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Toombs County teen finishes third at All-American Soap Box Derby
AKRON, Ohio — Six racers representing Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby traveled to Akron, Ohio last week to take part in the 86th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby. Alyssa Head bringing a big trophy home to Toombs County. Head finished third in the Rally Super Stock Division. Also representing...
Akron traffic stop turns into attempted flee, firearms found on passengers
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police took four suspects into custody Monday after a traffic stop turned into an attempt to flee. Police say they saw a vehicle almost cause a crash at 13th Street and Silvercrest Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Officers initiated a traffic stop, police day, during which...
Akron police, SWAT standoff ends in arrest
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron man was arrested early Saturday morning following an hours-long standoff that involved a SWAT team. Akron police say officers responded to Akron City Hospital around 2:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of an assault. Officers say the 49-year-old woman told them her 39-year-old boyfriend...
LeBron James to be USA flag-bearer at 2024 Paris Olympics: 'It's an incredible honor for a kid from Akron'
Former St. Vincent-St. Mary star and three-time Ohio Mr. Basketball Award winner LeBron James will be the first male basketball player to carry the flag of the United States of America at the opening ceremonies of an Olympics
10 most expensive homes sold in Summit County, July 15-21
A house in Boston Heights that sold for $1.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Summit County in the past week. In total, 164 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $237,877. The average price per square foot was $158.
Metro Athletic Conference seeks new member schools
The Metro Athletic Conference is accepting letters of interest from schools who may want to join the league in the 2026-27 school year. That would be the MAC's first year without Coventry, which recently announced its upcoming move to the Principals Athletic Conference. The MAC's members include three Portage County schools (Field, Ravenna...
With Biden out, will Ohio see a Democratic candidate before ballot deadline?
View a previous report on President Joe Biden’s exit from the race in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — First, Ohio changed its rules to give Democrats enough time to nominate President Joe Biden and get him on state ballots for November. Now, with Biden ending his reelection bid Sunday, the state’s rules […]
A man poured bleach on a stray kitten. Can he be charged with a felony in Ohio?
Alonzo Kyles poured bleach and water on an 8-month-old kitten at his Cleveland apartment complex, injuring the cat's paws and leaving the animal in intensive care for several days. Kyles was convicted of a fifth-degree felony for abusing a companion animal, such as pets, and sentenced to nine months in prison. Kyles'...
The Ohio State Fair wants fairgoers to kill these invasive bugs on sight
The Ohio State Fair has tasked its visitors with a very important mission and given them a license to kill. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to kill any spotted lanternflies you see at the fairgrounds, according to a media kit from the Ohio State Fair. ...
H.L. Comeriato, staff writer at The Buckeye Flame, named national ‘LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year’
From a jaw-dropping exploration of the rise of Ohio-based neo-Nazis, to a groundbreaking guide to navigating health insurance for LGBTQ+ Ohioans, to a smile-inducing walk around Cincinnati with an LGBTQ+ elder, H.L. Comeriato has explored an astonishing range of topics in their three years as staff writer for The Buckeye Flame.
CWRU, OSU among top-tier Ohio medical schools in U.S. News & World Report: See 2024 rankings
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Three Ohio universities were ranked as a top-tier medical schools for research in the United States, according to the new 2024 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Programs Rankings released Tuesday. Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University came out on top for Ohio schools....
The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com wins 18 category awards and ‘general excellence’ in statewide journalism contest
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com earned top honors in the 2023 Ohio Associated Press Managing Editor contest, including 18 staff wins and the general excellence award. Ohio APME announced the 2023 finalists in early July and revealed the winners during an awards ceremony in Columbus on...
Ohio Turnpike text scam asks motorists for toll payments. Here's how to avoid 'smishing'
Ohio motorists are being warned to once again be on the lookout for a mobile scam requesting payments for unpaid tolls, according to a social media post from the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. The text message scam is referred to as "smishing," a combination of SMS (short message service) and phishing (scammers claiming to be representatives of an organization). "The Ohio Turnpike does not request its E-ZPass customers to make payments by text. Collections of unpaid...
Wexner Medical Center Launches Largest Precision Health Initiative in Ohio
– The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Helix, the leading precision health organization in the nation, are launching the largest precision health initiative in Ohio, aimed at driving better health outcomes and more personalized care for all individuals in the state. – The program, named Ohio State Genomic...
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