AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Turns out snow days are for more than just kids and skiers. Animals at the Akron Zoo also seemed to take to this week’s snowfall like, well, polar bears to the tundra (probably because they don’t have to help shovel it). The zoo recently shared a sweet video of their animals […]
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Here are the latest winter storm updates for Greater Akron
Plows are on the roads Friday morning and school is canceled in much of Greater Akron. Here are the latest updates on the winter weather the region is expecting to get. Winter storm warning in effect for Akron The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Medina, Summit, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Erie and Huron counties […]
Snow, dangerous wind chills and hazardous driving expected in Akron area
The big one is coming. Northern Ohio has been spared the brunt of winter storms so far this winter, but forecasters say our luck appears to have run out. Winter storm warning starts Thursday night The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Medina, Summit, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Erie and Huron counties from […]
Akron area became home to more than 500 new refugees in 2023, International Institute says
The Akron area continues to provide new hope and opportunity for hundreds of people leaving behind violent conflict or dire circumstances across the globe. The International Institute of Akron says it resettled 518 new refugees in 2023, with the largest segments coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Sudan. Hundreds more […]
Akron man accused of Lyft driver’s shooting is competent, Summit judge rules
An Akron man accused in the shooting death of a Lyft driver has done such a good job advocating for his mental issues that this helped convince a Summit County judge he was competent to stand trial. “The court has never experienced a defendant who has argued and advocated so thoroughly and aggressively that he is […]
Snow expected across northern Ohio on Saturday. Here’s how much Akron is supposed to get
More snow is expected in the Akron area on Saturday. The National Weather Service said Friday that snow will move into northern Ohio Saturday morning on into the evening. Most of it is expected to fall between the late morning and afternoon hours and east of the I-71 corridor. There’s a 50% increasing to 90% […]
Akron woman found dead of homicide in Perry Township home at start of new year
PERRY TWP. ‒ A 48-year-old Akron woman was found dead, the victim of a homicide less than an hour after the start of the New Year, the Stark County Coroner’s office said. Leah Zweidinger was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. Monday in a home in the 3600 block of Briardale Drive NW in a neighborhood […]