This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-29-19 Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
This week, it’s all about cars—from students actually building and racing their own Formula cars, to tires for autonomous fleets, and car companies gearing up for a time when more computers than people do the driving.
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Update: Police say that Ellie Ludwig was found safe late Wednesday night along with her bilogical mother Melissa, who does not have custody of the child.
The girl and Melissa Ludwig were in Akron, and located by Akron Police.
No further details have been released.
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Barberton Police are asking for help finding missing 3-year-old Ellie Ludwig, who is believed to have been taken by her bilogical mother, 38-year-old Melissa Ludwig. She was last seen in the area of 7th Street North West.
Melissa Ludwig (pictured below), who has a last known address in California, is described as 5-feet-5-inches tall, about 140 pounds, with bleach blonde hair with pink and purple stripes, and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call Baberton Police.
1590 WAKR Student Athletes of the Week Sydnie Wolf and Josh Jaeger of Ellet
Written by Aaron ColemanThis week our 1590 WAKR Female Student Athlete of the Week is Syndie Wolf, a senior softball player from Ellet High School.
She said that she got into softball from an early age and with her family dynamic with her sisters playing and her grandfather coaching the team, it's been in her blood from the start.
"When I was five, I started going to games, and I always wanted to play, It was fun watching my sisters play," she said.
Sydnie is a three-sport athlete in softball, volleyball, and cheerleading. Among her accomplishments at Ellet, in volleyball she was an All City Honorable Mention, academic all-city performer and a three-year letterman.
In softball she was an academic all-city selection and a 4 year letterman. and in cheer, she was an academic all city and a 2 year letterman.
She says her and her fellow seniors make practice fun and lighthearted.
"It's hard to explain, but it's always one of us," she says.
Her coach and grandfather Chuck Shuman says that Sydnie is a very hard worker on and off the softball diamond.
"I respect her for the time she puts in," Shuman said. "She does everything I ask, we're going to ask her to pitch some this year."
Despite having fought through some injuries over the years, she shown hard work and dedication.
"She never misses a day, she's a very dedicated athlete, and we appreciate the effort that she gives us."
Upon graduation in the spring, Sydnie plans on attending the University of Akron or Ohio University to study Biology and Pre-Med.
Our next 1590 WAKR Student Athlete of the Week is Josh Jaeger a senior baseball player from Ellet.
He always enjoyed the game of baseball growing up and says he enjoys working with his coaches and teammates at Ellet.
"It's just a fun experience having to learn and be able to make yourself better with other people and share experience with everyone around you," Jaeger said.
His coach John Sarver talked about his versatility and work ethic.
"Josh Jaeger is one of our hardest workers. He can play multiple positions, including pitching.," he explained.
"He is very coachable and one of our best hitters. He seems to play his best in the most important games."
Upon graduation in the spring, Josh plans on attending Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania to play baseball and study Biology.
We wish Sydnie and Josh all the best in all of their future endeavors.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-22-19 Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
This week, The FBI hunts crypto criminals, something fishy with blockchain, flip-phones making a comeback, and rear view mirrors that actually look back at you!
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1590 WAKR Student Athletes of the Week: Katherine Davis and Kyler Farkas
Written by Aaron ColemanThis week our 1590 WAKR Female Student Athlete of the Week is Katherine Davis, a senior track and field athlete from Copley High School.
Davis said she got into track and field from her family.
"What really got me into track and field was that my dad was a decathlete in college and I had three other siblings that ran track," she said.
She is a two-sport athlete in both volleyball and track and field and in addition to those two sports, she is also a member of DECA, a part of the marketing program at Copley.
Her head coach John Legrair said that she is a great student athlete who leads by example.
"She's willing to focus on quality, not quantity of athletic preparation , during the pre season and that attitude has paid multiple dividends," he said.
One of the other things she is passionate about is the community service she does at her church.
"At my church we have Wednesday night activities for the youth, all the way up through high school, we all go and do service for people, whether it's at a retirement home or at a homeless shelter, I've always had fun helping others,' she explained.
Upon graduation in the spring, Katherine plans on attending Utah Valley University to study marketing.
Our next 1590 WAKR Male Student Athlete of the Week is Kyler Farkas, a senior baseball player for Copley High School.
He says that the team concept and the dynamic of playing with guys he's grew up playing with is the enjoyable part of playing baseball at Copley.
"It's just a good atmosphere to be able to play at," he said.
A team captain and letterman this year, Farkas takes that responsibility seriously and says his leadership style is a combination of both vocal leadership and leadership by example.
"It's more by example, on the field I like to lead vocally as well though and push my teammates," he explained.
Baseball Coach Ray Fantozzi said that Farkas is a solid competitor on the diamond and a solid young man away from the field.
"Kyler is a third year varsity infielder, who has a great outlook on baseball," he said.
"He is a tough competitor on the field, and has a great work ethic. Always diligent in his preparation, and focused. He puts his team results first, and is looked up to by his teammates."
In addition to playing baseball, Kyler is a member of DECA and volunteers at Grace Church and serves as a volunteer basketball coach.
Upon graduation in the spring, Kyler plans on attending the University of Akron and majoring in Business Management.
We wish Katherine and Kyler the best in all of their future endeavors.
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Akron's infant mortality rate has decreased by nearly 9 percent since 2016, according to a data revealed at Mayor Dan Horrigan's third annual Health Equity Summit Tuesday.
The group Full Term First Birthday, created in 2017 at the direction of the mayor, has released details of their three-year strategic plan to improve those numbers even more, through focus on social influences on health and better coordinating the agendas of health agencies and community organizations.
See the full plan at AkronOhio.gov.
An 18-year-old man was robbed of his cellphone in broad daylight Monday afternoon, around 3:30 at the intersection of Kenmore Boulevard and 13th Street Southwest.
The victim told Akron Police that a man walked up behind him, put him in a chokehold and slammed him to the ground, before taking off with the phone.
See more from the Akron Police below:
(APD) Around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon, officers responded to a robbery at the intersection of Kenmore Boulevard and 13th Street SW. The victim, an 18 year old male, reported the suspect approached him from behind and put him in a choke hold. The suspect then threw the victim to the ground and stole the victim’s cell phone. The suspect fled eastbound on Kenmore Boulevard.
The victim was not injured.
The suspect is a white male, 20 – 30 years old, 5’11”, thin, with blonde or strawberry blonde hair, and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and white shoes.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490; or 330-375-2TIP, or the Summit County Crimestoppers Inc. at 330-434-COPS. You can also text TIPSCO with your tips to 274637 (Crimes). Callers can remain anonymous.