NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio — It's been a deadly week on the water across Northeast Ohio. Now, some are pushing for increased safety at the Portage Lakes swim area, while fire officials are warning ...

PORTAGE LAKES, Ohio (WOIO) - A 49-year-old Akron man drowned at Portage Lakes State Park Tuesday afternoon. The Summit County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Walter O’Neil Cox.

PORTAGE LAKES, Ohio — While we're in the midst of this seemingly endless winter, hundreds of people across Northeast Ohio are coming together this weekend to take an icy dip in the frigid waters ...

From experts to novices, people are flocking to see the infamous brown booby, a sea-going bird that likely has never been spotted in Ohio before. It is believed to have been blown inland by recent ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW)– Portage Lakes, located in Summit County, is a chain of seven lakes covering 2,300 acres with more than 40 miles of shoreline. Eight years ago, Judy Narducci started Portage ...

COVENTRY TWP. – Lights. Camera. Action. A typical day at the PeaceCore Studios in Portage Lakes includes taking deep breaths, stretching, exercising, finding your center and much more. But on ...

An Ohio teen was arrested in connection with school threats throughout Lake and Porter counties, Valparaiso and Portage police say. Several schools in Lake and Porter counties went into lockdown ...

A vehicle with a person inside was discovered submerged early morning on June 19 at the Portage Lakes State Park boat ramps in New Franklin. The New Franklin Fire Department responded to a call at ...

Portage Lakes-area nightspot Upper Deck Bar & Grill was cited Saturday night by Ohio Investigative Unit agents for “blatant violations” of state health orders in place to curb the spread of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man is pushing to make a local lake safer after two people drowned in Portage Lakes in just six days. As we approach the July 4th holiday, when Portages Lakes will be ...