AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A 31-year-old Akron mom slapped with charges after trashing her daughter’s boyfriend’s house. Police say Heidi V. Blum picked up two juveniles and had them show her where her daughter’s boyfriend lived. She then took the juveniles inside the boyfriend’s home and stole items belonging to the boyfriend. She also threw […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Thanks for the assistance from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshals Office Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Macedonia Police Department, Kennard Gay was taken into custody without incident around 11:30AM Friday morning at a hotel in Macedonia. 26-year-old Gay, of East Avenue in Akron, was wanted […]
Following nearly a month long investigation into a theft case involving a State of Ohio Department of Taxation worker, detectives arrested 45-year-old Bryan Keith Bossert. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is also involved in the investigation. Detectives were notified of the theft by the business owner of the Wine Barrel. On two separate occasions, Bossert took […]
A teacher was arrested and charged with beating a teen with a baseball bat. The Cleveland teacher lives in Akron and that’s where the assault reportedly took place. According to dear old dad, he was trying to protect his daughter from a boy who he says is “bad news.” Friends of Jeff Willis say he was pushed to his […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – An Akron man tossed in jail after threatening his neighbors and fighting with cops. Adam L. Wells threatened his neighbors with a knife as he was being arrested. He refused to be handcuffed and fought with officers, falling on one officer and injuring the officer’s knee. Wells then got up and ran into […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A campus controversy at the University of Akron after a school official sent an e-mail to students, but it only went to some of them. The e-mail was sent out after a rash of crime around the University. The official claimed he wanted to keep students safe, but all it did was […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – So many people taking advantage of the great weather here, but are thugs using the weather to their advantage? Detectives in Akron are investigating seven robberies that occurred Monday night. The robbery spree started around 10:30 and ended around 12:30 Tuesday morning. In all of the robberies, the victims were out […]
NBA superstar LeBron James sat down with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols to talk about his recent bike ride through the streets of Akron, Ohio with kids to raise awareness for eduction. Also, James talked about the current NBA lockout and working on his low-post game with former NBA Champion Hakeem Olajuwon. Photo Credit: ESPN Most Popular […]
Rapper Lil Boosie is facing new drug charges, after being accused of trying to smuggle codeine into Angola State Prison, making it the second time he’s been accused of attempting to smuggle contraband into a Louisiana state prison. According to Baton Rouge’s The Advocate, the 28-year-old rapper has been indicted for trying to get codeine […]
The rumors of T-Pain leaving Konvict Music to join Lil Wayne’s Young Money record label have been floating around for several months. Jeweler Gabriel Jacobs initially let the cat out of the bag in December when he told VladTV that he had just designed a YM chain for the singer. “T-Pain’s about to sign to […]
DETROIT – Three people from Akron were found shot to death in a car on Detroit’s northeast side. Police in Detroit responded to the scene on Orleans Street Wednesday. Neighbors told our sister station, WXYZ-TV in Detroit, that they didn’t hear any gunshots. The car was towed away with the bodies inside. Akron police told […]
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