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2 adults, 2 teens arrested after hospitalizing man in Summit County: Sheriff
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Two adults and two teenagers face charges after allegedly attacking and hospitalizing a man in Summit County, according to investigators. Officials in the Summit County Sheriff’s Office tell 19 News the initial attack happened in Green around 7 p.m. Saturday, July 13. SCSO says...
Woman held against her will, assaulted in Akron apartment; suspect arrested: Police
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A man faces charges after allegedly holding a woman against her will and assaulting her, according to investigators. Akron Police Lt. Matt Whitmire says the woman told officers about her assault while at a local hospital around 2:47 p.m. Monday, July 15. Lt. Whitmire says the...
Alliance man dies, woman in critical condition after being struck by train in Sebring
Troopers from the Canfield post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal train-versus-pedestrian crash early Monday morning. The crash occurred at 1:59 a.m. on the Norfolk Southern line near Pennsylvania Avenue between the cross streets of 16th and 17th streets in the village of Sebring in southwest Mahoning County.
Suspect still at large in attack of jogger on Towpath Trail in Akron
AKRON, Ohio — Akron police are searching for a suspect accused of attacking a woman jogging along the Towpath Trail near the West Bartges trailhead. Police say another person on the trail intervened and saved the victim, but the attacker is still at-large. The attack happened June 28 at...
'Taking it one day at a time': Ravenna man had aneurysm before car hit house
A week after William Sprankle blacked out and drove his car into a Ravenna Township house, his wife says he is expected to survive. Jennifer Sprankle said Monday that it's unclear how complete his recovery will be. "He's very lucky," Jennifer Sprankle said. Kids cause shocking destruction:Firecrackers launched into moving...
Massillon bodycam video shows arrest at center of federal civil lawsuit
MASSILLON – Police body camera video shows a drunken city man resisting arrest while being escorted out of his house last year before he and an arresting officer tumble after coming down the front steps and onto his front lawn. Lowell “Bo” Gower, 58, was taken to the hospital following the arrest and...
Marilyn Manson accuser comes forward after NY ruling: ‘Fear no longer controls me’
A New York Supreme Court judge has decided not to toss a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged abuse by gothic shock rocker Marilyn Manson. She publicly revealed her identity for the first time this week.
Marshals, Akron SWAT arrest man wanted on drugs and weapons charges Tuesday
Members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested a 39-year-old Akron man Tuesday in connection to various weapons and drugs charges, according to a release. A warrant was issued for the suspect after four guns, cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl were recovered from a home on July...
Akron police investigate 2 separate shooting incidents from the weekend that left 2 injured
Akron police responded to two shootings this past weekend, one near North Hill and the other in downtown Akron, according to authorities. Both incidents are under investigation. In the first incident, officers responded to a local hospital reporting a shooting on Saturday at about 4:17 a.m. Upon arrival, officers spoke...
Cuyahoga Falls man accused of murdering wife dies during jail stay
A Cuyahoga Falls man who was accused of murdering his wife in February died by suicide last month, according to Gary Guenther of the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office. James Rimal, the husband of Chandra Maya Poudel-Rimal, was found hanging in his cell at the Summit County Jail on June 9, Guenther said. He was transported to Akron City Hospital, where he died just after midnight June 10.
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