Akron council considers dueling texting legislation, delays decision
Akron City Council is now considering dueling pieces of legislation aimed at curbing texting while driving.Both ordinances would mirror a state law that police will begin enforcing next month that...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 25
AKRONSuspect nabbedAKRON: An Akron man is accused of forcing his way inside the home of a 96-year-old woman and robbing her of cash.Daniel Roy Spiegel, 41, was arrested on charges of aggravated robbery...
View ArticleGAR awards $1 million to regional economic development fund
Akron-headquartered GAR Foundation has awarded $1 million to a group that gives money to a host of programs focused on boosting the region’s economy.The Fund for Our Economic Future will receive the...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINABurns, Leslie D., 68, of Litchfield Twp. Died Monday. Waite & Son, Medina.Miller, Lucille E., 80, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.West, Elizabeth J., 92, of Brunswick. Died Sunday....
View ArticleKoop, who transformed surgeon general post, dies
With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the most unexpectedly enduring.His...
View ArticleOhio House Democrats want turnpike pledges in writing
COLUMBUS: Ohio House Democrats said Monday that key public promises made by Gov. John Kasich are absent from a bill authorizing the sale of $1.5 billion in Ohio Turnpike bonds to fund state highway...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Snowless plowing discussion heats up
Got some interesting reader reaction to a column about an Akron snowplow driver who was plowing a North Hill street that didn’t contain a single snowflake.Most readers said they were glad this waste of...
View ArticleAkron Council of Negro Women still going strong after 81 years
It’s not widely known that the Akron Council of Negro Women has provided more than $82,000 in scholarship money to University of Akron students since 1982.The organization has been around since the...
View ArticleAEP to stop burning coal at Ohio coal-fired power plant, two others under...
American Electric Power will stop burning coal at three power plants, including one in Ohio, under a revised federal clean-air agreement unveiled Monday.The Columbus-based utility must retire or refuel...
View ArticleHudson students to compete for National Orchestra Cup at Carnegie Hall
HUDSON: How do you get to Carnegie Hall?Practice, practice, practice!After 3½ months of rehearsals, the Hudson High School Chamber Orchestra will play in New York City’s renowned auditorium Saturday in...
View ArticleCraigslist killings trial begins
Richard Beasley is no saint. He’s also not a triple murderer, his attorney told a jury Monday.The opening remarks by defense attorney James Burdon reflected the first public defense of Beasley, the...
View ArticleODOT plans major rebuild on I-271 in Summit County
A four-mile stretch of Interstate 271 in Summit County is scheduled for a major rebuild starting this year. The Ohio Department of Transportation plans to tear up the highway between the Ohio Turnpike...
View ArticleOhio National Guard could furlough nearly 2,100 under sequester
The Ohio National Guard might have to furlough 2,100 soldiers and airmen under sequestration, a guard spokesman said Tuesday.James Sims said about 1,800 personnel classified as technicians could be...
View ArticleSurvivor of ‘Craigslist shootings’ takes stand, identifies Beasley as assailant
The lone survivor of the 2011 Craigslist shootings distinctly remembered hearing a click, then “a curse word.”Scott William Davis, who grew up in Massillon, told a Summit County jury how he managed to...
View ArticleAkron plans to renovate downtown Mayflower Manor, find new housing for residents
Residents of the historic Mayflower Manor in downtown Akron might soon be looking for a new place to live.City officials announced plans Tuesday that would renovate and redevelop the 16-story building....
View ArticleBarberton council approves sale of Lake Cinemas; reopening targeted for April 1
BARBERTON: The final step in the purchase of Lake Cinemas passed Monday night when City Council unanimously approved the $545,000 sale of the theater to Neighborhood Development Services.“I’m just...
View ArticleTo mark Iraq War anniversary, send us your recollections
U.S. forces invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003.The government has reported 4,486 Americans were killed in the Iraq War before the last combat troops pulled out of the country in August 2010.The Beacon...
View ArticleNorton council fills five board, commission seats in on-air meeting
NORTON: In the first meeting broadcast in over two years, Norton City Council approved the appointments of five citizens to boards and commissions.Daniel Grether was named Ward 2 representative to the...
View ArticleStow working to regain control of oil, gas wells
STOW: The city’s Public Improvements Committee proposed legislation Monday that would request the state return control of the placement of oil and gas wells to municipalities.The committee voted to put...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 26
AKRONTeacher on ‘View’AKRON: Martin Drexler, a geometry teacher at Akron Digital Academy and a stand-up comedian, is scheduled to appear on The View on WEWS (Channel 5) today.The show is having a...
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