SUMMIT COUNTY (WOIO) –  Older teens currently under foster care in Summit County will be taking part in a character and literacy building program created by local author and former sports writer David Lee Morgan Jr. “MVP, Most Valuable Person Youth Character and Literacy” program will be used as part of Summit County’s Connecting […]

  *Australian college baseball player, Christopher Lane, was gunned down last week and some conservatives are calling the media’s coverage of the shooting a racial double standard. Lane was in Duncan, Oklahoma last week where he visiting his girlfriend and while out for a jog he was shot and killed. As a result three local […]

Two teenagers were arrested Friday in the shooting death of a 13-month-old boy who was in his stroller, according to police in this coastal city.…

Is the iPhone no longer cool? That’s the big question many are asking, after a surprise drop in sales. Apple (APPL) stock briefly fell below $500 per share Monday morning on news that iPhone sales are slowing, a sharp drop from its $700 share price last summer. Bloomberg News reports Apple is reducing orders for […]

Booze and binge drinking — it’s the stuff hip hop videos are made of, along with a disproportionate number of advertisements African-American youth are exposed to, a new study shows. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are shedding new light on a longstanding concern that alcohol marketers are honing in (and […]

BRUNSWICK, Ohio – Funeral arrangements have been made for three of the Brunswick High School students killed in a car crash over the weekend. Lexi Poerner, 16; Blake Bartchak, 17,  and Jeffery Chaya, 18, died following the crash in Columbia Township that happened just after midnight Sunday. The accident at the railroad crossing on Boston […]

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) – A Brunswick teen involved in a crash that killed three of his classmates in Columbia Township has died. According to family, Kevin Fox passed away. 18-year-old Fox, 18-year-old Jeffrey Chaya, 17-year-old Blake Bartchak and 17-year-old Lexi Poerner were killed in the Sunday morning accident. 17-year-old Julia Romito was transported to Southwest General […]

CONNEAUT, OH (WOIO) – – A recent Conneaut High School graduate is going on to serve his country in the United States Air Force. 18-year-old Tyler Webster is hoping to take his girlfriend, Hannah Lower, to the prom before leaving for a three-year tour. The school district, however, is standing in their way. The problem is […]

Talking to teens about sex is usually difficult for most parents. Discussing sex with your tweens and teens can help them make better choices. Unplanned teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are preventable and less likely to occur if you have a discussion about them. Here are some things to know before you approach this touchy topic from sheknows.com:

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – A 32-year-old man is faces charges after Cuyahoga Falls police say they found him in a hotel room with teens and drugs. Police were called to the Economy Inn on Graham Road in Cuyahoga Falls just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday. According to a news release from the police department, Glenn […]

PLAIN TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) – Five Hoover High School students injured in a car crash, and troopers say alcohol appears to be a factor. The crash happened just after midnight on Saturday on Pittsburg Avenue south of Applegrove Street. Troopers tell 19 Action News 18-year-old Kyle Byelene was driving an Acura northbound on Pittsburg when he […]

Talk to a Teen to Prevent Sexual Violence Tips from Cleveland Rape Crisis Center The most important thing you can say: “If anyone ever has or anyone ever does hurt you, you can talk to me.” What NOT to say: “If anyone ever hurts you, I’m going to __________________ them.” Don’t assume they have not […]