AKRON, Ohio (WJW) -- A man charged with kidnapping after stealing a vehicle from a fast food drive-thru while three young children were inside has pleaded guilty. Mark E. Carlson, 45, of Cuyahoga Falls, was indicted in August 2023 on nearly two dozen felony counts including abduction, grand theft of a motor vehicle and robbery, among others ..read more

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) - A local library system is no longer charging overdue fines, but that doesn't mean customers can sneak by without returning the materials they borrow without a charge. The new 'fine free' policy is now in effect at the Akron-Summit County Public Library. The library has also removed all outstanding overdue fines from customers’ accounts. Tour Playhouse Square’s historic theaters The reasoning? Officials explain in a press release that because libraries are lending more digital materials that are returned automatically, their overdue fine revenue has naturally dropped ..read more

***Video above: How to report a tip to U.S. Marshals.*** GREEN, Ohio (WJW) - A Canton man was arrested and faces charges after investigators say he casted pornography onto a restaurant television while families with children were there dining. According to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, the incident happened at a restaurant on Massillon Road in the city of Green ..read more

*For previous coverage, watch above* SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – A Texas man has been arrested in connection with a deadly August shooting on I-77 in Summit County. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that suspect Giovanni Porter, 23, had been arrested ..read more

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) - A woman from Green is facing charges after she crashed into the rear-end of a marked sheriff's cruiser in the early morning hours. According to the Summit County Sheriff's Department, at about 3:25 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, the sheriff's deputy was stopped at a traffic light on South Main Street and Swartz Road in Coventry. OSHP investigates deadly crash involving church bus Lindsey Cope, 36, then crashed into the back of the cruiser, said officials. The sheriff's deputy was wearing a seatbelt and was treated on scene for minor injuries. I-Team: Garbage trucks to ..read more

[Watch previous FOX 8 News coverage in the player above.] AKRON, Ohio (WJW) -- Authorities have charged a third suspect in an August shooting on Interstate 77 that killed a driver. Giovanni D. Porter, 23, of Carrollton, Texas, has been charged with murder for his alleged involvement in the death of 23-year-old Marquise Banks of Akron on Aug. 3, according to a Tuesday news release from Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree ..read more

GREEN, Ohio (WJW) – A flight company is now offering nonstop flights to Los Angeles from Akron-Canton Airport to all travelers.  Breeze Airways has announced nonstop service to Los Angeles (LAX) from Akron-Canton (CAK) starting on May 23. 4 must-see moments from GOP Senate primary debate According to a press release from Breeze Airways, CAK’s largest flight carrier, the new route is a summer seasonal route with flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.  Flight prices start at $119 one way if purchased by Jan. 27 for travel by Sep. 3, 2024, according to the release.  According ..read more

*Attached video: How to spot human trafficking CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – Several law enforcement agencies conducted a joint operation to target human trafficking in the Canton area on January 11. The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Investigative Unit, Medina County Sheriff’s Office, Stark County Sheriff’s Office, Summit County Human Trafficking Task Force, Portage County Sheriff’s Office and the Jackson Township Police Department went undercover and conducted investigations for eight hours in the city of Green and Jackson Township, according to a press release from the agencies. Suspect in shooting ..read more

BARBERTON, Ohio (WJW) -- A former Ohio lawmaker found guilty of assaulting his wife and violating protection orders in that case was sentenced to up to two years of probation on Friday. Ex-32nd District Republican state representative Bob Young, 42, of Green, was accused of striking his wife in July, then later calling and leaving voicemails at her home the following August, violating an anti-stalking order issued in the case ..read more

Editor's Note: The video above is previous coverage on this story. GREEN, Ohio (WJW) – A man charged in a deadly shooting on I-77 has been indicted on multiple charges. Sirvonte Suggs, 18, was arrested last month for the August shooting ..read more