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Former state Rep. Bob Young of Green was sentenced in Barberton Municipal Court on Friday after being convicted of domestic violence and 3 other misdemeanors related to the violation of a protection order. Young was convicted of domestic violence in October for a July altercation with his wife. He then…
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Thursday, 04 January 2024 11:09
City of Akron Gears Up For Bicentennial With New Plans, New Organization
Written by Jeanne Destro
As the City of Akron continues to gear up for its big Bicentennial celebration in 2025; the the organization actually handling the event has changed. Now, instead of being run by the Akron Bicentennial Commission; a new not-for-profit corporation called "Akron 200 Inc.", has been formed to run what will…
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Tuesday 12-19 School Closings Highland Local SDMedina CountyDelayed 2 hours Home to You ADULT day programsPortage CountyDay Services Open no transportation Northwestern Lcl SDWayne CountyDelayed 2 hours Ravenna School DistrictPortage CountyClosed Today Redeemer Lutheran ElemSummit CountyClosed Today and Tomorrow Rootstown Lcl SDPortage CountyClosed Today Southeast Local SD - PortagePortage…
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Monday, 18 December 2023 09:39
Unintentional Shooting in Akron Leaves One Woman Dead
Written by Katie Lee
An unintentional shooting late Friday night in Akron claimed the life of a 29-year-old woman. Akron Police report that 31-year-old Denzel Ayers accidentally fired off a shot from a loaded handgun while sitting in the passenger's seat of a vehicle, while the victim was in the driver’s seat. That single…
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Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:48
Akron Canton Food Bank Set to Serve Record Number in 2023
Written by Katie Lee
As the year draws to a close the Akron Canton Regional Foodbank reports that it will have served more people in 2023 than any other year in their history with the agency anticipating that they will reach over 3 million visits to their pantries and other hunger relief partners by…
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Wednesday, 13 December 2023 11:55
Police Seek Suspect In "Senseless" Murder Over Cigar In Akron
Written by Jeanne Destro
A 21 year old clerk at Border's Drive Through at 1365 South Arlington Street in Akron was killed late Tuesday night by a customer who wanted a particular kind of cigar, and tried to use a bill that wasn't in acceptable condition to pay for it. Police say the man,…
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Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:13
Ohio Attorney General Speaks on Missing Children As Search for Cleveland Teen Continues
Written by Katie Lee
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is speaking out on the number of missing children in Northeast Ohio as investigators continue to search for Cleveland teen Keshaun Williams who's been missing for almost 6 months, with his case now becoming Ohio’s longest active Amber Alert. As reported by 19 News Williams…
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Tuesday, 12 December 2023 07:09
Teen Suspect Arrested In Fatal Highway Shooting
Written by Jeanne Destro
An 18-year-old Akron man has been charged with Aggravated Murder for the August 3rd shooting death of 23-year-old Marquise Banks on I-77 in Green. The Summit County Sheriff’s office reports that a SWAT team arrested suspect Sirvonte Suggs Monday at a residence on Florida Avenue in Akron, where they…
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Friday, 08 December 2023 12:31
Man Injured By Bullets Shot Into House In Goodyear Heights
Written by Jeanne Destro
Imagine lying down in your own house, and getting struck by a bullet coming in from the outside. That's exactly what happned to a 42 year old man in the 1300 block of Newton Street in Akron's Goodyear Heights neighborhood, Thursday night at about 7:30 PM. Police say the man,…
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Friday, 08 December 2023 12:23
16 Year Old Boy In Critical Condition After Shooting In Springfield Township
Written by Jeanne Destro
A 16 year old boy is in critical condition today, after being shot at about 11:00PM Thursday night by a 17 year old boy at a home in the 2300 block of East Waterloo Road, in Springfield Township. Springfield Township Police Chief, Jack Simone, says it appears the shooting was…
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Wednesday, 06 December 2023 12:08
Cuyahoga Falls Police Seek Driver In Fatal Hit & Run
Written by Jeanne Destro
Cuyahoga Falls Police are asking for tips to help them find the driver of a silver Ford hatchback, who fled the scene after striking a woman near the intersection of 2nd Street and Stow Avenue, at around 9PM Tuesday night. They say the woman had fallen on the sidewalk, landed…
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Tuesday, 05 December 2023 09:30
Akron City Council Approves Rules Limiting Public Comment
Written by Katie Lee
Akron City Council voted last night to approve new rules limiting public comment and prohibiting signs and banners at meetings. Under the new rules, which Ideastream reports passed by a vote of 8-5, public comment will be limited to 10 speakers at each meeting and members of the public can…
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The City of Akron today released its report on the background and possible future uses of the 30 acre site near downtown that now stands empty after what once was the Akron Innerbelt has been town down. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan released this statement today: “As Mayor of…
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Monday, 04 December 2023 05:40
Goodyear Blimp Toys For Tots Event Draws Huge Crowd in Mogadore
Written by Jeanne Destro
Wow, what an event out at the Goodyear Wingfoot Lake Blimp hangar in Mogadore over this past weekend in Mogadore! There were so many cars in line Sunday, that it took nearly four hours to wind through, and get inside to donate a gift to the company's annual Toys for…
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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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