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Akron Police have arrested a suspect they allege shot somebody in the face on Tuesday night outside the "Lusty Adventures", nightclub at 41 Stanton Avenue, just because he wouldn't share his bag of chips. The 31 year old man, who took himself to the hospital, later told Police that the suspect produced a…
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Wednesday, 29 November 2023 10:33
Fiery New Play About School Book Bans Opens Soon In Akron
Written by Jeanne Destro
With a plot ripped straight from recent national headlines, playwright Eric Mansfield explores the red hot political topic of book banning in schools. What if efforts to keep students from reading certain books, goes too far? What if students rise up to defend a brave teacher who has been allowing…
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Tuesday, 28 November 2023 17:15
Akron Police Internal Investigation Clears Officers In Jayland Walker Shooting
Written by Jeanne Destro
Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett has released the results of an internal investigation into the Jayland Walker shooting, which exonerates the officers of any wrongdoing in the incident which made national headlines, and resulted in months of civil unrest in Akron; some of it violent. Walker, who was black, was…
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Monday, 27 November 2023 13:44
Drive-By Shooting in Akron Leaves Three Teens Injured
Written by Jeanne Destro
Akron Police are trying to find out who left three 15 year old boys injured on Saturday afternoon, after a drive-by shooting near the intersection of South Arlington Street and Delos. They say they found one teen who had been shot in the leg, inside a nearby Dollar General Store, where…
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Thursday, 16 November 2023 09:55
Akron Teen Accused of Robbery and Assault at Vape Shop
Written by Katie Lee
An Akron teen was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly assaulting a store clerk and stealing vapes. Police say it happened just after 8:30pm at the Valley Smoke Shop on Merriman Road, with the 22-year-old clerk saying that two men tried to buy some vape products but wouldn’t show their IDs.…
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The Akron Municipal Court officially has a new home downtown. The court, which was formerly located in the aging and no longer adequate Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center on South High Street, is now just a few blocks away in the newly renovated Oliver Ocasek Building located at 172 S.…
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Akron Police are looking for tips to help them find out who shot at an officer from inside a minivan in Akron's Firestone Park neighborhood late Friday night. They say it all started at 11:17 PM, when the officer was sitting in a marked cruiser, and heard shots near the…
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All of us have dreams, but few of us know exactly what they mean. But, if you could actually figure it out; perhaps it would lead to some kind of psychological breakthrough, or enlightenment that would have a positive impact on your life. That's what Akron area Psychologist and Author,…
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Sunday, 12 November 2023 05:20
Are You Lonesome Tonight? Health Benefits Of Friendship
Written by Jeanne Destro
Despite the ability to connect to virtually anyone on the planet through technology today; many people will tell you they still feel lonely. So lonely, in fact, that the US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, is calling it an epidemic. Just a few days ago, on November 8, Murthy spoke to…
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Monday, 06 November 2023 09:14
Firestone Swim Team Marathon Raises Money for Akron Children's
Written by Katie Lee
It was a day of swimming for a good cause as the Firestone High School Swim Team spent this past Saturday at their 35th Annual Marathon swim titled “Kids Helping Kids.” News 5 reports that Saturday’s event kicked off at 6am and ran till 6pm, raising money for both the…
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It's new, improved, and a whole lot more user-friendly. That's what City of Akron officials are saying about their newly designed website, AkronOhio.gov. Listen now, as our Morning Show Host, Ray Horner, talks about it with Akron Mayor, Dan Horrigan.
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Tuesday, 31 October 2023 08:59
State Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Lower Ticket Prices for High School Play-off Games
Written by Katie Lee
As the Ohio High School football play-offs kicked off this past weekend, state lawmakers are working to bring ticket prices for games down. House Bill 311 looks to revamp the current OHSAA pricing model to guarantee that the price paid online for tickets is the same price paid at the…
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Monday, 30 October 2023 12:23
US Marshals Nab Fugitive Murder Suspect in Cuyahoga Falls
Written by Jeanne Destro
Akron Police say the suspect they believe shot and killed a 26 year old man on October 2, is now behind bars. US Marshals arrested 18 year old Robert Greenlee on Friday at a home in the 400 block of Hardman Drive in Cuyahoga Falls. He's charged with murder in…
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Monday, 30 October 2023 11:46
One Teen Dead, Two Adults Injured In Shooting In West Akron
Written by Jeanne Destro
Akron Police say what started as a verbal altercation inside the VE Poetry Cafe at 2539 Romig Road, ended up as a shooting which claimed the life of 17 year old Anthony Elliot, of Cleveland, and injured two adults. Summit County Medical Examiners officials say after the incident started…
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Saturday, 28 October 2023 12:59
One Dead, One Injured In Shooting Outside South Akron Bar
Written by Jeanne Destro
Akron Police are trying to find out who shot and killed one man, and put another in the hospital, after a shooting outside a bar in the 300 block of East South Street, at Legends Lounge. It happened about 12:40AM, Saturday morning, and police say that when they arrived they…
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Wednesday, 25 October 2023 09:17
Former State Rep. Bob Young on Trial for Domestic Violence
Written by Katie Lee
Former Republican State Rep. Bob Young of Green was in court yesterday facing charges of domestic violence and assault stemming from a July 7th altercation with his wife. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Young’s wife testified in Barberton Municipal Court that Young hit her in the side of the…
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Wednesday, 25 October 2023 04:46
Murder-Suicide Victims Identified in Akron
Written by Jeanne Destro
The two victims of a murder-suicide in Akron on Monday have been identified, as 44 year old Christina Spigner, and 38 year old Jonathan Deford. The Summit County Medical Examiner's office says Deford shot Spigner, and then himself; listing her cause of death as homicide, and his as suicide.…
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Tuesday, 24 October 2023 09:02
One Fire, Two Shootings: Akron Police Investigate Possible Murder-Suicide
Written by Jeanne Destro
When police arrived at a home in the 400 block of Lansing Road in Ellet at about 7:40PM Monday; they found a woman shot multiple times, dead in the driveway, and the house on fire. Then, after firefighters extinguished the blaze; they found a man dead from a single gunshot…
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US Marshals on are the hunt for an alleged killer, and they're offering a reward for information that can help find him. 28 year old Martell King, who they say is known to frequent the Akron-Cleveland area, allegedly shot a 26 year old man in the 21 hundred block of 12th…
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Thursday, 19 October 2023 14:04
Digging Deeper Into DEVO: Author David Giffels On His New Book
Written by Jeanne Destro
Author David Giffels, who has written seven books, primarily focused on life and culture in Ohio, is out with book number eight; a new, and deeper look at the '70's era, Akron-based New Wave rock band, DEVO. As you'll hear in the following interview with WAKR Morning Show Host, Ray…
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