An innocent phone call led to the Ohio State scandal involving Dr. Richard Strauss, accused of sexual abuse of hundreds of OSU athletes.

Rep. Jim Jordan is accused in a new HBO documentary of knowing about abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss at Ohio State.

Akron police say they executed a search warrant in the 1100 block of Nestor Avenue Thursday that returned a stolen rifle, as well as five handguns and drugs.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – An Akron woman is celebrating after she recently purchased a winning lottery ticket worth $150,000.

AKRON, Ohio -- The Ohio Attorney General’s office “conditionally approved” the $485 million sale of Summa Health to a venture capital firm on Wednesday, with the caveat that $30 million in ...

Protests Akron protest draws hundreds in opposition to Trump administration, ICE raids 'We want to make it clear that the people of Akron stand with those protestors in LA,' Carley Riggins said.

Akron’s new Connect at the Rec program offers free recreation for teens on five Friday evenings this summer. The program offers open gyms, arts and crafts, a DJ and a mobile gaming truck.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — A 20-year-old clerk who fell asleep on the job was shot and a smoke shop robbed early Tuesday morning in Akron. According to a press release, just after 1 a.m., officers with ...

An extreme heat wave is forecast for Greater Akron, Ohio, from Sunday through Tuesday, with temperatures potentially reaching the mid-90s and heat index values exceeding 100 degrees. The high ...

The Ohio Lottery says the winning scratch-off ticket in the Monopoly Bonus Spectacular 25X game was sold at the Circle K at 1526 South Hawkins Avenue in Akron.

The city of Akron, Ohio, deploys trained personnel to make curbside recycling bin checks.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Police Department’s Anti-Violence Bureau and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force seized six firearms and over 200 grams of suspected fentanyl.