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Man shot dead outside Akron hookah lounge, police say
AKRON, Ohio -- A man was shot dead outside an Akron hookah lounge Saturday morning, police said. The 33-year-old man has not yet been publicly identified and no arrests have been made in the shooting that happened about 2:15 a.m. at Exhale Hookah Lounge on East Exchange Street just east of Spicer Street, Akron police said in a news release Saturday morning.
New Franklin Fire Department: Child drowns at Portage Lakes State Park
A child drowned Friday afternoon in Portage Lakes State Park, according to a news release from the New Franklin Fire Department. Fire personnel and volunteers initiated a human chain to search the swim water after the child was reported missing about 2:30 p.m. Although it initially was believed the missing person wasn't in the...
Akron man to serve at least 11 years in prison for possessing, trafficking meth
AKRON, Ohio — Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich on Thursday announced the conviction and sentencing of a "major drug offender" who will now be required to spend more than a decade behind bars. A jury found 29-year-old Akron native Allen Thompson guilty of aggravated trafficking of drugs and aggravated...
Jeep driver hits Canton Fire ambulance making emergency call
CANTON ‒ A motorist hit a Canton Fire Department ambulance Thursday night on Tuscarawas Street W at Interstate 77, according to investigators. The driver of the private vehicle was trying to turn left in front of the eastbound ambulance from the freeway's southbound exit ramp, Canton Fire Department Division Chief Steven Henderson said. ...
Deadly motorcycle crash in Stark County: 19-year-old man dies overnight
STARK COUNTY, Ohio — A 19-year-old man identified as Jed M. Unruh of Minerva has died following a late-night motorcycle crash in Stark County. It was around 11:36 p.m. Thursday when Unruh “failed to negotiate a curve and traveled off the right side of the roadway,” while driving a 2024 Kawasaki motorcycle southbound on Route 183.
Suspect leads police chase, jumps from overpass in Stark County: Deputies
A Carroll County man was taken to the hospital on Thursday after investigators say he led law enforcement on a police chase through multiple counties, ending with the man allegedly jumping over an overpass in Stark County.