Click here for a list of restaurants where you can get a Veterans Day discount.
Akron Police were called to a local business in the 700 block of South Canton Road Thursday morning, around 4:30, about a suspicious vehicle.
When officers arrived, they found car parked behind the building with the engine running, the headlights on, and the front passenger door open. Inside the car, was 37-year-old Michael Lee, asleep, and with a loaded gun, in plain view, on the back seat of the car. Then police found another loaded rifle and drugs, which Lee admitted were his.
Lee was arrested, and is charged with Carrying Concealed Weapon, Having Weapons under Disability, Improperly Handling Firearm in Motor Vehicle, and Possession of Drugs.
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Written by Jeanne DestroThis week, we're talking with author Nick Morgan. In his new book, “Can You Hear Me? How to Connect with People in A Virtual World", he argues that the very nature of digital communications makes it harder for us to understand one another, why that’s a bad thing, and what we can do about it.
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Local McDonald's Offering Free Veterans Day Meals
Written by Ryan LangUNION TOWN, OH (November 8, 2019) Local McDonald’s Owner/Operator Tom Locke wants to thank veterans for protecting the freedom we all enjoy in the United States.
“I appreciate our veterans’ service every day of the year. Veterans Day provides an annual reminder to demonstrate that gratitude in a meaningful way,” Locke explained.
On Veterans Day – Monday, November 11 -- veterans and active duty military are invited to visit any of Locke’s 39 restaurant locations to enjoy a complimentary meal. Proper identification is required. Guests should bring a military ID card, DD-214 form, Veterans Organization card, or a photograph of themselves in uniform.
The offer is valid at all of Locke’s McDonald’s restaurant locations:
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601 E. Lincoln Way, Minerva, OH |
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1365 Vernon Odom Blvd. Akron, OH |
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6302 Market Ave. N, Canton, OH |
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586 E. Main St., Canfield, OH |
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691 McCartney Rd., Youngstown, OH |
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3630 Belmont Rd., Youngstown, OH |
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3629 St. Rt. 5, Cortland, OH |
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500 W. Tuscarawas Ave., Barberton, OH |
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3921 Wheatley Rd., Richfield, OH |
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540 Beall Ave., Wooster, OH |
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2130 Lincoln Way E., Wooster, OH |
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825 N. Main St., Orrville, OH |
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3905 Burbank Rd., Wooster, OH |
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578 E. Market St. Akron, OH |
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5165 Manchester Rd. Akron, OH |
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134 W. Streetsboro St. Hudson, OH |
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6855 Sunset Strip Ave. NW, N. Canton, OH |
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868 W. Maple St., Hartville, OH |
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3109 Cleveland Ave. SW, Canton, OH |
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1407 N. Main St., North Canton, OH |
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5020 Darrow Rd., Stow, OH |
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3273 Manchester Rd., Akron, OH |
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12 Munroe Falls Ave., Munroe Falls, OH |
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2151 Locust St. S, Canal Fulton, OH |
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4025 Lincoln St., Canton, OH |
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2331 Faircrest St. SW, Canton, OH |
About McDonald’s
Locke’s family business has been a McDonald’s franchise organization for more than 20 years. Based in Union Town, OH, the company owns and operates 39 McDonald’s restaurants in PA, WV and OH. Each location employs more than 50 local residents
Davonna Reed, 32, of Springfield Township has been arrested, charged with felony child endangering and obstructing justice.
Late last month, Reed brought her to three-month-old daughter to Akron Children's Hospital with an illness. It was later determined that the baby had a blood alcohol content of .359 percent.
After a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit, the child was released to the care of the Summit County Children Services.
Over the course of the investigation, Springfield Township Police detectives determined that Reed endangered her baby by allowing her to drink alcohol and then lied to investigators about it.
Reed, meanwhile, has been booked and is being held in Summit County Jail. The investigation, meanwhile, is ongoing.
Student Athletes of the Week: Ellie McCoy and Clayton Mosher: Stow High School
Written by Aaron ColemanThis week our 1590 WAKR Female Student Athlete of the Week is Ellie McCoy a junior golfer from Stow-Munroe Falls High School.
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Akron Mayoral Race:
Vote for not more than 1 (WITH 137 OF 137 PRECINCTS COUNTED) Daniel Horrigan (DEM) . . . . . . 19,959 77.39 1,756 1,782 16,421 Josh Sines (REP) . . . . . . . . 5,832 22.61 956 290 4,586
City of Green Mayoral Race:
Vote for not more than 1
(WITH 20 OF 20 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Gerard Neugebauer. . . . . . . . 3,291 51.46 398 98 2,795
Matt Shaughnessy . . . . . . . . 3,104 48.54 337 75 2,692
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The Summit County Sheriff's Office is looking for an armed robbery suspect they say held up a group of people who were meeting him to sell a pair of shoes.
According to the report, back on November 1st, the Cordon Harris, 19, met an acquaintance and four other people to buy a pair of sneakers in the City of Green. When the group pulled up, Harris pulled a gun and demanded the shoes and whatever cash anyone was holding. He only got 10 dollars before fleeing the scene.
The Sheriff's Office has obtained a warrant charging Harris with five counts of Aggravated Robbery and one count of Felonious Assault, as he allegedly hit one of the victims in the face.
Harris is listed at 6'3", about 230 pounds and may be driving a 2002 Honda Civic.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Cordon Harris to contact Detective Breeden at the Summit County Sheriff's Office at 330-643-5404 or 330-643-2181.