1+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (593+ words) PLAIN TWP. − Sherrod Brown, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, downplayed the issue of his age as a factor that could influence voters during a campaign visit to Stark County. Brown addressed more than 60 people Aug. 11 at The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (603+ words) CLEVELAND ‒ A 21-year-old Canton man has admitted to hacking the Stark County Criminal Justice Information System and a multi-national corporation headquartered in Connecticut. Michael Rogers entered the guilty pleas to computer fraud and destruction of records before Magistrate Judge Jennifer…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (688+ words) Three gunshots echoed through a Barberton neighborhood, followed by a woman screaming shortly before 1:20 a.m. on April 14, 2025. Then a fourth shot rang out. Calling 911, residents described the noises. One described a woman running house to house. Another neighbor heard pounding on…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (533+ words) PERRY TWP. ‒ A gun and gold trade shop owner has lost his bid for a needed variance and zoning permit to relocate his business after a lengthy zoning board meeting on July 27. Jakob Pool, owner of Pool's Gold & Gun, 2931 Lincoln…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (292+ words) JACKSON TWP. ‒ The lone Maple Street Biscuits location in Stark County has closed. The closure is one of dozens of locations nationwide being either sold or shut down by Cracker Barrel in a move to reduce debt. In a July…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (197+ words) A man is dead following a fatal shooting in a bar on one of Ohio's popular Lake Erie islands. Put-in-Bay Police say there was a shooting at Mr. Ed's Bar & Grille just after midnight on Thursday, July 23. Authorities say a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (81+ words) Truck crash slows traffic on Interstate 77-S near canton Massillon Independent Traffic flowing again on Interstate 77-S near Canton (This story has been updated to add new information.) CANTON ‒ Interstate 77 southbound is now reopened after an earlier traffic crash, the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (112+ words) Massillon Independent Body of North Olmsted man found in Berlin Lake in Mahoning County BERLIN TWP. ‒ The body of a North Olmsted man reported missing July 20 was recovered July 21 from Berlin Lake. Sean Miller, 34, was found near the boat docks…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (281+ words) CANTON ‒ Bond has been set at $1.5 million for a 28-year-old city resident who is accused in the shooting death of Rhion Stanford, 20. Judge Earle E. Wise Jr. set the bond June 20 for Amondo T.M. Cole in Canton Municipal Court. Elise…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (408+ words) A Canton man who was shot after being accused of ramming a box truck into a Taylor, Michigan, police vehicle and pointing a gun at officers has been charged, officials said. Cizquindrie T.L. Smith, 38, was arraigned July 9 in 23rd District Court in…...