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On Saturdays or Sundays, he would arrive at their Iona Avenue home in Kenmore with a pack of gum or a small bag of candy.

A Medina County bow hunter and his son came face to face early Saturday with what they say was a large cat in northern Summit County.

A special prosecutor from the Ohio Attorney General's Office has taken over as lead counsel in the Summit County case accusing former Evergreen Corp. President David B. Willan of widespread mortgage and securities fraud.

More area voters have requested absentee ballots for next month's election than the total of absentee ballots cast in the 2004 presidential election.

A two-term state representative and former superintendent of Akron schools is being challenged by a former business executive in the race for the 41st Ohio House District.

The Cleveland City Council committee responsible for monitoring the hiring of city residents, women and minorities on big public projects met on its own today for the first time in more than a year. The meeting came two weeks after...

AKRON -- A 21-year-old Akron man whose trial on murder charges was to start today pleaded guilty to murder and aggravated robbery. Ty L. Mitchell, 21, admitted that on Dec. 17, 2007, he entered a Grant Street residence armed with...

CAMDEN TOWNSHIP -- A 48-year-old Lorain County man was killed on Tuesday when his bike was struck at pre-dawn hours while he was riding on U.S. 20 near Ohio 511. Robert Lamarr of Lorain died of head and neck injuries,...

Kiichiro Sato/AP fileEric Fingerhut is Ohio's chancellor of higher education. MAYFIELD HEIGHTS -- Colleges and college students -- much like retirees -- are especially vulnerable in the upheaval of the financial markets recently because both rely on savings and investments....

CLEVELAND -- FBI officials said a 20-year-old Cleveland man was arrested Tuesday on a traffic offense and is being held on a bank robbery charge accusing him of ambushing an armored car security guard last month. Edward Thompson was arrested...

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer announced today a 15-percent reduction in their news staff by the end of the year.

CLEVELAND -- We all know times are tough and money for many is hard to come by.

More and more shoppers are seeking out coupons to help cut grocery costs. When the Sunday circular isn't cutting it, many turn to eBay.

CLEVELAND -- Glenville High School's football team is in the national spotlight.

AKRON -- Goodyear has won a 7-year contract to keep supplying tires to the nation's largest transit bus fleet.

FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Two hunters have been reported missing in Farmington Township Tuesday afternoon. Officials said that they wandered off into the woods near the corner of the County near state Route 38.

A propane truck flipped in Monroe Township, causing a road to temporarily close Tuesday afternoon.

Police are seeking a man who robbed the US Bank in Shaker Square early Tuesday afternoon.

Strongsville schools will be releasing students early on Wednesday.

A major auto insurance provider is offering discounts to safe drivers who install a little black box.

MASSILLON A former city resident attempted to carry out his death threat Sunday afternoon, reports say. An arrest report said Richard E. Moyer, 53, of Gibsonton, Fla., threatened to kill 38-year-old Christopher John Icenhower, sought him out and struck him twice in the head with a piece of wood.

JACKSON TWP. A 52-year-old man faces charges after he opened fire on a vehicle with a gun today, police say.

CANTON The city is spending more money than it collects in revenue, but carryover funds are expected to keep the general fund budget in the black this year.

PLAIN TWP. A GlenOak High School freshman was injured this morning when he was struck by a car in front of the high school in the 1800 block of Schneider Street NE.

The following is a 911 call made Saturday evening by Judy Smith, mother of Brett Smith, after she found his body inside his North Canton trailer. Hear the call at: www.cantonrep.com

Associated Press - October 7, 2008 5:53 PM ET SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A defense attorney says a man on trial for murder killed a couple by throwing them off their yacht and killed another man...

Associated Press - October 7, 2008 5:23 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - After nearly four days on the stand, the government's star witness in the trial of Senator Ted Stevens has finished his...

Associated Press - October 7, 2008 5:23 PM ET WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) - The man who was driving the casino bus that overturned in California over the weekend, killing eight people, may be facing...

Associated Press - October 7, 2008 4:43 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal budget deficit is ballooning under the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.

Associated Press - October 7, 2008 4:43 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - More information is coming out about the troubles of a Kentucky woman, who, police say, stabbed her young daughters to death...

Republican Presidential nominee John McCain will be back in northeast Ohio on Wednesday October 8th in Strongsville. Watch live streaming video on MyFoxCleveland.com.

A traffic stop lead to the arrest of Edward C. Thompson in connection with the robbery of a Brinks Armored Car guard.

The Cleveland Police Department tells Fox 8 News that the father of a 3-month-old girl who suffered a skull fracture late last week was charged on Tuesday.

North Canton police are investigating one of the most gruesome murders ever reported in Northeast Ohio and the first murder in that city in five years.

Republican Presidential nominee John McCain will be back in northeast Ohio on Wednesday October 8th in Strongsville.

NORWALK Charles Rowe Jr. wants his money back. The president of IRG Capital Group tried purchasing Norwalk Furniture, but that deal went bust in early September after production at the company's various plants shut down.

HURON After 58 years in business, a local trucking company is closing its doors.

MILAN Andrew Metz spent six months preparing for his Air Force basic training, working out and keeping in touch with recruiters while finishing his degree at Steele High School in Amherst.

BOWLING GREEN Nikki Harris is on the verge of breaking out the 'Heisman pose' as a junior Psychology major at Bowling Green State University.

NORWALK Todd Sebolt could use some resume help. Even though he boasts nearly16 years of press operating experience with Tenneco, Sebolt is rusty on the finer points of selling his talents.

It was Homecoming night at Chanel High school, but the archrival from just down the street managed to crash the party. Trinity scored two second-quarter touchdowns to take command and added a third in the third quarter on its way...

Walton Hills has prevailed in the latest court ruling in the case involving its attempt to transfer out of the Bedford City School District. But that doesn't mean the village can immediately transfer to the Cuyahoga Heights School District, or...

St. Peter Chanel's Chris Kadusky was the lone man in the "Top 20" regarding participants at the 39th Annual George Gross-Cuyahoga Heights Cross Country Invitational Tuesday night. Kadusky finished 10th overall with a time of 18:42. As a team, the...

MEDINA — If it wasn’t for a local free clinic, Dennis Matyas may not have a hand, let alone his life. Matyas, 57, a Brunswick resident who is a cook at Stonebrook Golf Academy in Middleburg Heights, acquired a staph infection in his hand last year, but didn’t have health insurance to treat it.

Above: Miranda Hartman, 4, of Medina, listens intently while sitting on her father Mike Hartman’s shoulders as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks Saturday to a group of citizens at the Republican Party Headquarters in Medina.

By ALLISON WOOD Staff Writer After holding office for 20 years, Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman said he still loves the job. “I like trying cases, I like public service,” he said. “It’s very satisfying to help victims of crime.”

MEDINA — Churches concerned about increasing safety and security for their congregations are invited to attend a seminar hosted by the Medina County Career Center and Medina Assembly of God Church.

BRUNSWICK — It can be safely assumed the phrase “I love first period,” is not often uttered by middle-schoolers. The words, however, echoed throughout Harmony Lutheran Church by the students in Becky Holliday’s orchestra class, who put on a concert for about 70 Harmony preschoolers Friday morning.