AKRON, Ohio — More than two people have died after a plane crashed into an Akron home before slamming into an embankment Tuesday afternoon, according to the Akron Fire Department Two of the victims were inside of the 10-passenger plane. However, the fire department says more than two have died. At 2:54 p.m., the plane crashed into […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The Ohio Highway Patrol says there are no survivors of the plane crash in Akron Tuesday afternoon. Officials from ExecuFlight, the company that leased the aircraft, tell us there were nine people aboard the plane, a pilot, copilot and seven passengers. The FAA says a Hawker H25 twin-engine business jet left Dayton and […]
AKRON, Ohio — The man convicted of killing Akron police Officer Justin Winebrenner choked up while apologizing in court Friday. Kenan Ivery, 36, spoke during his sentencing hearing Friday. A jury must still decide if Ivery should face the death penalty or life in prison in the case. His entire statement is as follows: “First off I would […]
AKRON – The University of Akron has cancelled their Humans vs Zombies game following the recent Oregon college shooting that took place last week. According to a statement, the University of Akron Police Department has asked that the game be cancelled due to the use of dart guns during the game and the proximity to […]
Just when you though LeBron James couldn’t be more giving, he does this. Recently, the Akron native quietly announced an addition to his “I PROMISE” campaign — which sends high school students to college for free — that will help parents obtain their General Education Development degree (GED), according to the Huffington Post. The “I PROMISE, Too” […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Akron police arrested a Kent State Universityprofessor Wednesday night after he was caught in an SUV with a teen he met online. Someone called 911 and reported a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Smith Elementary School on Chester. According to police when they arrived the 44-year old professor and the 15-year-old boy was inside […]
The criticisms of University of Akron keep coming. This time it’s in a puppet parody video. A group called “Graduates over Greed” posted the video, with some harsh words for university. RELATED | Students, staff protest outside University of Akron Board of Trustees’ meeting “I’d like to take a moment to congratulate ourselves on a job […]
Want to go commando? Not if you’re an employee of Summa Health System. The health system is rolling out a new, stricter dress code policy in an effort to provide a ‘neat and professional’ appearance to visitors. That means employees must wear undergarments. The new policy prohibits sweatshirts, fleece, capris, jeans, fitness apparel, spandex, tank […]
AKRON– On Monday, Interim Akron Mayor Garry Moneypenny announced his resignation after admitting to inappropriately touching a city employee. Here is the mayor’s entire statement: “Upon reflection, I believe that staying on as interim Mayor is not in the best interests of the citizens of Akron. I believe under the circumstances I would not be […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) –Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic announced Friday that he is resigning his position after decades in office, effective May 31. City Council President Garry Moneypenny will take over the position on June 1. Plusquellic released the following letter to the citizens of Akron, citing an ongoing dispute with the Akron Beacon Journalnewspaper as […]
MASSILLON, OH (WOIO) –Washington High School baseball coach Neall French was arrested earlier this month for violating state drug laws, according to a Cleveland police report. French, who spent the last 24 years either playing or coaching baseball, was arrested during a traffic stop around 8 p.m. on March 9. He was on State Road […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) –The jury has found former Navy SEAL Christopher Heben NOT GUILTY on charges of falsification and obstruction of official business. Prosecutors believed Heben was lying to Bath Police about being shot by three gunmen. Heben claimed he was shot in the stomach by three black men in the parking lot of the […]