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1 week ago | news5cleveland.com | Drew Scofield |Kaylee Olivas |Bob Jones

Medina Fire Chief Larry Walters is being honored for taking part in the dramatic rescue of a woman trapped in a burning home last fall in York Township. On Oct. 23, 2024, Walter, Medina County Sheriff's Office deputies, firefighters from Erhart, York, Medina and Chatham, as well as an off-duty firefighter from another county, responded after the woman called 911 and said she was trapped. Authorities stated that the 911 operator remained in contact with the woman while crews responded.

2 weeks ago | news5cleveland.com | Bob Jones

AKRON, Ohio — For Steven Rockich, it seemed like common sense. In three separate interviews with News 5 since last fall, Rockich pleaded his case that the City of Akron should pay for the damage after his Mazda was totaled by a police cruiser.

2 weeks ago | news5cleveland.com | Bob Jones

MEDINA, Ohio — Alan Briggs has been watching his master bathroom in his York Township home transform before his eyes this week. "These guys are hard workers. They're very professional. They're on time. They do what they say they're gonna do," Briggs said as a contractor added a final coat of drywall. Decades ago, Briggs followed in his father's footsteps and joined the U.S. Navy. He served between 1962 and 1966 and was a quartermaster on the USS Hancock.

2 weeks ago | news5cleveland.com | Drew Scofield |Bob Jones

A Lyft driver in Akron was struck by a bullet fragment late Monday night after someone shot at her car with a rifle. According to the Akron Police Department, it happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Bison Avenue. The driver had just dropped a fare off when someone fired several shots with a rifle. One of the bullets entered the car, fragmented and hit her in the leg, police said. The ricocheting fragment didn't penetrate her skin, and she wasn't injured.

2 weeks ago | news5cleveland.com | Joe Donatelli |Bob Jones

AKRON, Ohio — An Akron middle school was vandalized over the weekend and evacuated this morning when a bomb threat was discovered. Akron Public Schools Superintendent Mary Outley confirmed that the school district has declared a calamity day for Innes Community Learning Center, and police are investigating. Parents have been asked to pick up students at Garfield High School.