Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel is in trouble once again. The former first-round quarterback is being investigated by police in Texas for an altercation between him and his ex-girlfriend. The Fort Worth Police Department responded to a call around 2 a.m. Saturday, after receiving a phone call about a "possible assault,"…
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An Akron man was sentenced to seven years in prison for selling heroin to a woman who died from taking it. Trevon Thomas, 20, of Sumner Street, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and with aggravated trafficking in drugs--both felonies--in his role for the death of Carissa Ewing, 28. He pled…
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Saturday, 30 January 2016 07:25
High School Basketball Scores, Friday, January 29th
Written by Mike Ward
Area high school basketball scores from Friday, January 29: Brecksville 54, Nordonia 39Canton McKinley 68, GlenOak 55Copley 86, Tallmadge 71Coventry 61, Streetsboro 59Firestone 90, Ellet 73Garfield 74, East 65Highland 52, Aurora 47Hudson 68, Cuyahoga Falls 44Kenmore 76, Buchtel 74 (overtime)Kent Roosevelt 62, Revere 48Lake 55, Jackson 39Mogadore 56, Southeast 45Hoover…
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Secretary Of State Issues New Ballot Postmark Guidelines
Written by Mike Ward
With hundreds of Summit County absentee ballots not counted last election due to missing postmarks, Ohio's Secretary of State is changing some guidelines he says will help ensure mailed ballots are counted, even without a postmark. Secretary of State Jon Husted's directive includes recommended changes for local boards of elections,…
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You don't have to travel far to see the legacy left behind by astronaut Judith Resnik who was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 30 years ago. Every student at Resnik CLC learns a special song that honors the school's namesake, leaving some parents and teachers in tears. Students singing in honor…
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A Northfield Village man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the death of his 4-month-old daughter. Louis Delery, 24, of North Plaza Drive, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter in December. Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Amy Corrigall-Jones sentenced Delery to 11 years in prison, which is the…
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An Akron man has been found guilty of repeatedly raping two girls under age 10. Summit County jurors found 26 year-old Daniel Austin of Hillman Road guilty of 18 felony charges of rape and gross sexual imposition. Prosecutors say a teenage girl disclosed that Austin raped her daily starting at…
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Firefighters were called to a house fire in New Franklin Tuesday morning. The fire on Kepler Road was reported just before 11:00 AM by a United States Postal Employee who was delivering mail at the time and said flames were through the roof of the structure. Responders from New Franklin,…
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Akron police are investigating a couple of non-fatal shootings. The first victim probably should have just given up her purse. That's what the armed robber wanted when he approached the 45-year old getting out of her car around 10:00 Monday night. She told him to forget it, so he hit…
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All he wanted was to take some food to his girlfriend but what he got was a gun to the head, his car stolen and a cell phone thrown in the sewer. The 38 year old man told police it happened Monday night when he refused to get on the…
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We're learning more about Huntington Bancshares acquisition of Akron-based FirstMerit. In a Tuesday morning media conference call, the top executives at FirstMerit and Huntington gave a little more insight as to what happens next in the $3.4 billion deal that's expected to receive the final approval later this year. FirstMerit…
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Press Release from Huntington Bancshares: (Huntington Bancshares & FirstMerit Corporation) Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN; www.huntington.com) and FirstMerit Corporation (NASDAQ: FMER; www.firstmerit.com) jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Ohio-based FirstMerit Corporation, the parent company of FirstMerit Bank, will merge into Huntington in a stock…
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You've heard of someone having a "cup o' Joe", but now you can have a "cup o' Delly". Cleveland Cavaliers player Matthew Dellavedova is featured in a new coffee blend courtesy of the Cleveland Coffee Company. WKYC Channel 3 reports that the owner of the company approached Delly with the idea…
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It was a scary night for residents in an Old Forge Road home in Brimfield Township after a pick-up truck crashed through the house Saturday night. Brimfield police posted pictures from the crash on their Facebook page. Authorities say a group of boys were in the same room where the…