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In a letter to the University of Akron community, President Matthew Wilson announced that he will step down from his role as President, effective July 31, 2018, saying he will rejoin the school of law as a full-time faculty member. Read the letter President Wilson wrote below: Over the past…
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Watch your speed along Akron City streets in the coming months, as APD is starting to crack down on speeders. The request is coming from Akron City Council, who will be working with the Police Department's Traffic Commander to decide which areas to target. Akron Police Chief Ken Ball tells…
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The City of Akron is considering raising the age to legally purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The following is a press release from the City of Akron: When Mayor Horrigan appointed Tamiyka Rose as the City of Akron’s first Health Equity Ambassador last Spring, he tasked her with developing…
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A report from the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday afternoon is that head coach Tyronn Lue will be taking some time off from the team to address undisclosed health issues. The following is Coach Lue's statement from Cavs.com: "After many conversations with our doctors and Koby and much thought given to what…
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Thursday, 15 March 2018 10:43
Akron-Based Signet Jewelers Closing 200 Stores
Written by Jeanne Destro
Akron-based Signet Jewelers plans to close 200 mall-based stores, reduce costs, and beef up e-commerce, to improve long-term operational and financial performance. This, as a result of recent sales declines. Market Watch, and Wall Street Journal report the retailer, which owns Kay Jewelers, Zales, and Jared the Galleria of Jewelry,…
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Wednesday, 14 March 2018 11:20
UA Hosting Gun Violence Town Hall Wednesday Night
Written by Ryan Lang
Wednesday marks the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead. In conjunction with the anniversary and on National Walkout Day, where students in high schools, and other schools across the country are walking out of class for 17…
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Stark State College, for the first time in four years, is increasing the instructional fee. The $10 increase to the fee brings it to $126.50, and is effective starting this summer semester. According to the press release, the instructional fee will only be applied to the first 16 credit hours…
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Akron Police are looking for 33-year-old Marcus Brooks, who is wanted on a Domestic Violence charge. According to the APD report, a 25-year-old woman walked into the station about 3:30 Sunday morning, crying, bleeding from her head, and her right eye swollen and bruised. She reported that Brooks, who is…
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An 18-year-old Brunswick High School student is under arrest after reportedly making online threats against the school. Tyler Hrouda was arrested Monday at a local business along Pearl Road, after Brunswick Police were made aware of the threat. They contacted the school, who with the help of a resource officer…
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Mansfield Senior High School was locked down early Tuesday morning after reports of a student with a gun on campus. Mansfield Police were called to campus and, with the help of a school resource officer, were able to identify the suspect student. They detained him, but did not find a…
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Scams are everywhere these days; from your inbox to your front door. With that in mind, and as part of Consumer Protection Week, the Summit County Office of Consumer Affairs is holding a "How to Spot and Stop a Scam" seminar on Tuesday, March 6th, from 11 a.m. to noon,…
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Wednesday, 28 February 2018 10:50
APD: Young Girl Abducted, Dropped Off Unharmed
Written by Ryan Lang
Akron Police are looking for a suspect who abducted an 11-year-old girl in the city's East Neighborhood Tuesday afternoon and then let her go unharmed. The victim's mother says the girl was walking home from David Hill Elementary School on East Archwood Avenue about 2:35 p.m. According to reports, the…
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Akron Police are looking for anyone that may have witnessed a shooting along Hamlin Street Tuesday afternoon to come forward. According to the press release, two young women, 22-years-old and 19-years-old, were sitting in a car along with a 7-year-old girl, in the 800 block of Hamlin Street in Akron…
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Two Northwest High School students from Jackson Township are dead after what police believe was a weekend murder suicide, or possibly a double-suicide. The two students, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were found by the male victim's cousin in a wooded area in the Township Friday evening, around 8:30. The…
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Coming off a great season but disappointing finish in 2017, the 2018 Cleveland Indians have unfinished business to tend to. The team lost a few familiar faces in the offseason, but many members of the squad are back, as well as some new blood. Ray will have interviews with anyone…
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Tuesday, 20 February 2018 12:31
Green Middle School Students Targeted in Threat
Written by Ryan Lang
The Summit County Sheriff's Office was tipped off to an online threat that was made against students from Green Middle School on social media. According to Sheriff's Inspector Bill Holland, on Sunday, February 18th, the suspect, a 14-year-old former student at Green Middle School threatened to shoot students and then…
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Tuesday, 20 February 2018 12:09
Ellet HS Teen Arrested in Online "Copycat" Threat
Written by Ryan Lang
Akron Police have arrested a 16-year-old Ellet High School student after making threats online that referenced the Parkland, Florida shooting that left 17 people dead on Valentines Day. The student, whose name hasn't been released because he is a juvenile, allegedly posted a message to Snapchat indicating that he was…
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Update: The Summit County Sheriff's Office is reporting that that the Jackson Memorial Middle School student who brought a rifle into the school and shot himself has died. According to the report, the 13-year-old student hid the gun underneath his clothing and brought it onto the school bus. When he…
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U.S. Marshals have arrested Darnell Bitting, 31, of Akron, in connection to the shooting death of a young girl in the city last week. According to reports, the shooting happened inside a home in the 900 block of Mercer Avenue, Friday night around 10:30. Police say it appears the shooting…
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Akron police are looking for two teens in connection with the murder of 18 year old Shpetim Ramadani of Inman Street, Tuesday night. He was shot in the 1000 block of Herberich Avenue. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of 16 year old John Smith, East Archwood Ave.; and…
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