Breeze now flies roughly 40% of Akron‑Canton’s traffic and is adding a Portland route and another CAK‑based plane as passenger totals climb.

Firefighters rescued a driver who climbed onto a car roof after a broken water main flooded the Holton Avenue underpass. Holton Avenue is closed between East 83rd and East 90th while crews repair the break.

A 576-pound black bear was fitted with a tracking collar in Ashtabula County, joining an expanded research effort as sightings climb across Ohio.

A Columbiana County grand jury indicted Austin Michael Bowers on 18 counts tied to alleged child‑image material. He is free on $25,000 bond and due in court June 25.

Akron unveiled PIVOT, a hospital‑backed effort to get counselors into trauma bays and stop retaliation shootings with bedside therapy and outreach.

A 22-year-old was arrested after a 20-year-old woman, Brielle Nash, died following a shooting on Puritas Avenue. Police have reclassified the case as a homicide and are investigating.

A motorcyclist died early Friday when a Harley lost control and struck a guardrail on Cleveland Ave NW in Canton. Police are investigating and asking for tips.

Fire crews battled a blaze in the 2100 block of Wooster Road Friday morning; officials had not released details about cause or injuries.

Neighbors in Perkins Township say repeated sewer backups have flooded homes and forced families to cover steep repairs while officials trade blame. They want a plan before the next storm.

Cleveland Clinic will open a four‑story outpatient center at Brecksville’s Valor Acres, adding medical services to the growing mixed‑use campus. The move builds on recent retail and office deals at the site.

Shots at Lane Field led to two juvenile arrests and the recovery of two firearms after detectives executed a Keifer Court search warrant.

Port Clinton darkened lakeside streetlights this week to deter a major mayfly hatch from Lake Erie that’s coating cars and making roads slick.

The OHSAA has moved to sanction girls flag football as clubs and pro teams helped seed programs statewide. More than 160 Ohio high schools now field squads and a May state final ran in Canton.