Derby cars put through inspection before big day
For most of the drivers who tinkered with their cars Tuesday, it was routine last-minute adjustments and weigh-ins before retiring their cars to a dark barn. For Federico Spista, who drove his...
View ArticleState elections board to probe Norton anti-sewer group
The group behind a Norton ballot issue is facing the scrutiny of the Ohio Elections Commission and the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office for alleged election law violations.The Ohio Elections...
View ArticleSummit County elections board questioning Coughlin campaign moves
The Summit County Board of Elections on Tuesday said it would probe whether former state Sen. Kevin Coughlin violated procedures by not forming a local campaign committee or filing a treasurer...
View ArticleVoter locations changing again in Summit County
When Norton voters head to the polls Aug. 6 to vote on a charter amendment, they might be going to a different place than in previous elections.The Summit County Board of Elections recently redrew...
View ArticleSoap Box Derby marks 40th anniversary of famous cheating scandal
Jimmy Gronen was dozing in front of the TV 40 years ago when he heard the words that shook his young world. “Walter [Cronkite], the most trusted man in America, appeared and said, ‘Well, ladies and...
View ArticleBomb set off at home on Akron’s east side
AKRON: A home on McKinley Avenue was damaged Tuesday night after an explosive device planted between the front and storm doors went off.Akron police, the Summit County Bomb Squad, the federal Bureau of...
View ArticleNew Ward 4 councilwoman in the Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The two members of Cuyahoga Falls Ward Four Democratic central committee chose a Falls native and nurse as their new council representative. Mary Nichols-Rhodes then promptly took the...
View ArticleAkron gang member sentenced for killing immigrant; emotions overcome family
Bishnu Tamang spent 18 years in a Bhutanese refugee camp.No electricity. No heat. Little to eat.While there she married her husband, Karma. About three years ago, the couple and her three children...
View ArticleCoughlin files paperwork for clerk race
AKRON: Former state Sen. Kevin Coughlin filed his paperwork Wednesday with the Summit County elections board to run for Stow Municipal Court clerk.Coughlin took this step a day after the elections...
View ArticleVolunteers prep dogs for adopt-a-thon
The stray dogs picked up wandering the streets each week are rarely “show dog” material. They are generally homeless and a mishmash of breeds. They enter the Summit County Animal Control with fleas,...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — July 24
AKRONHome damagedAKRON: A home on McKinley Avenue was damaged Tuesday night after an explosive device planted between the front and storm doors went off.Akron police, the Summit County Bomb Squad, the...
View ArticleArea deaths — Compiled July 24
MEDINADeeter, Herman R., 81, of Wadsworth. Died Wednesday. Hilliard-Rospert.
View ArticleBetty Sutton gets federal appointment to Seaway post
Former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton was appointed Wednesday by President Barack Obama to serve as administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.The corporation is in charge of constructing,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Exclusive interview with Akron’s new star
I’ve interviewed people whose names I didn’t know, and I’ve interviewed people whose names I knew and didn’t print.But this is the first time I’ve interviewed something that doesn’t have a name.Heck,...
View ArticleFalls council considers capping firefighter staff
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Falls City Council is considering legislation that would cap the number of firefighters at the current level.The move comes as council mulls the results of an assessment that recommends...
View ArticleEPA set to order sewers in Norton
The EPA is about to join the fight over sewers in Norton.The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency put the city on notice Wednesday that it intends to move forward with plans to order the installation...
View Article76th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby schedule
The moment the 430 or so racers and their families have been waiting for finally arrived on Wednesday.It was time to make trial runs down the fabled hill at Akron’s Derby Downs in preparation of...
View ArticlePrivate investigator shares his ideas on what happened to missing 19-year-old
On the night she disappeared, Taylor Robinson was most likely confronted by someone she had a long and significant relationship with, someone who knew where she worked as a private health-care provider...
View ArticleDerby family adopts Akron champ
Nearly three years ago to the day, Christian Viering got his first cameo in the All-American Soap Box Derby, standing beside his mother, Lisa, at the Spring Hill Sports Complex in Green. The two...
View ArticleNonprofit agency buys former Barberton elementary for $1
BARBERTON: Board of Education members voted 3-1 Wednesday to sell the vacant Portage Elementary to a nonprofit agency for $1.Christian Healthcare Ministries bought the building to expand its...
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