups.

The 62-unit complex was developed by a.m. Rodriguez Associates Inc. and its management affiliate CMS Housing in partnership with East Akron Neighborhood Development Corp. The city of Canton provided a $1 million loan from Issue 13 tax revenue and $500,000 in federal funds. Residents and alumni praised the former school's...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Air Quality Advisories are in effect again Thursday from Michigan to Massachusetts and down into the Carolinas. Much of northern Ohio including Stark, Summit, Portage and Wayne Counties are under an advisory through midnight Thursday night. The consortium AirOhio predicts the Air...

Guiseppe's Pizza is opening its first Stark County location in Jackson Township on June 19. This is the second location for the pizza shop, with its original one located in Green. This restaurant will have the same menu as the original. Guiseppe’s Pizza, which has a location in Green, is...

Walsh University’s Athletic Department, including coaching and administrative staff, participated in Emergency Action Plan (EAP) training run by Walsh Athletic Trainer Angela Heintz in collaboration with North Canton EMS and Campus Police. Heintz divided participants into small groups who practiced locating and using the AED (Automated External Defibrillator) equipment...

CANTON (25News Now) - Most people try to catch a fish with a worm or a lure. However, this local 9-year-old girl decided to use a chicken nugget. The video of the catch has gone viral. Charlotte Pinon, 9 from Wyoming, used a McDonald’s chicken nugget to catch a largemouth...

ALLIANCE, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A leadership change is coming to Alliance. it’s just happening a little sooner than anticipated. Mayor Alan Andreanni announced Monday that he will step down on August 1, having led the city since 2012. Per city ordinance, the council president will...

A 36-year-old woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly starting a fire in a downtown Canton building Monday afternoon. A fire broke out at the YWCA building located on 6th St NE in Canton just after 12 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene, fire crews discovered that the building had...

Stark County is under an Air Quality Advisory as northerly winds are carrying wildfire smoke from Canada across the region. Fires in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia prompted air quality warnings over the weekend in the U.S., with a forest fire in New Jersey adding to the air quality issues. The fires in New Jersey have since been completely contained.

It's another hazy day in Northeast Ohio.

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – For a second straight day on Wednesday, users of A T and T and affiliated company cell phones cannot reach certain landline numbers in the region. That includes most Stark County government offices. County Administrator Brant Luther says a Windstream fiber optic...

More hazy conditions as we track some rain chances. Hollie Strano has the hour-by-hour details in her morning weather forecast for Thursday, June 8, 2023.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Summertime is typically a period where blood supplies run low, with people recreating and on vacation. the American Red Cross is offering a $10 gift card and a chance at a prize package for donating the Gift of Life this month. That...

MINERVA RODEO – Tickets are available for the sixth annual Minerva Chamber Rodeo, planned July 15 at Minerva’s Municipal Park. Children’s activities will begin at 3 p.m. in the arena with stick-horse races and preliminaries for mutton busting, in which children weighing 50 pounds or less compete to see who can stay on the back of a sheep the longest. Helmets and vests are provided. The rodeo will begin at 7 p.m. Rodeo will include such events as bull riding, bareback bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, mutton busting finals and the calf scramble for kids. At 9 pm., a free concert is planned with Tony Rio and Relentless. Presale tickets can be purchased through July 14 at Kishman’s IGA in Minerva and Malvern, Loudon Motors Ford, Gionino’s Pizzeria in Minerva, the Minerva Area YMCA, Consumers National Bank- Minerva Branch, Huebner Chevrolet/Subaru and Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce, or at minervarodeo23.eventbrite.com. Presale tickets are $12 for ages 12 and older, $7 for ages 6-11, and free for ages 5 and younger. At the gate, tickets will be $15 and $10. For more information, contact Minerva Chamber office at 330-868-7979 or denise.freeland@minervachamber.org.

CANTON – A man is in the Stark County Jail after he being accused of stabbing another man several times in the face and head at a city apartment complex. According to Canton police, two men got into a verbal altercation that turned physical around 9:50 p.m. Sunday at the Heritage House, 200 High Ave. SW.

The Main Library Auditorium will host Ke'Aunte Tynette for a talk on self-love and writing on June 10 at 2:00pm. Tynette also hosts "Art and Conversation: Girl Talk" programs at the library. Attendees will make book covers and refreshments will be provided. Registration is suggested but not required. Contact the Library for more information.Visit here for more details.

The Canton Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 1700 Cherry Ave NE on Monday morning. At 8:17 a.m., firefighters arrived at the scene to find smoke and flames emanating from a first-floor window. Two occupants, facing imminent danger, had resorted to jumping from a second-floor window to escape the blaze.

1. Stark Pride Festival The Stark Pride Festival is 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Plaza. Headlining this year's event will be MkX, a pop and dance music artist...

Temps will be around 70 degrees with more sunshine today. Hollie Strano has the hour-by-hour details in her morning weather forecast for Wednesday, June 7, 2023.