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“Its Go Time”: Big Cuts On The Way At U-A

Budget cuts continue, and more are on the way at the University of Akron. In a letter to the...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Akron RubberDucks Gettin’ Cheesy On July 11th!

The Akron RubberDucks are rebranding for one night, Friday, July 11th, as they partner with Luigi’s Italian Restaurant, to...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Statewide Alert For Pickup Truck Driver Who Shot At Akron Police

Akron Police have put out a statewide alert for the driver of a pickup truck who fired a shot at...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Welfare Check Reveals Tragic Scene In Akron

The Summit County Medical Examiner is investigating an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Akron’s Highland Square neighborhood. They...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Update: Ravenna Officers Fatally Shot Man Armed With BB Gun

Ravenna Police updated their account of the fatal, officer-involved shooting that ocurred early Sunday morning on Hazen Street. In...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Good News, Bad News On Gas Prices

It’s pretty great when gas prices go down, right? Well, yes and no. That’s the word from GasBuddy.com, which...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Ravenna Police Shoot Suspect Using Hostage As Human Shield

An armed suspect who had been ordered to drop his weapon, instead used a hostage as a human shield,...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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No Luck of The Irish With Impaired Driving

With law enforcement on particularly high alert for drunk driving this St. Patrick’s Day weekend, Security and law enforcement...

Posted By Nick Hershey
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Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich on Saturday’s Expungement Clinic

Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich joined Ray to talk about the upcoming expungement clinic Saturday at the Summit County...

Posted By Nick Hershey
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University Of Akron Selling Quaker Square

The  University of Akron is planning to sell the Quaker Square building complex to a developer. The 411,000 square...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Family Displaced After Fire Damages Home In Goodyear Heights

While no one was hurt when a fire heavily damaged a house in Goodyear Heights Tuesday evening, March 11;...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Be A “Happy Camper” at the Akron Children’s Zoo This Summer!

How would you like to get up close and personal with Zoo animals this summer? Well, you can, if...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Two Bar Shootings In Akron Sunday Morning

It was a busy weekend for Akron police, with two separate violent incidents involving shootings at bars; one downtown,...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Summit County Downtown Akron Parking Deck Closing For Repairs

Due to construction work, the Summit County Parking Deck (200 S High Street, Akron) will be closed to the...

Posted By Jeanne Destro
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Alleged Meth Dealer Arrested In Kenmore

One day after police picked up an alleged drug dealer in Firestone Park; they scooped up another one, this...

Posted By Jeanne Destro

A late-night fire Monday at the MAPS Air Museum in Green was quickly contained, thanks to a coordinated response from the Akron-Canton

Summit County voters weighed in on dozens of local races and ballot issues Tuesday, passing both countywide measures on the ballot. Countywide

The Trump administration will provide only half of normal food stamp benefits for November, drawing from the USDA’s contingency fund during the

Lakemore Police are investigating the death of 34 year old Thomas Hyatt, who was stabbed during a fight at a residence in

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84. His family says he passed away from complications of pneumonia

Two federal judges have ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to provide at least partial food stamp benefits as the

Akron community members and history buffs got together at the Linda Theater in Goodyear Heights Sunday afternoon for a screening of “Akron

Governor Mike DeWine says Ohio will step in with $25 million in emergency aid to help families who could lose federal food

The long arm of the law didn’t have to reach all that far to catch a suspected killer this week. That’s because

The City of Akron is celebrating a big improvement in water test results after changing their water treatment process over the past

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