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LOCAL NEWS: United Flight Diverted After Dog Was Discovered on Wrong Flight

NORTH CANTON, Ohio– A United Airlines flight was diverted to Akron-Canton Airport on Thursday. The flight stopped to drop off…
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LOCAL NEWS: How an Akron Father is Turning…

AKRON, Ohio – Music can be a powerful force, and one band is trying to prove it can even be used…
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LOCAL NEWS: Kent State Names Michael Keaton as…

KENT, Ohio– Kent State University has tapped former student and Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Keaton for its spring commencement speaker.…
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LOCAL NEWS: Akron Man Who Killed His Mom…

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A 48-year-old Akron man on trial for murdering his mother has been found not guilty by reason…
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: NOV 14 Ohio at Akron
Akron Police Officer “Q” Trades Hip Hop For…

Akron Police officer, Quincy Iverson,  grew up a fraternal member of, 1040 Copley Rd., Buchtel High School.  Because of Akron…
Uber Releases Results Of Internal Sexual Harassment Investigation
LOCAL NEWS: UberEATS is Now Offered in the…

A game-changer has come to Akron. Uber’s food delivery service “UberEATS” officially launched in the city today, as well as the…
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LOCAL NEWS: Akron Loses Halfway House Thanks to…

AKRON, Ohio – A halfway house in Akron will no longer be taking ex-inmates from federal prisons. The Trump administration…
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LOCAL NEWS: Akron’s Swensons to Open a Location…

NORTH OLMSTED, OH (WOIO) – A Swensons will soon be opening in North Olmsted. The restaurant will located at the former Ari’s…
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LOCAL NEWS: Akron Man Dies at Downtown Cleveland…

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has released the name of Akron man killed in a construction…
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LOCAL NEWS: Two Men Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting…

Two men were wounded after an officer-involved shooting that occurred overnight outside of an Akron nightclub. The shooting happened around 2:20…
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LOCAL NEWS: Police Looking for Suspect Who Tried…

Akron police are searching for a suspect who apparently broke into the Akron Burial Vault and tried to cremate a…
Whole Foods Posts 71 Percent Increase In Quarterly Profits
LOCAL NEWS: Whole Foods Opens 365 Store in…

AKRON, Ohio – Whole Foods Market 365 opened its first Ohio store in Akron Thursday— making it the first one…
LOCAL NEWS: Akron City Council Says No to…

AKRON, Ohio — After several heated exchanges during a discussion portion of the meeting, Akron City Council voted down a…
LOCAL NEWS: Akron-Canton Foodbank Ready to Help Harvey…

AKRON – It’s no surprise that the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is preparing to help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, but…
LOCAL NEWS: Akron Mayor Explains Police Chief’s Resignation

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan discussed his request asking the Akron police chief to resign from his…
LOCAL NEWS: Akron Teens Arrested After Being Caught…

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Three teens are in custody tonight after a FedEx worker posted a video on Facebook catching…
300 Positions Eliminated at Akron’s Summa Health

AKRON, Ohio — Summa Health will be eliminating about 300 positions following “staggering operating losses.” The announcement was made to…
Akron Announces a Tax Hike Proposal

AKRON, Ohio – Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced a proposal for a quarter-percent income tax hike on Thursday morning. If…
Akron’s Own Swensons to Add University Heights Location

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio– The latest location for local cheeseburger chain Swensons will be in University Heights. Plans to put the…
Akron to Welcome a Pop-Up Forest on Closed…

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A designer won a grant worth more than $200,000 to transform a closed Akron freeway into a…
One-Year-Old from Akron Dies of An Overdose

AKRON – The Summit County Medical Examiner has confirmed that the 1-year-old who police believe overdosed last Thursday has died.…
Akron Family Killed in Deadly House Fire Remembered…

AKRON, Ohio — It was back in the early morning hours of May 15 that firefighters in Akron were called…
Man Arrested in Connection to Akron House Fire,…

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Eight days after the fatal Fultz Street fire in Akron, state and local officials announced the arrest…
University of Akron Mascot Costumes Reported Missing

AKRON, Ohio — According to a University of Akron police report supplied to WKYC today, police are investigating after two…
Vigil Took Place in Akron Remembering the Lives…

AKRON–People gathered Saturday evening in front of the Fultz Street home where seven people passed away after a fire early…
Barberton High School Students Get Pepper Sprayed as…

BARBERTON, Ohio — Viral video shows students at Barberton High School getting pepper sprayed as part of a class assignment,…
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