Summit County residents cite crime as rising concern in poll
With the economy improving, more Summit County residents are looking at crime as the most important issue they face, according to a poll by Akron’s Center for Marketing and Opinion Research LLC.The...
View ArticleSteep child care costs stress families
Parents Casey and Jennifer Gray knew it would be tough on their finances to have kids.Diapers, baby food and little shoes aren’t cheap. But it was the day care bill that was truly eye-popping.The...
View ArticleGay Catholic school teacher in Ohio fights firing
A gay teacher who said she was fired by an Ohio Catholic school after her mother’s published obituary included the name of her partner is fighting to get her job back.Carla Hale, 57, said she was told...
View ArticleAuthorities: High school student shoots self in SW Ohio classroom
CINCINNATI: An honors student at an all-male Catholic high school tried to commit suicide in his first-period classroom Monday, police said, critically wounding himself with a gunshot and sending other...
View ArticleFundraiser under way to pay for stadium makeover in Cuyahoga Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Clifford Stadium is getting a face-lift, courtesy of the Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation. And the foundation is giving individuals and businesses a chance to be memorialized in brick...
View ArticleState lawmaker Roegner to introduce ‘right-to-work’ bills
State Rep. Kristina Roegner hasn’t made her desire to introduce “right-to-work” legislation a secret.In fact, Roegner, R-Hudson, talked about the goal in a meeting with Akron union leaders two years...
View ArticleSelect Medical closes unit for long-term stays at Robinson Memorial Hospital
A specialized unit inside Robinson Memorial Hospital for patients requiring long hospital stays to recover from serious illnesses or injuries has closed.National specialty hospital operator Select...
View ArticleStudent wants to challenge status quo in Springfield Township
SPRINGFIELD TWP.: A 19-year-old political science major has dropped his aspirations of becoming Ohio’s next governor to focus on what he considers a more obtainable goal: winning a trustee seat in his...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Help ‘Keep Akron Beautiful’ by purchasing raffle tickets
Here’s a chance to do something to help Keep Akron Beautiful, to say nothing of the opportunity to win a professional front- or backyard makeover valued at $10,000. Keep Akron Beautiful is responsible...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINAMantz, Loren A. “Lonnie,” 73, of Spencer. Died Monday. Parker & Son.Marks, Ronald, 80, of Seville. Died Monday. Hilliard-Rospert, Wadsworth.Tochinsky, Belva J., 82, of Medina. Died Monday....
View ArticleCoventry ballot issue hinges on cuts, open enrollment
COVENTRY TWP.: As school officials ask voters a third time to pass a bond issue for building improvements, disagreements over whose children should have access to a Coventry-funded education have grown...
View ArticleDiebold transformation starts with 700 job cuts in losing quarter
Struggling Diebold Inc. started 2013 with a marquee job cut — that of now-former Chief Executive Officer Thomas Swidarski.The Green maker of automated teller machines and security systems on Tuesday...
View ArticleOhio Senate panel passes Internet cafe moratorium
COLUMBUS: A bill that immediately would halt the expansion of Internet cafes in Ohio cleared a legislative panel Tuesday evening and was headed for a vote by the full state Senate.The measure would...
View ArticleJudge imposes gag order in New Franklin slayings
A judge is barring attorneys, family and potential witnesses from speaking about the slayings of a prominent New Franklin couple.The order by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Tom Parker follows a...
View ArticleGun used in Ohio classroom came from home, police say
CINCINNATI: The Roman Catholic archbishop of Cincinnati expressed sadness and offered prayers Tuesday for a wounded student, his family and those in the school community in the aftermath of a classroom...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — May 1
AKRONWoman stabbedAKRON: A 43-year-old Akron woman was attacked early Tuesday morning by a man who pushed her to the ground and tried to stab her during an attempted robbery, police said.The woman was...
View ArticleAkron Fire Department receives more than $14 million in federal funds
The Akron Fire Department has been feeling the love from the federal government lately.The department has received more than $14 million in federal funds in the past two years. The money has been used...
View ArticleChesapeake awaiting pipelines, processing plants for Utica shale natural gas
Chesapeake Energy Corp. remains convinced that Ohio’s Utica shale will be productive, once needed natural gas pipelines and processing plants are completed.“Processing is really the holdup,” Chief...
View ArticleOhio leaders greet right-to-work bills with caution
COLUMBUS: Two bills intended to strip Ohio unions of the ability to compel membership or to automatically collect money from members appeared dead on arrival Wednesday at the Ohio Statehouse.Senate...
View ArticleAkron Bar Association wants more study on juvenile court judge
The Akron Bar Association wants the Ohio Senate to dump a provision from the state budget bill that would bring a second juvenile court judge to Summit County.Bar Association President Jack Weisensell...
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