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It's official: Amazon is coming to Akron, and bringing with it roughly 1,500 new jobs; most of which that start at $15 per hour. In a statment issued early this morning, Amazon announced what's been speculated for a long time now, that the former Rolling Acres Mall property on the…
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The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning and an Air Quality Warning ahead of the heatwave that is going to cover the Akron area, and most of Northeast Ohio this weekend. Heat index values are expected to reach 107 degrees by Friday and 110 degrees by Saturday. …
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Scammers are getting more creative in finding ways to bamboozle you into giving up your info, whether it's through your your phone, your email, or even social media. With that in mind, Cedar Point is warning the public to watch for a new social media scam, that's encouraging people to…
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Rittman Police, along with Fire and EMS, are reporting a rash of drug overdoses over the Fourth of July holiday. Police Chief Ray Arcuri tells the Medina Gazette that it's the most overdoses he's seen in such a short period of time, just two days July 3rd and 4th, since…
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From the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page: Allison Arnold, has run away once again. As you may recall, Allison who is 14 years old, left home without permisson two weeks ago and was gone for several days.She is 5'2'' and 110 lbs. We not not have a clothing discription…
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The Portage County Water Rescue Team has been busy over the past month rescuing kayakers and others from the Cuyahoga River in Kent, and their worn down equipment shows. More than 22 people have needed helping getting out of the unusually high and fast river over that time. The water…
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Big news from Summit County's biggest employer; Summa Health.They've been bought out by Detroit-based Beaumont Health. Summa CEO, Dr. Cliff Deveny talked us about why they did it, and what comes next.
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A suspect in an Akron murder case was arrested by US Marshals and local police in South Charleston, West Virginia. 24 year old Eugene Wells is charged with Aggravated murder, for allegedly shooting 23 year old Walter Matthews Junior, during an argument near the intersection of Princeton and West South…
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Akron police reporting another at least apparently random shooting in the city. They say an18 year old man was riding in his car near 2nd Avenue and Fuller Street Monday afternoon about 1:00, when he stopped to make a turn, and a stranger started shooting at him. They say he…
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Sandy the German Shepard is lost from the North Hill area, along West Burns Avenue running towards Uhler Street. According to the dog's owner, Chris, she has some skin damage on her right front elbow and may be a little skiddish and try to run. Anyone who sees Sandy, please contact…
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A Missing Adult Alert has been issued by the Portage County Sheriff's Office statewide. Information as of: June 24, 2019 at 9:20 AM Be on the lookout for a missing adult. On June 22, 2019 at 7:00 PM, Mr. Stahly drove away from his residence and has not been seen…
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About 2:45 Thursday afternoon a 911 call about a white Acura across lanes of I-77 South near the Arlington Road exit. By the time dupties responded, the driver had driven the vehicle off the highway, down and embankment, through a fence, eventually coming to rest on, or rather INTO the Summa Health…
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Saturday, June 15, is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. We talked to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost about how to detect it, and what we can do about it.
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Akron Police have named a suspect in the deadly shooting along Silvercrest Avenue Thursday evening, just before 8 o'clock. According to the report, police say a woman was shot in the head while sitting in the front seat of a car in the 1000 block of Silvercrest. That witness told…
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The suspect in last week's shooting outside of a Summit Lake convenience store is this week's Fugitive of the Week. The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is now looking for 24-year-old Eugene Wells, who is wanted for the murder of Walter Matthews Junior, who was shot and killed in…
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Wednesday, 05 June 2019 12:14
New @ the Zoo: Akron Welcomes Snow Leopard Cub
Written by Jeanne Destro
There's something new at the Akron Zoo--a Snow Leopard Cub! The female cub was born on April 29 and is currently in a private cubbing area with mom, Shanti. Zoo officials say she's healthy, but she does have a congenital eye defect, which is fairly common in Snow Leopards. Once she's older,…
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(City of Akron) – As another school year comes to an end, Mayor Dan Horrigan is proud to announce that the City of Akron Recreation Bureau, in partnership with Akron Public Schools Child Nutrition Services, will once again be participating in the federally-funded Summer Food Service Program this year. “There is…
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Jay Miller, 50, was arrested Wednesday, charged with the attempted abduction of four girls at Weis Park in Canton. According to the report from Canton Police, at about 5:41 p.m. Wednesday, Miller is alleged to have approached the group of children between the ages of 6 and 11-years-old and threatened…
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Taylor Ceepo was just a quarter mile from the finish line of Sunday's Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, when she collapsed on the unseasonably hot day. Medics on the scene responded immediately, and Taylor was taken to University Hospital's Cleveland Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. Just 22-years-old, Taylor is…
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Late last week, according to News 5, Coventry Local Schools District noticed a data-stealing virus identified as a "trickbot" on the district's network. As a precaution, Coventry Schools Superintendent Lisa Blough announced that the entire district would be closed Monday, May 20th. As of early Monday afternoon, the FBI has…
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