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Oh Valentine’s Day. A time for roses, chocolates… and apparently turning in your ex if they have an outstanding warrant. Yes, police departments across the country

Ohio will now officially recognize March 9 each year as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day, honoring the only all Black, all female unit to serve

Nine Medicaid providers and one Medicaid recipient are facing fraud charges after indictments filed this month in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Ohio Attorney General Dave

A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with two carport fires at a Jackson Township apartment complex that investigators say were intentionally set. The fires happened

If smoother roads and more trails were on your 2026 wish list, you’re in luck. The Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) kicked off the year

When people say “location, location, location,” they don’t usually mean granite countertops. They mean: Can I walk somewhere? Is there life outside my front door? Does

While the City of Akron is not a “Sanctuary” city, like the city of Portland, Oregon, for example; it is a town that has long been