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Mar 29, 2022 · WHBC News. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The fifth and sixth homicide victims of 2022 in Canton were two 19-year-old men. Both were killed at the same location Monday afternoon. William Harvey Jr and Jeremiah Burton were shot dead in a house at the north end of Ellis Avenue near 35th Street NE, according to police.June 22, 2022 4:35PM EDT. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Canton City Public Health has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Stark County. The Air Quality Index has jumped into the 100-plus range a few times in the last 24 hours, as of Wednesday afternoon when the advisory was issued. The offending pollutant is ground-level ozone.Most Stark County schools closed Wednesday due to freezing temperatures. Kelli Weir. Canton Repository. 0:04. 0:45. Most kids in Stark County and surrounding areas won't have school...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - For a second time last week, a weather system that...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Violent crime in Canton was down in most categories in 2023 compared to the previous year. Reports of rape, robbery and menacing are down over 20-percent from the previous year, according to Canton police statistics. And when compared to the recent five-year average, overall violent crime was down 10%.November 8, 2023 6:40AM EST. Bill Sherer (WHBC News) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The city of Canton has a mayor-elect. Democratic candidate William Sherer II won a decisive victory over the Republican Roy DePew. The current city council president says safety is a big issue for him. He wants to see the numbers on the safety forces ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 28-year-old Canton man is off to prison for the rest of his life. He was convicted of charges related to the rape of a 6-year-old girl. Jeffrey Edwards was sentenced to life with no opportunity for parole after being found guilty earlier this month in a jury trial. Prosecutors say the incidents took ...Apr 10, 2024 · CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – While you were celebrating Easter and the Solar Eclipse, the city of Canton locked in their 2024 general fund budget. $74.7 million is anticipated to be available to spend this year. 68-percent of that amount will be going to safety forces, says Mayor Bill Sherer. That’s $22.2 million for the police ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Starting on Wednesday, Canton's health department is doing its weekly vaccination clinics at the former Nationwide building. It's on Market Avenue N across from the Civic Center at 11th Street NE.For School Calendar information (projected last day of school, etc.) click here. Canton Public Schools closings and early delaysUpdated for 2023-24If there is going to be a school cancellation or delay, the decision will be made no later than 5:45 a.m. in the morning. In the event school will be dismissing early, notification to our community will be made in a timely manner for proper ...May 1, 2024 8:52AM EDT. Courtesy Canton Fire Department. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - It's a deadly house fire early Wednesday morning that looks to be a crime. Indications from a fire in northwest Canton that takes the life of a man point to arson. Investigators from the Canton Fire Department and State Fire Marshal's Office ...Terry Windbigler (Stark County jail) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 56-year-old Canton man is charged with felonious assault. He’s accused of stabbing a 54-year-old man several times in the face and back Sunday night according to police and court records. Terry Windbigler who lives at the Heritage House high rise building at High ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A 14-year-old Canton boy was shot once in each leg Friday afternoon while a passenger in a stolen vehicle traveling in the 1600 block of 15th Street NE in the city. Canton police had no other information.April 24, 2024 8:35AM EDT. Courtesy Ohio Department of Insurance. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Canton Mayor Bill Sherer is warning residents about scammers in the community. These scammers are trying to get inside of people's homes, claiming they are third-party electrical inspectors. You should not let these people in your home ...Mar 1, 2024 · March 1, 2024 8:25AM EST. Christopher Billheimer (Stark County jail) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Arraignment Friday for the 38-year-old Canton man accused of shooting his own brother back on President’s Day. Christopher Billheimer was indicted by a session of the Stark County Grand Jury on an attempted murder charge this week.WHBC News. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - First Half 2021 Real Estate Tax bills are showing up in mailboxes across Stark County. Payment is due on February 23. The bills could be a case of sticker shock for some, with recent increases in property valuation for a number of property owners. And there are increases in tax millage for others.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - There were 19 confirmed tornadoes in Ohio last year. You'll recall one of them hit from Massillon down to Pike Township and the Sandy Valley area last April. So Wednesday morning's 9:50 statewide test of tornado sirens serves as a sign of things to come. Stark County Deputy EMA Director Doug Wood says ...News & What's Happening; School Nurses. School Nurses Home; ... WHBC AM/FM. Channel 11, WKYC, WEWS, FOX8 ... North Canton City Schools 525 7th Street, NE North Canton ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - There's been a lot of violent crime in a NE Canton area bounded by Harmont and Kirby Avenues and Ellis and 31st Streets. Now the city's police department has $18,000 in Project Safe Neighborhoods funding for an initiative there to reduce crime.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - The city of Canton is all set for winter, with nearly 10,000 tons of road salt in its three salt domes. But those domes are on the move next year. Mayor Tom Bernabei says one of the current domes is at the Service Center building on 30th Street NE, and that's too close to one of the aquifers. They supply ...

Jan 23, 2024 · January 23, 2024 7:08AM EST. Courtesy Diocese of Youngstown. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is moving forward with more parish mergers. There were announcements in four Canton churches over the weekend. The Basilica of St John the Baptist on McKinley Avenue NW will merge with the nearby St Peter Church ...March 5, 2024 8:30AM EST. WHBC News. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Canton police discovered two people dead in an apartment unit on Sunday evening after responding to a shots fired call. The incident is being investigated as a murder suicide. They initially found 20-year-old Jalyn Dempsey dead in a bedroom in the apartment building ...By Jim Michaels. November 7, 2023 8:05AM EST. Canton mayoral candidates William Sherer II and Roy DePew (WHBC News) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - There are mayor's races in the two largest cities in the county. With Canton's Tom Bernabei retiring at year's end, Democrat William Sherer II faces Republican Roy Depew. And in ...News-Talk 1480 WHBC. Listen. CBS Sports Radio AM. 12:00am - 5:00am ... Any School Closings? Check here! ... Canton Man, Massillon Woman Killed in Wrong-Way I-71 Crash ...WHBC News CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Stark County commissioners are moving forward with a $1.7 million expansion project at the Mount Pleasant Water Detention Basin. The basin is on Mount Pleasant Street just east of Pittsburg Avenue NW.

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - It's more than an "indefinite furlough" now. The owner of the Republic Steel plant in Canton sent a WARN closing notice to the mayor's office on Monday. The notice identifies 209 employees losing their jobs. Most are with Steelworkers Local 1200. The union had not received a closing notice as of ...By Jim Michaels. November 4, 2022 4:54AM EDT. Courtesy North Canton City School District. NORTH CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Great progress is being made on the new school buildings under construction in the North Canton City School District. The buildings on Maple and Charlotte Streets will be completely under roof very soon.…

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