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Akron Mayor: Partnership with Summa Health Will “Remain Strong” Despite Pending Acquisition

On word that Summa Health is in the process of being acquired by General Catalyst’s Health Assurance Transformation Corporation...

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Stay Toasty in Akron’s Warming Centers This Week

Brutally low temperatures with sub-zero wind chills, have prompted Akron City officials to continue extending the regular operating hours...

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Bullets Fly In Akron Over Weekend

The violence started on the West side, at around 3:00 on Friday afternoon, in the 1700 block of Liberty...

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Protecting Kids From The Harmful Effects Of Social Media

Today we’re exploring the effects of social media on kids and teens, and what is being done to address...

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City of Akron Gears Up For Bicentennial With New Plans, New Organization

As the City of Akron continues to gear up for its big Bicentennial celebration in 2025; the the organization...

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This Week In Tech With Jeanne Destro-10-27-23: Big Money For Tech Development In Northeast Ohio

This week, we have more news about the federal government’s efforts to both promote sustainable, energy-efficient technology, and to...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-10-20-23: Canton’s Big Hydrogen Bus Bonanza

This week, the Biden administration continued its push toward both manufacturing growth, and the widespread expansion of sustainable green...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-10-13-23: Online Learning Lessons From the Pandemic

Three years ago at this time, no one had ever heard of COVID-19. But since then, the world has...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-10-6-23: How AI Is Helping Doctors Detect Breast Cancer

If you’re a classic rock fan, you may remember an old Eric Clapton tune called “It’s In The Way...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-28-23: Keeping Voting Machines Secure

CNN posted an intriguing story this week, about how several voting machine manufacturers are conducting “stress tests”, to uncover possible...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-22-23: What’s Old Is New Again: Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries

Because lithium-ion batteries are used to power so many of the electronic devices we find indispensable these days, including...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-15-23: Big Dreams, Big Win For U-A NASA Robotics Team

The University of Akron NASA Robotics team made a good showing recently at a robotics competition at the University...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-8-23: Hacking The Hackers: FBI Drops The Hammer

It’s been a busy week for Federal law enforcement, which both brought down a huge Russian cybercrime botnet, and...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-25-23: Artificial Intelligence: Bias In A Box?

Most people have figured out by now, that when you watch an opinion show on Fox TV; you get...

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-18-23: Next Gen Thermal Imaging

Imagine driving down the road on a dark night. Suddenly; your car slows and rolls to a gentle stop,...

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The University of Akron has joined with Summit County, and The City of Akron to install a new high-tech security system aimed

With the outer edgdes of Hurricane Milton already hitting the coast of Florida; 7.3 million residents in 15 counties are under orders

Recycling made both national and local headlines this week, with the State of California suing Exxon-Mobil for promoting what they call the

Akron Police say two boys, ages 9 and 11, were taken into custody Tuesday morning after throwing rocks off the 27 th

Imagine being a mother with children, and suddenly finding yourself in need of shelter. Where would you turn? Who would be there

While millions of Americans could greatly benefit from using weight loss drugs to combat health issues such as obesity, diabetes, and heart

Another day, another data breach–or so I thought. But even though there have been a lot of other really big data breaches

Who knew 15th Century divorce and beheadings in not so Merry Old England could be so entertaining? Well, Mark Zimmerman, who is

Akron Police say there was some sort of altercation early Thursday morning that led to three people getting shot, and one person

A 39 year old man who allegedly shot a woman in Akron, then forced her into his pickup truck, was arrested after

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