Editor's note: This article was updated on Jan. 19, 2024, for school closings that day. For many Stark County-area school districts, it has been quite the drought of snow days. A lot of factors go ...News-Talk 1480 WHBC, Canton, Ohio. 16,772 likes · 468 talking about this · 1,936 were here. Listen live online at whbc.com or download our mobile app on your smart phone.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - SARTA buses are out there, but they are running on an Inclement Weather Route schedule on Friday.. That means the buses will stay on main roads, using "flag stop" to hop aboard.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Much of the legal mess that followed the pizza-eating incident at McKinley High School two and a half years ago has been cleaned up. The Repository says the Canton City School District will pay the impacted student-athlete and his parents $125,000.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - If you like paying your bills online and are a city of Canton utility customer, paying that bill just became easier. A new payment system just up and running allows you to pay your utility bill two ways.July 14, 2021 9:49AM EDT. WHBC News. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - It's currently a part of Canton with a high rate of crime and lots of residential turnover. But, the city is putting a plan together to address that. The plan for the Shorb Neighborhood in NW Canton south of 12th Street and between McKinley Avenue and the park system ...May 15, 2024 8:40AM EDT. Canton Mayor Bill Sherer (Courtesy mayor’s office) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Canton Mayor Bill Sherer’s Neighborhood Plan has gotten down to specific streets, with 16 project areas named in four different quadrants of the city. These are not necessarily the quadrants as they are now defined.MASSILLON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - The longtime member of the Canton Local School Board charged with felony theft entered a no-contest plea Wednesday to a misdemeanor theft charge instead:, 60-year-old Scott Hamilton of Canton Township must pay a thousand dollars in restitution to the Tractor Supply store on Erie Street S in Massillon ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - The Stark County prosecutor's office used gun specifications and repeat violent offender specs on top of five indictment counts to send a city man to prison for at least 35 years. 24-year-old Lionell Blair III of Canton gets 35 to 40-and-a-half years for shooting a woman several times in Canton last ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Canton Police Chief John Gabbard addressed city council members and the administration Monday night about violence in the city. There have been eight homicides in the city so far this year. Surprisingly, the killings have occurred all over the city as opposed to being confined to certain areas.1 day ago · Most recent closings and delays are listed here when there are active closures. Fox 8 school closings Ohio.March 15, 2024 9:00AM EDT. Damon Mitchell (Stark County jail) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A 21-year-old Toledo man has been found guilty of killing a SW Canton man one year ago. The Stark County jury took just a few hours Thursday to convict Damon Mitchell. He'll be sentenced next Thursday. 55-year-old Steven Troyer Sr was shot as ...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 ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - It's a homecoming for the new president and CEO of the National First Ladies Library in Canton. Patty Dowd Schmitz has been hired by the Canton museum's board. She's a North Canton native and Hoover graduate who has had arts and cultural-related careers in several states, last working in suburban ...Mix 94-1’s Closings & Delays; Contact; Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; Soundcloud; YouTube; Snapchat; View Playlist History / Contests Tay In May - Enter your keywords here! ... Canton, Ohio Pronunciation Law Proposed. Solar Eclipse In Stark County. Were Participation Trophies Invented In Massillon? ... Music News. Music notes: Taylor Swift, …CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A Canton teen will not be eligible for parole for ten years. This, after being sentenced Thursday in the July 2022 shooting death of a city man. 16-year-old Anthony Moore was sentenced to seven to 10-and-a-half years on an involuntary manslaughter conviction.News-Talk 1480 WHBC. Listen. CBS Sports Radio PM. 7:30pm - 12:00am. Watch; Listen. ... Closings & Delays; Contests; Contact; Internships; Meal Deals; Photo Gallery; Weather Forecast / Featured Local News UPDATE: Lingering Snow Leads to School Changes, Most Students Return. By Jim Michaels. Recent articles by Jim Michaels. WEDNESDAY UPDATE: 200 ...Reality Bites: 90 Day Fiance Podcast. Can You Survive This Podcast? Ep 2: Captain Phillips. Can You Survive This Podcast? Ep 1. - Robert O'Neill.WHBC News. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A gun battle on the streets of Canton sends two people to the hospital. Canton police say it happened on Market Avenue N near 12th Street late Tuesday night where men ages 29 and 34 were arguing and both pulled out weapons. One was in fair condition and the other was stable on Wednesday.The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Pro Football Hall of Fame on Monday announced a three-year extension to the agreement naming the Hall of Fame as host of the annual state football championships in Canton. The games, across Ohio's seven divisions, will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium through 2026. OHSAA Executive ...By Jim Michaels. April 10, 2024 8:45AM EDT. Ivan Ray IV (Stark County jail) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A Nimishillen Township man is jailed on $3 million bond. He's accused of setting fire to the front porch of a Canton home where two adults and two children were sleeping inside. The Canton Fire Department says 31-year-old Ivan ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A fourth suspect charged in the death of a Plain Township man has been arrested. 27-year-old Andrew Williams of Paris Township was arrested Tuesday night in Canton by members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. There was a short standoff at the Silent Court NW address until members of the ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A contractor is now in place, so the 11th Street SE Realignment and Reconstruction Project in Canton will see some preliminary work starting in a few weeks. 11th Street from Market Avenue S to Route 30 will see a roundabout constructed at 11th and Market.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - It's "step one" in the effort to update the Canton Health Department facilities inside the Sears building in downtown Canton. City council, entering into a $108,000 contract with the Motter and Meadows architectural firm for design and contractual oversight of the project.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Two Canton men are due back in court on Wednesday in connection with a traffic death last Thursday in the city. But there may be additional charges at that time.By Pam Cook. December 1, 2023 8:57AM EST. State champs. The State Championship games in High School Football continue at Tom Benson HOF Stadium Friday and Saturday. The schedule is below. 1480 WHBC is an OHSAA affiliate and will carry Friday night's D1 Championship and Saturday morning's D7 Championship on the radio for you.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Canton police say they are investigating the death of a city woman as a homicide. 26-year-old Tiara Burch was found dead Tuesday night in an apartment in the 500 block of 11th Street NW.October 21, 2023 9:14AM EDT. Share. Graphic Courtesy of WHBC. The AultCare YouTube Game of the week brings you the 134th meeting between the Massillon Tigers and the McKinley Bulldogs. Join Frank Cilona, Thom McDaniels, and Billy Beebe Live from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium beginning at 1:30. Click Below!Chris Nichols (I) Mark Shaffer (I) ELECTION NOV 2021 ISSUES. PASS. ALL RENEWAL ISSUES PASSED, including Alliance, Minerva and Sandy Valley Schools, as well as the three Lawrence Township fire levies. #2 North Canton 3.3 mill combined 1.5 mills renewal and 1.8 mill increase for emergency medical services for 5 years.Ohio Music Education Association Events; Calendar; HMB SPONSOR ... WHBC AM/FM. Channel 11, WKYC, WEWS, FOX8. School Messenger Notification System - Phone/Text/Email. NCCS Websites. ... North Canton City Schools 525 7th Street, NE North Canton, Ohio 44720 Phone: 330-497-5600 Fax: 330-497-5618CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Canton police have made two arrests in the city's latest homicide. A 15-year-old boy is charged with murder, while 36-year-old Megan Coladonato of Pike Township faces a complicity charge. 45-year-old Craig Blackshear was shot and killed a week ago on a front porch on 4th Street NW, just west of Water ...March 13, 2024 9:02AM EDT. Damon Mitchell (Stark County jail) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A murder trial is underway in Stark County Common Pleas Court. 21-year-old Damon Mitchell from Toledo faces charges in connection with the shooting death of 55-year-old Steven Troyer Sr. He was found with several gunshot wounds inside his car …CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A guilty plea from one of four teenagers charged in the May 2022 shooting death of a northeast Canton father of four. 18-year-old Justice St John will also be assisting the state in the prosecution of the other three defendants next month. He’ll be sentenced on an aggravated murder conviction after …CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - The Canton Fire Prevention Bureau continues investigating a fire that heavily damaged a former bar in northeast Canton. That fire at Winfield Way at Grace Avenue NE, south of Mahoning Road, late Thursday night did $55,000 damage, according to the fire department.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Some gas stations pushed their price for regular to $3.19.9 early in the day on Monday, according to GasBuddy. But not a lot of stations are following suit. It's enough to push the AAA average for the Canton-Massillon metro area up another four cents from Monday, to $2.84 a gallon.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Canton City Council has approved a temporary spending plan for the city of $328 million for the year 2024. That includes a General Fund budget of $73 million, 65-percent of which goes to the safety forces.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - The Stark County prosecutor's office used gun specifications and repeat violent offender specs on top of five indictment counts to send a city man to prison for at least 35 years. 24-year-old Lionell Blair III of Canton gets 35 to 40-and-a-half years for shooting a woman several times in Canton last ...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.BOLIVAR, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 51-year-old Canton man is dead in a one-vehicle crash on I-77 in Tuscarawas County Thursday evening. The state patrol’s New Philadelphia post says Gary Powell’s pickup truck went off northbound 77 just north of the Bolivar exit. He crossed the median and the southbound lanes, hitting some …Accused Canton Killer Makes First Court Appearance. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A 22-year-old Canton man is being arraigned on murder and attempted murder charges Friday morning. He's accused of breaking into an Ellis Avenue NE home, killing one man and trying to shoot his wife. Ryan Harmer is in Canton Municipal Court Friday morning.Kroger is supporting Black-owned businesses in its home state of Ohio through its Changemaker grant program. Kroger is supporting Black-owned businesses in its home state of Ohio t...Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio is one of the largest and most beautiful urban parks in the U.S covering over 2,600 acres. Last Updated on April 28, 2023 My heart skipped sever...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Canton city leaders took a tour of the massive Amazon warehouse off Columbus Road NE and Rebar Avenue last week. Mayor Tom Bernabei says the company is now training supervisors and is beginning to hire associates. He says we can anticipate the facility opening in four weeks. If you plan on applying for a ...September 29, 2021 6:52AM EDT. WHBC News. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - The city of Canton is purchasing the former Nationwide Insurance regional office building in the 1000 block of Market Avenue N. They are buying it from the Downtown Canton Land Bank. Mayor Tom Bernabei says it's an important building, especially with it sitting ...October 5, 2022 5:46AM EDT. Canton City Council chambers (WHBC News) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - There's future promise for the long-vacant K-Mart building and empty parking lot at Route 62 and Harmont Avenue NE. The Plain Township parcel now becomes part of the city via annexation, with specific plans for at least a part of the ...Loading your audio article. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 14-year-old Canton boy faces felonious assault and other charges after a 15-year-old girl was attacked in Stadium Park on Friday. She was forced to swim across the West Branch of Nimishillen Creek to escape, based on the police report. The teen suffered bruises to her …WHBC News. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Make it two deadly officer-involved shootings in Canton this year. Tuesday night, 24-year-old Zachary Fornash was shot by a police officer near his home in the 900 block of Alan Page Drive SE. He died later at the hospital. A police in the neighborhood was flagged down on a report of a person ...Mar 9, 2024 · March 9, 2024 6:52AM EST. Courtesy U.S. Capitol police. WASHINGTON, DC (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 33-year-old man with a Canton address was arrested at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington on Friday. Capitol police detected a hammer inside a bag he was carrying through a checkpoint. Christopher Snow had to be subdued with a Taser to be ...YouTube. News-Talk 1480 WHBC. Listen. Canton's Morning News with Pam Cook. 5:30am - 10:00am. Watch. Listen. Pam Cook. Live and Local with Jordan Miller.January 31, 2024 8:50AM EST. Getty Images. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A standout educator in Stark County will now go to prison for a year-and-a-half. 37-year-old Fairless High School teacher Nicholas Valentino of North Canton pleaded guilty to a bill of information charging him with pandering obscenity involving a minor.JACKSON TWP., Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - The newest roundabout in Stark County is going in at an intersection in northern Jackson Township, just south of the airport. County Engineer Keith Bennett will be seeking bids in late April for the Strausser Street NW at Lake O'Springs Avenue roundabout. It's a $2-million-plus project. The hope ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - If you like paying your bills online and are a city of Canton utility customer, paying that bill just became easier. A new payment system just up and running allows you to pay your utility bill two ways.In two full high school football seasons playing for Vincent-St. Mary’s High School in Akron, Ohio, Lebron James caught 103 passes for 2,065 yards and scored 23 touchdowns.2021 High School Football Broadcast Schedule SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The AultCare Stadium Show airs Fridays beginning at 6pm with Kenny Roda and various guests. Stay with us for the post game Hammersmith Insurance Scoreboard Show with Brian Novak.. RADIO BROADCAST SCHEDULE / 1480 WHBC The Sarchione Ford Radio Game of the Week - Dan Belford with Play by Play, Mark Miller with color analysis, Kenny ...December 8, 2023 6:56AM EST. Getty Images. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Illegal gambling in the city of Canton takes a big hit with the seizure of 119 gambling machines in raids on two addresses. The police department’s Coordinated Response Team along with the Stark County Metro Narcotics Unit and Regional SWAT Team were involved.July 28, 2021 4:21AM EDT. Canton City Council chambers (WHBC News) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - The first batch of the approximately $63 million in American Rescue Plan funds coming to Canton over the next few years have been programmed. $1.15 million will go to a second small business grant effort. Specifics of the program are being ...Apr 22, 2024 · April 22, 2024 8:57AM EDT. WHBC News. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The investigation into the death of a 53-year-old man with an East Canton address has been turned over to the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Frank Tyson was being taken into custody at the AMVETS post on Sherrick Road SE in Canton in connection with a nearby ...Amazon construction site in Canton (WHBC News) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Amazon tells WHBC news the under-construction fulfillment center along Columbus Road and Kirby Avenue NE will not be opening until 2023. But the Canton engineer's office still has a deadline of this July 15 to build a new access intersection to the huge ...October 31, 2022 5:44AM EDT. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Since the very beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, WHBC News has provided daily and now weekly case numbers. But with many people testing at home and not contacting a doctor, just how far off are those numbers? Canton Health Commissioner Jim Adams thinks the discrepancy is ...September 23, 2023 7:39AM EDT. Courtesy Ohio State Highway Patrol. Police believe speeding may have been the cause of a crash that took the life of a 35-year old Canton man early yesterday. Ohio Highway Patrol Troopers say around 5 yesterday morning Derrick Hill was headed east on 12th street near Perry Drive when his car went off the right ...The curves of the giant snake line up with the sun during equinoxes and solstices. Advertisement Imagine you're a person living in ancient times in what is now the state of Ohio. Y...September 28, 2020 7:46AM EDT. Share. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Canton police and the county coroner are investigating after a decomposing body was found in an abandoned old vehicle in Canton Sunday afternoon. There’s no identity yet. The old van that the body was in was among a number of cars at what looks like a scrap yard.June 5, 2023 8:41AM EDT. Christian Clark (Courtesy Canton police) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A major drug seizure and an arrest in Canton on Friday. According to Canton police, the FBI’s Stark County Safe Streets Task Force hit a house in the 1900 block of Lakeside Avenue NW, near Meyers Lake. They had a federal search warrant.March 26, 2022 8:15AM EDT. TODAY! It's Here! News/Talk 1480 WHBC and Mix 94.1 are excited to once again host Kidfest at the Canton Civic Center from 11am to 4pm. Great way to spend your Saturday with the kids! Admission is $5.00 Kids 3 and under are free! Check out some of the fun stuff we're planning: Inflatables, rides, and an obstacle ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A Canton man was fortunate to safely escape a house fire Monday afternoon that leaves his home a total loss. The American Red Cross is assisting the fire victim. The Fire Prevention Bureau is investigating for a cause. That fire on Heising Court SW near Navarre Road, just west of I-77.CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Canton Police Chief John Gabbard has released the name of the officer involved in that fatal shooting in the city Tuesday night, The body-worn camera footage is also being made available.Surveillance video from a break-in in Massillon n November, 2021. (Courtesy Massillon police) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Has local law enforcement broken up the break-in ring that has been stealing cars and other items from homes in the Canton and Massillon areas? Canton police do have a 17-year-old in custody, after residents of a ...It's Back to School Week. By Jim Michaels. August 15, 2022 5:56AM EDT. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - Classes resume in most Stark County school districts starting this week. It has AAA Ohio reminding you there will be more traffic, and school buses will be back out with their yellow and red flashers going as they pick up kids. It's ...CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect for much of Ohio including Stark, Summit, Portage and Wayne Counties until 12noon on Monday. The National Weather Service says wind chills will be as low as -9 in Stark County Monday morning.January 31, 2024 8:50AM EST. Getty Images. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A standout educator in Stark County will now go to prison for a year-and-a-half. 37-year-old Fairless High School teacher Nicholas Valentino of North Canton pleaded guilty to a bill of information charging him with pandering obscenity involving a minor.May 15, 2024 8:30AM EDT. Courtesy StarkFresh. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A thief in Canton decided he could make a profit from a non-profit grocery store. The burglar broke into the StarkFresh store on Cherry Avenue NE downtown early Tuesday morning. He broke the glass in the front door, making off with several hundred dollars from ...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 ...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 .... In today’s fast-paced world, unexpected events can disruptCANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Grand opening day Wednesday for October 10, 2023 7:20AM EDT. Courtesy Diocese of Youngstown. CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A 123-year-old Catholic church building in Canton is closing. St Mary of the immaculate Conception in the 1200 block of Market Avenue S will celebrate a closing Mass with Bishop David Bonnar on November 6. The Diocese of Youngstown in a news ... Beloved Local Doctor Passes Away. From Jordan Miller News: Beloved lo Change at Top in North Canton. NORTH CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) - A shakeup in the administration of North Canton Mayor Stephan Wilder. Patrick DeOrio is out as director of administration. Wilder told the Repository that Deputy Administrator Catherine Farina is now acting administrator of the city. Terry Windbigler (Stark County jail) CANTON,...
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