CVCA girls basketball coach arrested in prostitution sting, fired
The head coach for the girls basketball team at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy has been fired after his arrest last week in a prostitution sting.Ryan Tyna, 42, of Hudson, was among 12 men arrested...
View ArticleBurn victim marries in Akron Children’s Hospital chapel rather than postpone...
The first wedding attempt was in November. Jennifer Johnson and Jimmie Smith had planned some simple nuptials but ended up canceling because she needed a hysterectomy.The second attempt was scheduled...
View ArticleRittman man pleads to luring his child’s mother to her death
A Rittman man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to luring his child’s mother to New Franklin, where he beat her and strangled her.Chad Cobb had faced a potential death...
View ArticleChardon High School shooting suspect pleads guilty
CHARDON: A young man charged with killing three students at Chardon High School pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of aggravated murder and other charges.T.J. Lane, now 18, also pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Teaching: An all-in-family enterprise for the Travises
No one is happy — not the students nor the staff at Barberton Middle School — that Sandra Travis is retiring today. Saddest of all is Travis herself.The decision to leave at midyear was made not by her...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 28
MEDINAGessert, Elizabeth M., 58, of Wadsworth. Died Wednesday. Hilliard-Rospert.Risebrook, Wilbur G., 83, of Valley City. Died Wednesday. Bauer.Smith, Stanley, 86, of Wadsworth. Died Tuesday....
View ArticlePlaza sold at auction
HARTVILLE: A shopping plaza on West Maple Street received a high bid of $7.3 million during an online auction Wednesday.The auction for the Hartville Center anchored by a Giant Eagle grocery store...
View ArticleForeclosed Ohioans to get check for $1,100
More than 38,300 Ohioans who lost their homes to foreclosure will receive about $1,100 each through the National Mortgage Settlement.The checks should arrive sometime over the summer, said Geoff...
View ArticleLocal districts fair well on state report cards
The Ohio Department of Education has found that Akron-area school districts performed higher than state performance averages. The state’s report cards released on Wednesday were delayed for months...
View ArticleFour people convicted of mortgage fraud in Summit, Stark
Four people were convicted in Summit County Common Pleas Court for taking part in a mortgage fraud scheme in Summit and Stark counties, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Wednesday.Brandon...
View ArticleAcquaintance of Beasley calls him ‘ultimate con artist’
Prosecutors have revealed new evidence against accused Craigslist killer Richard James Beasley, calling him an identity thief who used the name of one of his victims, Ralph Geiger of Akron, in a job...
View ArticleStow-Munroe Falls school district makes administrative changes
STOW: Superintendent Russell Jones is calling a series of administrative moves within Stow-Munroe Falls schools a “win-win” for the district.The changes include:• Woodland Elementary Principal Brenda...
View ArticleSister somberly identifies items belonging to Craigslist shooting victim
Debra Bruce reached into two red suitcases and a long, green Coleman cooler and one after another somberly removed some of the personal belongings of her deceased brother.Bruce, the twin sister of...
View ArticleRegional briefs — Feb. 28
AKRONMeth suspect heldAKRON: An Akron man free on bond while awaiting trial on charges of running a meth lab in his home has been arrested again on the same charges.Steven Thornton, 44, was arrested...
View ArticleMan shot, killed in troubled Akron neighborhood
Akron police are investigating a shooting late Tuesday night that left one man dead on the city’s west side.The victim has been identified as Monte Pitts, 34, of Akron. He died of multiple gunshot...
View ArticleMayor Robart says Menards still coming to Cuyahoga Falls in speech
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The future of Cuyahoga Falls is bright, and its financial condition is stronger than ever. And the mayor says this future will include a Menards store. The news that the home...
View ArticleFormer Prade jurors speak about evidence leading to 1998 conviction
One woman knows what she saw from the witness stand in 1998.To this day, she remains convinced that former Akron police Capt. Douglas Prade killed his ex-wife.Another former juror from the case,...
View ArticleWadsworth city, school officials discuss student safety
WADSWORTH: Safety in the city schools is on the minds of city officials as well as the school board.Safety Director Matt Hiscock has submitted a plan that school administrators are reviewing.Meanwhile,...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 28
MEDINALaughter, William T., 57, of Seville. Died Monday. Hilliard-Rospert, Wadsworth.STARKCampbell, Evelyn M., 86, of Alliance. Died Wednesday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.WAYNEGasbarre, Angela R., 78,...
View ArticleUnearthed history to be reburied at new Voris school
Judy Carter, a secretary at Voris Community Learning Center, grabbed a camera and ran out the back door when the rumbling started Wednesday.Principal Ione McIntosh raced to the roof to glimpse a better...
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