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Akron Police are looking for help finding a woman they say assaulted and robbed her elderly grandfather. According to the report, about 8 o'clock Monday night, the suspect, 28-year-old Leandrea Wright tried to get her 86-year-old grandfather's wallet from him. He fought back, she pushed him to the ground, and…
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Akron Police, U.S. Marhals, and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force are looking for the public's help finding this week's Fugitive of the Week, 26-year-old Chris Johnson. According to a press release, Johnson is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and APD for the murder of Brandon Belleville back…
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ESPN story on the Cleveland Cavaliers agreeing with Michigan's John Beilein to a five-year contract to become franchise's new coach. https://t.co/9BUMn57B19 — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 13, 2019
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An Akron Police Motorcycle Officer was seriously injured when he was pinned underneath the van of a suspected drunk driver after a crash Saturday night. According to the APD report, the officer was on his motorcycle and was attempting to stop another vehicle at the intersection of South Portage Path…
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Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan easily fended off his Democratic primary challenge from Greg Harrison, winning with more than 78 percent of the vote. He will face Republican Josh Sines, in the November election. It's going to be a whole new ballgame on Akron City Council, after yesterday's primary election. Long-time…
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The Stow Police Department are looking for help finding missing 17-year-old Lauren Nicole Sheppard who hasn't been seen since early March. According to a post to the Stow Police Facebook page, Lauren was last seen leaving her home in Stow on March 3rd, 2019. Her mother told police that she…
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Todd Casten, 47, of Ravenna Township was arrested early Monday morning after he allegedly drove his car into a Portage County Sheriff's cruiser... in reverse. He was drunk... allegedly. According to the press release from the Portage County Sheriff's Office, at about 1:20 Monday morning, one of his deputies was…
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The Akron Zoo is mourning the loss, but more celebrating the legacy, of female Humbolt penguin Emmanuelle who was euthanized last week. At 36-years-old, Emma, as she was known, was the oldest, zoo-born female Humbolt penguin in an accredited zoo. Emma, who's been retired since 2013, far-exceeded her life expectancy…
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As the number of measles cases continues to rise nationwide, word that if you are a certain age, and have already received the vaccine; that might not be enough to protect you. Dr. Tim Brown from Cleveland Clinic- Akron General, talked to Ray Horner about it this morning, and has…
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(Kent State University) The Kent State University Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Kent State’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29. President-elect Diacon will begin his term as Kent State’s 13th president on July 1.…
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Thursday, 25 April 2019 13:42
Wadsworth City Employees Light Up Navajo Nation
Written by Jeanne Destro
Four City of Wadsworth Electric and Communications employees are out West this week, helping to bring electricitiy homes in the Navajo Nation. Jeanne Destro talked to Wadsworth Public Service Director, Robert Patrick, who tells us why.
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A big renovation project is underway at Akron's historic Civic Theater downtown, and the theater's Executive Director, Howard Parr, talked to Ray Horner about it today.
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(STARK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT) Stark County, Ohio – An Epi-Aid investigation was conducted during the last 12 months due to the rapid increase in Stark County youth suicides between August 2017 and March 2018. The suicide rate among youth aged 10-19 years rose to more than 7 times the U.S.…
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Just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, a note was found in a boys bathroom at Waterloo Middle School referencing a specific threat against the school at noon that same day. The note was given to the Resource Officer and the entire building, which houses K through 12 students, was placed on…
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Tuesday, 23 April 2019 05:14
Database to Help Searches for Non-Verbal Residents
Written by Ryan Lang
In the wake of Monday's search for missing 2-year-old Kaven Fisher, Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh is reminding residents about their "Take Me Home" program. It's a countywide initiative meant to support residents with difficulty communicating, such as Kaven who has autism and is non-verbal. The program consists of…
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The Louisville Police Department has canceled the earlier Missing Adult Alert for 82-year-old Barbara Tschantz. She has reportedly been found safe. -- The Louisville Police Department has issued a statewide Missing Adult Alert for 82-year-old Barbara Tschantz. According to the report, Ms. Tschantz was last seen leaving her sister's home…
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Rain or shine, Keep Akron Beautiful, along with more than 250 volunteers, was all in for the annual Earth Day Clean Up at Summit Lake! "It was awesome to have that many people come out, especially because it was cold and rainy," Community Outreach and Program Manager Johanna Barnowski told…
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Update: The Summit County Sheriff's Office is reporting that missing 2-year-old Kaven Fisher was found safe. According to Sheriff's Inspector Bill Holland, Kaven was asleep inside of a car parked in the neighbor's garage. As of a 9 a.m. briefing, Inspector Holland said that Kaven was being checked out, but…
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The Summit County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly crash along East Turkeyfoot Lake Road in the City of Green Thursday morning. According to the Sheriff's report, around 7:30 a.m., a 71-year-old man driving a yellow Corvette eastbound on East Turkeyfoot collided with a tractor trailer that was waiting to…
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An Akron Police cruiser that was escorting a funeral procession along Darrow Road, just a block from the Newcomer Funeral Home, was hit by another driver, according to police. The officer had to be extracted from the cruiser, and was taken to Akron City Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The…
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