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John Edward Wise, 68, was convicted for fatally shooting his wife while she was in intensive care at General Medical Center in Massillon, Ohio.

As of Sunday the following changes will go into effect for SARTA. New schedules can be found at all transfer stations or by visiting www.SARTAonline.com.

The third-annual Live Nativity at Starkdale Presbyterian Church in Steubenville is scheduled for Dec. 15, with six presentations repeated every half-hour starting at 5 p.m. with the final one beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Live Nativity is an indoor-outdoor production about the birth of Jesus, followed by an opportunity to pet animals, meet the actors ... (more)

Clinton-Massie won its second straight state football title Friday afternoon with a 27-21 win over Youngstown Cardinal Mooney in the Division IV state final at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.

Samantha Anna, of North Canton, has watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade every year for as long as she can remember.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 06--CANTON -- The board of directors of the Stark Community Foundation approved more than $322,000 in discretionary grants to 20 area organizations at its fall meeting.

At the meeting Dec. 2, the Bath Board of Trustees approved the purchase of land south of the Bath Center building.

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JACKSON TWP.: Former police Chief David Zink will not face any charges based on a criminal investigation of sexual harassment allegations, according to Ohio Attorney General's office spokeswoman Jill Del Greco.

The OHSAA football state championships will be played Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Canton and Massillon.

When Grass Lake resident Rosie Sheffer bought American Quarter Horse Willys On The Green three years ago, she dreamed of competing and succeeding at the highest level.

An Ohio judge says she will consider a lighter sentence for a man facing up to a life term for fatally shooting his ailing wife in her hospital bed.

A legislative watchdog said Tuesday the closing of the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility in May shows off the positive benefits of the state's push to treat youth offenders locally when possible.

<![CDATA[Zanesville High School's girls basketball game against Marietta, which was scheduled for Friday, has been postponed to Dec. 16. In addition, the boys games against Massillon Jackson and Lancaster also have been postponed. Makeup dates have not been determined.

The Stark County commissioners on Wednesday approved the purchase of $24,875 worth of new 911 dispatch equipment that may be used as the county's consolidation plans continue.

Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that Jeffrey B. Hatfield, Jr., 32, of Malabu Avenue NW in Massillon, pleaded guilty to Massillon man imprisoned for threats to Summit official on WKYC.com: http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/crime/2013/11/22/massillon-man-sent-to-prison-for-threatening-official/3677623/ AKRON -- Summit County ... (more)

Probably everyone who was alive Nov. 22, 1963, remembers where he or she was the day President John F. Kennedy was shot.

The Bath Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of three seasonal snow and ice control professionals in the Service Department during the Nov. 18 meeting.

The award-winning daily program about business and finance puts a human face on the global economy, with insight from anchor Kai Ryssdal.

The Ohio Department of Youth Services announced this morning that it will close the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility in Delaware, Ohio, moving 38 youth and 247 staff members to other locations.