Dr. Tim Stover is out at Cleveland Clinic Akron General -- his "immediate retirement" announced yesterday after a day of group meetings. Stover said in a statement he was grateful for the opportunity. He was expected to remain the CEO through 2017 and was a key figure in steering the deal with Cleveland Clinic. The Clinic's regional chief of operations, Janice Murphy, will serve as acting president.

Stover signed a three-year contract in December 2014 that would have kept him at the helm through 2017. A spokesperson for Akron General told Crain's Cleveland Business via a text message the departure as "not a surprise." In a statement, Stover said "I am very grateful for having had the opportunity to work for such an exceptional organization as Akron General and wish to thank the employees, my leadership team, all Board members and the Akron community for such incredible support over the years to make Akron General what it is today."

Prosecutors wanted a shot at retrying an Akron man for a 2013 slaying over a strolen video game after a jury first deadlocked; they got their guilty verdict on the second time around.

39-yar old Marcus Turner was sentenced to an 18 year to life term for the shooting death of 21-year old Amandeep Singh on the belief Singh was the person who broke into Turner's apartment and stole several items, including a video game player. Turner shot Singh twice later in the day, and Singh died from the wounds. While the 2013 jury found Turner guilty of having a Weapon Under Disability, they found him not guilty of Aggravated Murder and couldn't reach a verdict on additional murder and assault charges.

Turner says he'll appeal.

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(Summit County Prosecutor) A Summit County jury found Marcus Turner, 39, of East Tallmadge Avenue in Akron, guilty in connection with a 2013 murder. Jurors found Turner guilty of the following charges:

Murder with a firearm specification – a special felony
Felonious Assault with a firearm specification – a felony of the 2nd degree

Visiting Judge H.R. Inderlied immediately sentenced Turner to a sentence of life in prison with parole eligibility after 18 years.

In September of 2013, Turner's apartment was burglarized. Turner believed 21-year-old Amandeep Singh broke into his apartment and stole several items. Later in the day, Turner tracked down Mr. Singh and shot him two times. Mr. Singh died from injuries sustained in the shooting.

In November of 2013, a Summit County jury convicted Turner of Having a Weapon Under Disability and found him not guilty of Aggravated Murder. The same jury was hung on the charges of Murder and Felonious Assault. Turner was retried on those two charges.

Shots were fired in normally sleepy Aurora after a man hit a police sergeant in the head with a tire iron.

Police say they were investigating an assault call when 26-year old Brandon Bayless hit Sergeant Pat Domos with the tire iron after Domos knocked on the door. Four shots were fired by police but nobody was hit. Another officer shocked Bayless with a Taser charge. While all of this was happening, a pit bull took the opportunity to escape from the home and made a dash outside.

Both Domos and Bayless were treated for injuries. Bayless is being held in the Portage County Jail.

Goodyear's still rocking -- record first quarter results with margins over 11% even though sales were down about one percent, blamed on currency fluctuations. Overall tire volumes rose two percent. The company reports operating income up to $416 million for the first quarter of the year.

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(Goodyear Tire and Rubber) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reported record results for the first quarter of 2016.

"We are very pleased with our strong first quarter performance," said Richard J. Kramer, chairman, chief executive officer and president. "Demand for our premium-branded, high-value-added products is robust and our product mix continues to grow richer, driving margin expansion," he added. The company's first quarter segment operating margin of 11.4 percent was up from
9.6 percent a year ago.

"Our results are a reflection of our ability to successfully execute on our strategy," said Kramer. "We will continue to focus on profitable growth in market segments where our innovation, brand and operational excellence capabilities provide a competitive advantage."

Goodyear's first quarter 2016 sales were $3.7 billion, down from $4.0 billion a year ago, largely due to unfavorable foreign currency translation of $141 million and the deconsolidation of the company's subsidiary in Venezuela.

Tire unit volumes totaled 41.5 million, up 2 percent from 2015, driven by growth in the Asia Pacific region, primarily in Japan and China. Replacement tire shipments were up 2 percent. Original equipment unit volume was up 2 percent. Excluding the impact of the deconsolidation of Venezuela, unit volumes increased 3 percent.

The company reported record first quarter segment operating income of $419 million in 2016, up from $388 million a year ago. The increase was driven by favorable price/mix net of raw materials and the impact of higher volume. These improvements were partially offset by the deconsolidation of the Venezuelan subsidiary and higher selling, administrative and general expenses. Core segment operating income, which excludes Venezuela, was $366 million in the year-ago quarter.

Goodyear's first quarter 2016 net income was $184 million (68 cents per share). Excluding certain significant items, adjusted net income was $195 million (72 cents per share). Per share amounts are diluted.

Goodyear's first quarter 2015 net income was $224 million (82 cents per share). Net income included a non-cash, one-time gain of $155 million ($99 million after taxes and minority interest) for the recognition of deferred royalty income resulting from the termination of a licensing agreement associated with the company's former Engineered Products business. Excluding certain significant items, adjusted net income was $148 million (54 cents per share). Per share amounts are diluted.

Life without parole for the Akron man who -- with his brother -- slaughtered a family, leaving only one survivor in a drug ripoff. That's the recommendation of a jury for Eric Hendon for the New Year's Eve 2013 killings of John Kohler, 18-year old Ashley Carpenter and 14-year old David Carpenter-Kohler in a Barberton home. 

Hendon and his brother Michael broke into the home looking for marijuana and money, leaving only Kohler's girlfriend Ronda Blankenship barely alive. She testified against him. He'll be sentenced next month.

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(Summit Prosecutor) Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that a Summit County jury has recommended Life Without Parole for Eric Hendon for the murders of John Kohler, his 18-year-old step-daughter Ashley Carpenter, and his 14-year-old son David Carpenter-Kohler.

Earlier this month, the same jury found Hendon, 33, of Fawler Avenue in Akron, guilty of the following charges:

Five counts of Aggravated Murder - special felonies
Each count of Aggravated Murder has two death specifications, as well as gun specifications
Attempted Murder with a gun specification – a felony of the 1st degree
Five counts of Aggravated Robbery each with a gun specification - felonies of the 1st degree
Two counts of Felonious Assault each with a gun specification - felonies of the 2nd degree

On the evening of December 31, 2013, Hendon, armed with a gun, forced his way into the Barberton home of John Kohler with the intent of stealing money and drugs. In the process of the robbery, 42-year-old John Kohler, his 18-year-old step-daughter Ashley Carpenter, and his 14-year-old son David Carpenter-Kohler, were shot and killed. Kohler's live-in girlfriend, Ronda Blankenship, was shot in the head and stabbed in the face, but survived. Blankenship lost an eye as a result of the shooting.

Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Amy Corrigall Jones is scheduled to officially sentence Hendon on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 1:30pm.

The nice weather is bringing 'em out at sobriety checkpoints. A pair last night -- one in New Franklin, the other in Coventry Township -- resulted in seven total arrests. One was a seven-time offender who refused to take the breathalyzer test, another had been arrested four times.

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(Summit County OVI Task Force) The Summit County OVI Task Force conducted two sobriety checkpoints.

The first checkpoint was conducted at 5101 Manchester Road in the City of New Franklin:

307- Vehicles passed through the checkpoint in total
10- Vehicles were directed into the diversion area for further investigation or violations
02- People were arrested for OVI
01- Person was arrested for driving under suspension
02- Two vehicles were impounded

The second checkpoint was conducted at 3680 Manchester Road in Coventry Township:

64- Vehicles passed through the checkpoint in total
04- Vehicles were directed into the diversion area for further investigation or violations
03- People were arrested for OVI
01- Person was arrested for driving under suspension
01- Person was arrested for underage consumption
03- Vehicles were impounded

Of the five individuals arrested for OVI in total, only one person provided a breath sample while the other four refused. The BAC result for the sole individual who opted to provide a breath sample was .141.

Of the individuals who refused, two were found to be multiple offenders as one had previously been arrested seven times for OVI and another had been arrested four times.

Another individual who refused failed to stop for the checkpoint officers and then attempted to evade officers by leading them on a slow speed pursuit through Lockwood Corners cemetery. He too was arrested.

The State of the County is getting strong, healthy and getting better says the top elected administrative official in Summit County. That includes Summit County's ranking as the most efficient of the six largest counties in Ohio for per-capita cost of government and low sales tax rate.

So says Summit County Executive Russ Pry in his annual address delivered today/Thursday at a sold-out John S. Knight Center. These "State Of..." speeches usually center on achievements, and Pry's address was no different.

Pry highlighted a budget that was still $80 million dollars less than levels before the start of the 2008 recession but reported the economy was showing improvements despite a significant drop in state funding. Pry noted building plans and fees were up 50% since merging Akron's building department with the County and credited online applications for keeping development business a 24/7 process. He told the audience during their question and answer period there had been no ongoing discussions relating to construction of a new arena downtown.

The Summit County Executive -- running for re-election in November against former County Council member Bill Roemer -- also touted consolidation into new offices in the Firestone Tire complex, savings through new IT initiatives upgrading the County's computer programs, closer partnerships with local governments on public services and programs and programs to develop stronger mentoring and workforce development programs.

Pry also lauded efforts to move ahead with needed upgrades to the County's emergency radio system used by public safety first responders and said the new system would go online in 2017. He also highlighted investments in sewer system projects in the southwest portion of Summit County, especially the impact helping with development in the Barberton, New Franklin and Clinton areas.

Pry's address was broadcast live on 1590 WAKR. The text of the full speech is included as a .PDF at the attachment field in this story.

State health officials say they hope Spring Break and the Zika virus don't mix. But with many popular Spring Break destinations on the list of places with active Zika virus, the Ohio Department of Health is putting out a call for safe travel.

"Look at the CDC website to see if there is Zika virus transmission where they'll be going," ODH medical director Dr. Mary DiOrio tells WAKR.net, "and then to take precautions to protect themselves from getting bit by mosquitos if there is Zika virus in that area."

Dr. DiOrio has some suggestions for travelers.

"They should use EPA-registered insect repellents, and there are plenty available, and they can also wear long pants and long sleeved shirts, and then stay indoors, if they're not doing outside activities, stay indoors where there's air conditioning," Dr. DiOrio says.

Dr. DiOrio says that'll also help people protect themselves from other viruses that spread the same way.

She says those who are pregnant may want to postpone their trip.

Disturbing autopsy findings were released today on the horror of the final moments in the Mather house in Nortfield Center in January. Fire swept through the home, killed all four members of the family. The report from the Summit County Medical Examiner suggests all of the victims except for the father were dead before the explosion and fire at their Skyhaven Drive on January 11th.

The death certificates officially list father Jeffrey Mather as a suicide caused by burns after spraying the house with gasoline to set fire to the home. His wife Cynthia's death is listed as poisoning by Prozac, but manner of death is not known. The autopsy showed no evidence of smoke inhalation.

The deaths of daughters Alyson and Ruth Ann were both ruled homicide by "inflicted asphyxia" and there was no evidence of smoke inhalation.

The Medical Examiner did not rule which parent, if any, was responsible for the deaths of the two girls or how they were asphyxiated.

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(Summit ME's Office) The death certifications are complete for the victims of the Northfield house fire/explosion that occurred on January 11, 2016.

The rulings are as follows:

- Jeffrey Michael Mather: Cause of Death is Thermal Injury with Full Body Burns.
Manner of Death is Suicide
How Injury Occurred: The victim burned himself after using gasoline to set fire to his residence.

- Cynthia Lynn Mather: Cause of Death is Acute Fluoxetine Poisoning(Prozac)
Manner of Death is Undetermined
How Injury Occurred: Overdose due to suicide vs. homicide of victim recovered from residential arson without evidence of smoke inhalation.

- Alyson Rose Mather: Cause of Death is Probable Asphyxial Mechanism of Uncertain Type
Manner of Death is Homicide
How Injury Occurred: Probable inflicted asphyxia of child recovered from residential arson without evidence of smoke inhalation.

- Ruth Ann Mather: Cause of Death is Probable Asphyxial Mechanism of Uncertain Type
Manner of Death is Homicide
How Injury Occurred: Probable inflicted asphyxia of child recovered from residential arson without evidence of smoke inhalation.

It is unclear which parent is responsible for the death of the two children or how the children were asphyxiated and we will not speculate on the circumstances