Northfield Park racino to be named ‘Rocksino’
Hard Rock International is creating a new brand for its first gambling venture in Ohio.The new racino, under construction in Northfield, will be called Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, the...
View ArticleHousing dispute heats up Akron council meeting
This wasn’t your typical Akron City Council meeting.Mayor Don Plusquellic faced off against his arch nemesis, attorney Warner Mendenhall. An Akron councilman acknowledged being fearful for his family...
View ArticleSpotlight to shine on UA during Super Bowl
The University of Akron once again will be in the Super Bowl spotlight with a new commercial.UA’s 30-second “Connected Knowledge” spot will be broadcast before, during and after Super Bowl XLVII on...
View ArticleVeteran wins three-day reprieve from house’s demolition
For Akron homeowner Larry Modic, three days is more than just 72 hours.“It’s a lifetime,” Modic said Monday after a judge agreed to halt demolition of his Summit Lake neighborhood property, at least...
View ArticleObituary: Phyllis Cottle, conqueror, friend and inspiration
Once her oncologist delivered the dire news, Phyllis (Grutzmacher) Cottle stoically decided her exit would be a private one.Diagnosed last spring with Stage IV cancer, the Cuyahoga Falls woman — also...
View ArticleWoman seeking protection order attacked in Summit County courtroom
An Akron woman seeking a protection order against her former boyfriend was left alone with the man, who then attacked her in the Domestic Relations courtroom.The attack, captured on a court security...
View Article(1998 TRIAL COVERAGE) Bite evidence disputed: Dental expert says former Akron...
(Story originally published Sept. 18, 1998) A dental expert called by the defense in the murder trial of former Akron police Capt. Douglas Prade testified yesterday there is no way Prade could have...
View Article(1998 TRIAL COVERAGE) Bite evidence lines up: Forensic dental expert...
(Story originally published Sept. 15, 1998)An Akron dentist asked to determine who bit Dr. Margo Prade on the arm shortly before she was killed Nov. 26 said yesterday he tried to rule out former Akron...
View Article(1998 TRIAL COVERAGE) Evidence overwhelms doubt: Jurors mostly mum about...
By Dennis McEaneney and Charlene NevadaBeacon Journal staff writers(Story originally published Sept. 25, 1998)Prosecutors in the murder trial of former Akron police Capt. Douglas Prade made a case...
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Bite mark evidence at center of hearing over prade murder conviction Defense witness questions eyewitness testimony in Prade case Hearing continues Friday in Douglas Prade’s quest to win new trial...
View ArticleTimeline of major developments in the murder case of Dr. Margo Prade
Nov. 26, 1997 — A day before ThanksgivingDr. Margo S. Prade was shot and killed in the parking lot of her Wooster Avenue office building. 6:30 to 8 a.m.: Prade awakens in her home on Mull Avenue in...
View ArticleKey Building in downtown Akron going on auction block
The Key Building, one of downtown Akron’s landmark office towers, is going on the online auction block.The 11-story building, at 159 S. Main St., sits nearly 70 percent vacant and was foreclosed on...
View ArticleArea deaths — Jan. 30
STARKBrown, Grace P., 97, of Massillon. Died Sunday. Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch.Capes, Joseph “Mike,” 61, of North Lawrence. Died Friday. Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch, Massillon.Carroll, Marieta A.,...
View ArticleSummit County contracts with Florida company to redraw precinct lines
Summit County voters may again find themselves voting at a new location this September.The Summit County Board of Elections voted Tuesday to contract with a Florida company to redraw precinct...
View ArticleHundreds apply for Akron area postal service jobs
Nearly 2,000 people have applied for U.S. Postal Service letter carrier jobs in Northern Ohio, and 400 of them are seeking positions in the Akron area.Sunday night was the deadline to apply for the new...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Jan. 30
AKRONRestaurant robbedAKRON: Akron police say two men stormed into the Long John Silvers on Romig Road around dinner time Monday and demanded money.Employees told investigators the men fired shots into...
View ArticleFormer inmate Clarence Elkins says he knows what Doug Prade is feeling
An emotional Douglas Prade sat in the warden’s office Tuesday just waiting. And waiting.After 14-plus years in prison, the former Akron police captain convicted of killing his wife was poised to walk...
View ArticleThe Prade case: Reactions from key figures
What they’re sayingSummit County Judge Judy Hunter, who ordered Douglas Prade released Tuesday based on new DNA evidence:“The court concludes as a matter of law that the defendant is actually innocent...
View ArticleThe Prade case: Where are they now?
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?Main figures in the 1998 murder trial of former Akron police Capt. Douglas Prade and where they are now:Judge Mary Spicer: Retired in 2008 after completing her fourth term on the...
View ArticleFormer Akron police captain Douglas Prade cleared in murder, released from...
LONDON, OHIO: Douglas Prade had some simple plans once he was released from state prison Tuesday. See family. Hug grandkids. Eat good food. Get a shower. “I’m just a jumble of emotions right now,”...
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