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Cuyahoga Falls to seek money for notorious six-road intersection near Chapel...

CUYAHOGA FALLS: Folks have talked about the need to redesign Barney’s Busy Corners — the notorious six-road convergence near Chapel Hill Mall — for decades, but no one has ever taken the step of...

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Jury finds Cleveland man guilty of murder in shooting death in...

Three people identified Trent Turner as the shooter in a drug-robbery-gone bad that left a Green man dead in November 2015.Turner’s defense attorneys, though, claimed the trio was motivated by...

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Study: Ohio ranks worst in nation for student debt

Ohio ranks worst in the nation when it comes to student debt, according to a new study.The website WalletHub released rankings Tuesday breaking down each state and the District of Columbia based on 10...

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Report: Pipeline companies kept incomplete records, cause of slurry leak unknown

CANTON: An engineering firm was unable to conclude what specifically caused nearly 2 million gallons of drilling slurry to leak in Stark County earlier this year during the construction of the Rover...

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Frank Avenue to close in Jackson Township

JACKSON TWP.: Township officials are warning motorists that Frank Avenue between University Street and Bundoran Street will be closed starting Monday for a culvert project.The road will remain closed...

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Ohio Department of Commerce warns about unclaimed money scam

COLUMBUS: The Ohio Department of Commerce is warning Ohioans about a website claiming they must pay a fee to have their missing money returned through the state’s Division of Unclaimed Funds. The...

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Fairlawn to host annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ event

FAIRLAWN: The Community Action Committee of the Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its third annual “Stuff the Bus” event to benefit needy students in the Copley-Fairlawn and Akron school...

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Kent State researchers studying chimpanzee brains find evidence that older...

Researchers studying chimpanzee brains have found the most extensive evidence to date of Alz­heimer’s disease pathology in a primate.However, researchers — including those from Kent State University —...

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New Hall of Fame Stadium ready to make debut

CANTON: The new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium will make its debut and will be dedicated Thursday. The Canton Repository reports that the 23,000-seat, $137 million facility even features granite...

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Family members weep during arraignment of man charged in 9 fire deaths;...

The family members of the victims in two fatal fires wept, comforted each other and shook their heads sadly Wednesday morning during the lengthy arraignment of the Akron man prosecutors say was...

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Canal Fulton police ask for help in school vandalism

CANAL FULTON: City police are asking for the public’s help in catching the individuals who broke out windows of a transport van and John Deere tractor at Northwest Local Schools on Erie Avenue NW.The...

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Akron couple sent to prison for harboring and hiring undocumented workers

A married Akron couple who harbored and hired undocumented workers for their Royal Buffet and Grill restaurant in the city’s Chapel Hill neighborhood are going to federal prison.Zhou Qiang Zou, 35, and...

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Bus companies giving away free stuff to riders

Bus riders in Portage, Stark and Summit counties not only can ride for free on Fridays this month but they also can win free stuff.The Akron-based Metro Regional Transit Authority, Canton-based Stark...

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Akron man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for terrorism charges

An Akron man who released the names and addresses of members of the military with a message urging people to attack them on behalf of the Islamic State was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in federal...

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Akron-area law enforcement agencies receive state grants for drug prevention

COLUMBUS: Ohio is handing out more than $2.7 million to law enforcement agencies across the state for drug prevention education programs in public schools.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, who...

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Woman indicted on charges of killing two teens while texting and driving

The Summit County grand jury on Wednesday indicted a 24-year-old New Franklin woman who’s accused of killing two teenagers and severely injuring a third while texting and driving in May.Natasha Boggs...

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National Hamburger Festival to sizzle on Akron’s Main Street Aug. 12-13; 12th...

The Leona Burger, a tribute to Courtney Buck’s grandmother, is not just any hamburger.After all, it’s named for a “sweet little old lady with a spicy personality,” Buck said.Buck is the co-owner of the...

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Regional news briefs — Aug. 3, 2017

AKRONKiwanis luncheon ThursdayAKRON: Denise Schafer and Hannah Moore of Junior Achievement will speak at the Kiwanis Club of Akron’s luncheon at noon Thursday at the Duck Club of Canal Park, 300 S....

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Grief camp helps children learn to manage loss — and have fun

At first glance, the 51 children singing, dancing and doing art projects underneath a large tent might be attending any of a variety of local summer day camps.But the kids at this camp all have one...

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Akron mayor selected for inaugural Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

Dan Horrigan is getting a bit of Harvard education as part of the bargain as Akron’s mayor.The city announced in a news release Wednesday that Horrigan — who holds bachelor’s degrees from Kent State...

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