If you like penguins, January is the month for you. The Akron Zoo is holding "Penguin Palooza" every Saturday and Sunday in January. The zoo says you can enjoy penguin craft and you'll be able to feed the penguins for $3. The zoo's 17 endangered Humboldt penguins are used to…
Most of us can count blessings that we'll never witness a murder, so we don't know exactly how we would react. Do you keep your head together and immediately call for help, attempt to save a life? Do you just scream or cry? Do you stop to take some pictures?…
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The shelves at Akron's West Point Market, once stocked with gourmet foods and specialty items, now sit empty. "It's a bit of a shock." said West Point Market CEO Rick Vernon. "As long as I've been here they've always been full. Now they're empty." Whole Foods will soon be replacing…
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Monday, 28 December 2015 10:29
Sheriff: Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound After Standoff
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A 32-year-old man is dead after authorities say he barricaded himself inside a Coventry Township home Sunday night. Summit County Sheriff's Inspector Bill Holland said Ryan Perkins of New Franklin was found with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after a four-hour standoff. "Our dispatch…
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Police are investigating a fatal five-car crash in Medina County on Interstate 71 left one person dead and another injured early Sunday morning. The Medina Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3.30 a.m. just south of State Route 18 and shut down all lanes…
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An early Christmas morning crash killed two people on a Portage County road. The Ohio State Highway Patrol's Ravenna post say a van traveling east on Route 5 near Route 225 in Paris Township went left of center, and struck a car driven by a Newton Falls woman. The head…
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Saturday, 26 December 2015 11:11
Smoke, No Damage or Injuries From Two Christmas Day Fires
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A fire on Christmas is never a good thing, but this one could have been a lot worse. Barberton firefighters were called to a fire in the basement of a home on Ford Avenue at just before 7 PM last night. WKYC Channel 3 reports that they found heavy smoke…
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Saturday, 26 December 2015 09:54
Two Browns Players Arrested After Traffic Stop
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The Cleveland Browns have confirmed the arrests of two players after a traffic stop early Friday morning. General manager Ray Farmer, in a statement, says the team takes charges against De'Ante Saunders and Armonty Bryant - quote - very serious. He says it's "extremely disappointing" that the players would put…
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For more than 70 years, Haven of Rest Ministries has opened its doors on Christmas Day to serve dinner to hundreds of people in need. But if you ask Executive Director Jeff Kaiser, he'll tell you it's more than just a hot meal. "We really want to get to know…
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The Akron-Summit County Library is offering a new online service to access books, movies, and music. The library has teamed up with Hoopla, described as a Netflix-like online service, to offer users 24/7 online and mobile access to the library. "We do intend to do a lot more with digital…
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Thursday, 24 December 2015 10:56
Former Our Lady Of The Elms Employee Charged With Sexual Battery
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An employee at Our Lady of the Elms in Akron is facing a sexual battery charge after he was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. The Northeast Ohio Media Group reports Jeffrey Peterson, 28, was fired from his job as an IT coordinator at the private, all-girls…
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Thursday, 24 December 2015 10:53
Firestone HS Teacher Accused Of Having Relationship With Student
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Akron Public Schools are looking into allegations that a Firestone High teacher had an improper relationship with a female student. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the unnamed teacher was placed on paid leave a few weeks ago. Firestone staff and APS administrators are working with legal counsel to look…
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A 29-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man is facing drug trafficking charges after detectives followed up on a search warrant and found psychedelic mushrooms in a Stone Street house. Summit County Sheriff's deputies found a Psilocybin Mushroom grow operation, including about a pound of the controlled substance, three handguns and a loaded…
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Akron police say a man who drove to sell marijuana last night, and instead of money, he got shot. Police say it happened at around 10 PM Monday night at Washburn Street and Tressel Avenue - the would-be pot seller was in his car when someone fired several shots at…
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