AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – Akron police released bodycam footage Saturday after a man was shot and killed by an officer earlier this month. Last Saturday, Akron officers responded to a gas station in the 2200 block of East Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. on a report of a stolen vehicle. Surveillance video from the gas […]
The Browns now face their last preseason game of the year, where they will face the Seattle Seahawks away for the first time. Of the Browns’ three practice games, this one will likely feature the most starters for Cleveland. Which ones exactly? As of Saturday evening, we don’t know yet. The game will also be […]
The Summit County grand jury on Friday indicted Issac Armour, 32, of Akron in connection with an attack in the Summit Metro Parks. Last week, Akron officers and a park ranger responded to a 911 call in the 1100 block of Cuyahoga Street near Trailhead that a woman was screaming for help. When officers arrived […]
The approximately 500 people who gathered outside Stow City Hall on Sunday evening were told to openly share their pain over the killing of Megan Keleman. “This is not the time to be alone,” said Pastor Cole Tawney of Riverwood Chapel in Kent. “It is the time to come together.” Tawney, the senior pastor of […]
An Akron police officer shot and killed a man early Saturday morning while investigating a stolen U-Haul, a police news release said. Police identified the victim only as a 54-year-old man. A woman at the scene who said she was a family member said they were looking for answers and that the man had rented […]
It was unprecedented. First there were destructive gusts of wind, then thunderstorms and even an isolated tornado in northern Summit County. Two days later the flood came. For some exhausted Summit County residents, the summer of 2024 will be one they’d like to forget. For Summit County authorities, last week’s weather plagues could mean declaring […]
Akron police arrested a 32-year-old man on Monday in connection with an attack at Summit Metro Park, according to a press release. Akron officers and a city park ranger responded to a 911 call around 9:17 a.m. in the 1100 block of Cuyahoga Street near Trailhead that a woman was screaming for help. When officers […]
The Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps is world champion again. The Canton-based corps won the 2024 Drum Corps International World Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, completing its first undefeated season, with its rendition of “Change is Everything” securing first place. The group, which has trained for the past few years at […]
A state of emergency has been declared for Summit County and several surrounding areas after last week’s storms brought tornadoes and flooding. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Portage, Summit and Trumbull counties on Saturday. “Declaring a state of emergency gives the state the ability to […]
Summit County residents have recently been battling the remnants of Hurricane Debby, with even more severe storms hitting the region overnight Thursday into Friday. These storms occurred days after tornadoes and rain in the region left more than 400,000 residents in northeast Ohio without power. Heavy rains on Thursday night caused flooding of streets and […]
