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Halloween 2025: Area cities and villages announce official Trick-or-Treat times

Halloween is creeping closer, and communities across Stark, Carroll, and Tuscarawas counties have announced their official trick-or-treat schedules for 2025. Families can plan…

October 21, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Carroll County

Playoff push: Here’s where local football teams stand heading into the final week

With just one week left in the regular season, the playoff picture is tightening across Ohio as high school football teams prepare for the first postseason under the OHSAA’s new…

October 21, 2025 · Jordan Miller

State News

Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper killed after cruiser struck by semi in Canfield

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is mourning the loss of Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton of the Canfield Post, who was killed Thursday after his cruiser was struck by a semi-truck on…

October 16, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Carroll County

Lawsuit may pave the way for Ohio high school athletes to be paid

A lawsuit filed Wednesday, Oct. 15 in Franklin County against the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) could lead to an emergency referendum vote by OHSAA member schools…

October 15, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Stark County

Stark County man charged in violent home invasion, attempted kidnapping of Amish boy

A Canton man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he led a violent home invasion and attempted kidnapping of an 8-year-old Amish boy in Middlefield Township on…

October 14, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Carroll County

THC products back on shelves after judge pauses Ohio ban

A Franklin County judge has temporarily blocked Gov. Mike DeWine’s emergency order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products, allowing Ohio retailers and breweries to…

October 14, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Stark County

Ohio’s THC ban leaves local bars like the Barrel Room reeling

Just a year after she introduced THC-infused drinks to her menu, Keri Sullivan’s bar is being forced to pull them from the shelves. Sullivan, owner of The Barrel Room located in…

October 13, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Sports

Browns owners, City of Cleveland partner on $100M revitalization plan in wake of team move

Mayor Justin M. Bibb and the Haslam Sports Group (HSG) have reached a $100 million agreement aimed at transforming Cleveland’s lakefront and advancing the development of a new…

October 13, 2025 · Jordan Miller

State News

One dead in Saturday crash on State Route 172 in Columbiana County

A two-vehicle crash Saturday evening in Columbiana County left one person dead on State Route 172, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lisbon Post. Troopers said the…

October 12, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Carroll County

“Dangerous”: Gov. DeWine orders intoxicating hemp products pulled from Ohio stores

Gov. Mike DeWine has signed an executive order directing Ohio retailers to remove intoxicating hemp products from store shelves, citing public safety concerns and the lack of…

October 8, 2025 · Jordan Miller

State News

Search continues for missing 13-year-old girl in Wadsworth

Police in Wadsworth are continuing their search for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since Monday afternoon. According to the Wadsworth Police Department, Izyabelle was…

October 8, 2025 · Jordan Miller

State News

Woman dies 11 days after Tuscarawas County crash on I-77

A North Ridgeville woman has died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash that occurred late last month on Interstate 77 in Tuscarawas County, according to the Ohio…

October 7, 2025 · Jordan Miller

State News

Driver killed in fiery crash on SR 644 in Columbiana County

A driver was killed Wednesday night when their vehicle crashed and caught fire along state Route 644 in Columbiana County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at…

October 3, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Sports

Browns bench 40-year-old Joe Flacco, rookie Dillon Gabriel to start vs. Vikings in London

The Cleveland Browns are making a major change at quarterback ahead of their trip overseas. Veteran Joe Flacco, 40, who engineered Cleveland’s playoff run in 2023, has been…

October 1, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Stark County

135 arrested in ‘Operation Next Door’ crackdown on human trafficking across Ohio

A statewide human trafficking operation conducted last week by more than 100 law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of 135 people seeking to buy sex – including from…

September 29, 2025 · Jordan Miller

State News

Local 10-year-old shot in the face, police say

10-year-old boy was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after being shot in the face in Akron, police said. According to Akron police, officers responded to the 400 block of Palmetto…

September 29, 2025 · Jordan Miller

hot pursuit police traffic chase at night

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32-year-old woman shot by another woman during road rage incident in Akron

A 32-year-old woman was shot during a road rage incident in Akron on Saturday afternoon, police said. Officers responded around 3:59 p.m. to the 600 block of Moreley Avenue after…

September 22, 2025 · Jordan Miller

State News

Streetsboro schools closed after report of man with gun; police searching

Streetsboro schools were closed Monday after a city employee reported seeing a man carrying what appeared to be a long gun along a roadway. Police said the sighting happened…

September 22, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Sports

Ursuline High cancels football season amid sexual assault, hazing lawsuits

Ursuline High School has canceled the remainder of its 2025 football season as the program faces turmoil over allegations of sexual assault and hazing, the school announced…

September 12, 2025 · Jordan Miller

Stark County

Troopers release names of local drivers in fatal Tuscarawas County crash

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has identified the drivers involved in a fatal two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on U.S. Route 250 in Tuscarawas County. Troopers from the New…

September 9, 2025 · Jordan Miller