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Bob Jones WEWS

@bobjonesTV

Reporter @WEWS NewsChannel 5, covering the Akron/Canton region, huge Buckeyes, Browns, Indians and Cavs fan, and member of Medina County Road Runners!

 Akron, OH
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Stolen UTVs ditched in Silver Lake neighborhood, golf course as police search for suspects news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Stolen UTVs ditched in Silver Lake neighborhood, golf course as police search for suspects

Stolen UTVs ditched in Silver Lake neighborhood, golf course as police search for suspects

What began as a routine traffic enforcement detail turned into an unusual overnight case when three stolen utility terrain vehicles sped through the village of Silver Lake and onto a local golf...

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Akron man injured, his dog killed by hit-and-run driver news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Akron man injured, his dog killed by hit-and-run driver

Akron man injured, his dog killed by hit-and-run driver

An Akron family is searching for answers after a hit-and-run driver injured a man walking his dog and killed the family's beloved miniature poodle Saturday night on the city's west side.

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Rittman planning to honor Sgt. Scott Ries with scholarship and commemorative day news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Rittman planning to honor Sgt. Scott Ries with scholarship and commemorative day

Rittman planning to honor Sgt. Scott Ries with scholarship and commemorative day

Three months after Sgt. Scott Ries was killed in the line of duty, the Rittman community continues to find meaningful ways to honor his life, service and lasting impact.

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Akron detective fatally shoots man who fired at fugitive task force news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Encounter with police turns deadly after wanted man, officer fire guns in Akron

Encounter with police turns deadly after wanted man, officer fire guns in Akron

An arrest attempt by the U.S Marshal's Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive task force turned deadly Thursday morning after a wanted suspect and an Akon police officer fired their guns.

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Family calls for justice after Akron man killed by hit-and-run driver news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Family calls for justice after Akron man killed by hit-and-run driver

Family calls for justice after Akron man killed by hit-and-run driver

A heartbroken Akron family is speaking out and begging the public for help after their loved one was killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday night.

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Rubber City Tattoo Invitational opens at John S. Knight Center news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Rubber City Tattoo Invitational opens at John S. Knight Center

Rubber City Tattoo Invitational opens at John S. Knight Center

More than 1,000 people are expected to visit the Rubber City Tattoo Invitational over three days at the John S. Knight Center in downtown Akron.

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Akron firefighters shatter records at Northeast Regional Challenge Series news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Akron firefighters shatter records at Northeast Regional Challenge Series

Akron firefighters shatter records at Northeast Regional Challenge Series

More than 100 firefighters from 18 states and three countries are competing in Akron through Saturday in the Northeast Regional TFT Firefighter Challenge Championship Series.

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'It just felt unreal': Widow of Rittman Sgt. Scott Ries shares grief, gratitude to the community news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
'It just felt unreal': Widow of Rittman Sgt. Scott Ries shares grief, gratitude to the community

'It just felt unreal': Widow of Rittman Sgt. Scott Ries shares grief, gratitude to the community

Michelle Ries was at her Wayne County home on the night of July 5 when her youngest daughter alerted her to social media chatter about a concerning situation developing in Rittman.

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Historic Central-Hower building in Akron to become hub for small businesses and creators news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Historic Central-Hower building in Akron to become hub for small businesses and creators

Historic Central-Hower building in Akron to become hub for small businesses and creators

Akron's former Central-Hower High School is set to be transformed into a large hub for small businesses, creators and entrepreneurs.

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Akron Police seek help finding man missing since September 2025 news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Akron Police seek help finding man missing since September 2025

Akron Police seek help finding man missing since September 2025

Maurice Goff was last seen on Sept. 26, 2025, after leaving a home on Conventry Street in Akron. His family and police fear foul play.

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‘Never Stopped Doing Good': Family honors 9-year-old killed in accident through acts of kindness news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
‘Never Stopped Doing Good': Family honors 9-year-old killed in crash through acts of kindness

‘Never Stopped Doing Good': Family honors 9-year-old killed in crash through acts of kindness

A Green family is turning their personal tragedy into messages of hope, healing and help, one month after 9-year-old Samuel Rife died in a crash.

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Injured Springfield Township police officer thrown from semi truck searches for the woman who prayed for him news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Injured Springfield Township police officer thrown from semi truck searches for the woman who...

Injured Springfield Township police officer thrown from semi truck searches for the woman who...

Nearly six weeks after a frightening incident— caught on body camera— a Springfield Township officer is talking about what happened, his recovery, and the search for a mystery woman who prayed for...

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Former Akron swim park could be transformed into tactical training center news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Former Akron swim park could be transformed into tactical training center

Former Akron swim park could be transformed into tactical training center

For 60 years, the Eastwood Swim Club, also known as the Eastwood Swim Park, entertained families and provided a fun place to cool off.

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Death of 2-year-old girl in Akron leads to nationwide recall of Hyundai SUVs news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Death of 2-year-old girl in Akron leads to nationwide recall of Hyundai SUVs

Death of 2-year-old girl in Akron leads to nationwide recall of Hyundai SUVs

Nearly 70,000 Hyundai vehicles will be recalled after News 5 Cleveland started asking questions about the death of 2-year-old girl from Cuyahoga Falls.

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Hyundai recalling 68,500 vehicles following death of a child news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Hyundai recalling 68,500 vehicles following death of a child

Hyundai recalling 68,500 vehicles following death of a child

Hyundai has issued a stop sale and is planning a recall on the 2026 Hyundai Palisade Limited and Calligraphy trims following the death of a child.

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Akron's Schneider Park to be renamed to honor hundreds buried there news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Akron's Schneider Park to be renamed to honor hundreds buried there

Akron's Schneider Park to be renamed to honor hundreds buried there

For nine years, Jane Greenland has been on a mission to rename the park across from her home by adding one word.

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Pablo the K9 partner and protector needs help in New Philadelphia as he fights serious condition news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Pablo the K9 partner and protector needs help in New Philadelphia as he fights serious condition

Pablo the K9 partner and protector needs help in New Philadelphia as he fights serious condition

The relationship between Pablo, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, and his handler, New Philadelphia Officer Tristen Lambert, is special.

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Part of North Howard Street in Akron closed due to sinkhole news5cleveland.com/news/loca…

Part of North Howard Street in Akron closed due to sinkhole

Crews are working to repair a section of North Howard Street after a water main break caused a sinkhole in the middle of the road.

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Newcomerstown on track to get its 1st new housing development in 50 years news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Newcomerstown on track to get its 1st new housing development in 50 years

Newcomerstown on track to get its 1st new housing development in 50 years

In 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior, the Vietnam War ended and Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates. It was also the last time a new housing development was built in Tuscarawas Co.

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'Repairing the harm': Group pushing for Black Museum & Center near Akron's Innerbelt news5cleveland.com/news/blac…
'Repairing the harm': Group pushing for Black Museum & Center near Akron's Innerbelt

'Repairing the harm': Group pushing for Black Museum & Center near Akron's Innerbelt

The Innerbelt, built in the 70s and 80s, disrupted and devastated a thriving Black community. More than 700 homes and more than 100 businesses were demolished to make room for the construction.

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