Two Akron police officers on leave after separate traffic incidents
Two veteran Akron police officers are on leave after separate traffic incidents.One is accused of having a firearm in her vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The other was in a crash with his...
View ArticleAkron man pleads guilty to murder in bar shooting, is sentenced to 18 years...
A 45-year-old Akron man was scheduled to go on trial Monday over a January shooting death at a West Akron bar but instead pleaded guilty to murder.Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Scot Stevenson...
View ArticleAkron detectives investigating 3 robberies possibly committed by same...
Akron detectives are investigating three robberies last week that they think were committed by the same suspects who wore masks or bandanas to obscure their faces.The first robbery happened about 3:30...
View ArticleThieves targeting Stihl products in numerous Portage County barn, shed break-ins
Someone apparently likes to steal Stihls.Brimfield police said that nearly 60 sheds and barns have been broken into over the past three months in Suffield and Randolph townships and Brimfield.More than...
View ArticleThings to Do, Aug. 9: ‘Frozen’ at library; concerts include Fifth Harmony,...
Let kids go to hear ‘Let It Go’ from ‘Frozen’Can you stand to hear Let It Go one more time? The Akron-Summit County Main Library’s summer movie series continues with the ever-popular Frozen at 2 p.m....
View ArticleTrump arrives at Akron-Canton Airport, heads to private fundraiser in Stark...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrived Monday afternoon at Akron-Canton Airport in Green ahead of an appearance at a private fundraiser in Stark County.A spokesperson from the Stark...
View ArticleRevamping economic plan, Trump vows tax cuts to ‘jump-start’ U.S.
DETROIT: Promising to “jump-start America” to a new era of prosperity, Donald Trump announced a revamped economic plan Monday aimed at revitalizing what he termed a stagnant U.S. economy by cutting...
View ArticleKnocked down last year, Browns QB Robert Griffin III is starter again: ‘Those...
BEREA: Robert Griffin III saw his football career flash before his eyes, but he never surrendered.His perseverance prevailed Monday when Browns coach Hue Jackson formally named him the franchise’s 25th...
View ArticleIlene Shapiro likely a shoo-in for Democratic appointment as Summit County...
Ilene Shapiro likely will face no opposition Thursday when the Summit County Democratic Party gathers to appoint a new county executive.Shapiro, the president of County Council, has been serving as...
View ArticleSummit County earns high credit ratings for upcoming bond issue
Summit County has received high marks and a stable outlook from two credit rating agencies for an upcoming bond issue.Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service last week affirmed their Aa1...
View ArticleMan, 34, charged with robbing Lo-Boy Gas in Barberton, Jubilee Donuts in Norton
Police arrested a Barberton man on charges that he robbed stores in two Summit County cities within an hour Tuesday morning.Ozzie M. Wright, also known as Ozzie Mann Jr., was charged with two counts of...
View ArticleLawyer challenges Ohio ban on soliciting injured workers
COLUMBUS: A lawyer is challenging Ohio’s ban on attorneys soliciting injured workers who file worker’s compensation claims with the state.Akron-area attorney Thomas Bevan alleges the Ohio statute...
View ArticleSentencing of Akron mom for scalding of daughter delayed until Aug. 23
The sentencing of an Akron mom who previously pleaded guilty in the scalding of her 2½-year-old daughter was delayed Tuesday until later this month.Walter Madison, Monique Smith’s defense attorney,...
View ArticleLimited spots available for half marathon this Saturday
If you hoped to run in the Goodyear 10k of the Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Marathon Race Series on Saturday, too late. The event sold out Tuesday.But if you can run a half marathon, there may still...
View ArticleKent State names regional campus leaders
KENT: Kent State University recently named an interim leader for its Geauga regional campus, which includes the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg.Susan Stocker will serve as interim dean and chief...
View ArticleFriend recalls torment wife’s injury from rock caused Randy Budd
HARRISBURG, PA.: The husband of a woman who suffered brain damage when teenagers dropped a rock from an interstate overpass onto their car often cried at night, asking why he was spared from harm but...
View ArticleLibertarians submit placeholder for Ohio presidential ballot
COLUMBUS: Libertarians trying to get a presidential candidate on Ohio’s ballot submitted signatures on Tuesday for someone other than their party’s nominee, Gary Johnson.The party listed Charlie Earl —...
View ArticleHistoric Green schoolhouse gutted in arson as vandals strike park sites
Arson gutted the historic one-room Lichtenwalter Schoolhouse at Boettler Park in Green early Tuesday morning, authorities said.The Green Fire Department was called to the restored school at 4:51 a.m....
View Article2016 Summer Olympic Games: Wednesday’s TV schedule
Wednesday’s TVNBC: Men’s Beach Volleyball - Gibb/Patterson (U.S.) vs. Herrera/Gavira (Spain) (LIVE); Men’s Water Polo - U.S. vs. France (LIVE); Swimming - Qualifying Heats (LIVE); Women’s Volleyball -...
View ArticleTrump ignites new firestorm: Gun backers might stop Clinton
WILMINGTON, N.C.: Donald Trump ignited a fresh political firestorm Tuesday by declaring gun rights supporters might still find a way to stop Hillary Clinton, even if she should defeat him and then name...
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