The man shot while riding a bicycle in Akron on Saturday has been identified as 60-year-old Mike Finney, Newschannel 5 reports. Police said they found the body of Finney on the front lawn of a home in the area of Cole ave and Andrus street. The cause of death was…
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The coat giveaway at Mason community learning center Saturday was suppose to start at noon, but mother nature had other plans and East Principal Vyrone Finney decided to open the doors at 11:45a.m.. Fifteen minutes later; the coats were gone. "We actually exceeded are number from last year and we…
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Saturday, 24 October 2015 16:08
Police Investigating Fatal Shooting On Akron's South Side
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An Akron man was found dead early Saturday morning in front of a home on Akron's South side. The 60 year-old male appeared to be riding a bicycle, while he was shot in the area of Cole Avenue and Andrus Street. No information on a suspect is available at this…
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A pair of Barberton residents were arrested after police and the SWAT team conducted a search warrant at a 17th Street home Thursday afternoon. Police said they found several stolen items from businesses and residences inside the home in the 200 block of 17th Street around 5 p.m. Travis J.…
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Donations at University of Akron have dropped more than 40 percent after the university announced a list of budget cuts this past summer. University officials tell the Beacon Journal that's it's not a sign of unhappy donors, but a timing issue. The amount of donations between July and August dropped…
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HIgh School Football Scores - Friday, Oct. 23 Archbishop Hoban 49 - Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 10 Buchtel 55 - North 8 Canton McKinley 28 - Green 27 Carrollton 27, Canton South 16 Copley 56 - Kent Roosevelt 35 Coventry 47 - Springfield 21 Ellet 26 - Firestone 7 Euclid…
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Friday, 23 October 2015 13:09
UPDATE Jury Recommends Life In Prison Without Parole
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UPDATE 9 PM: The jury has recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole for Kenan Ivery, the man convicted of killing Akron police officer Justin Winebrenner. Summit County Judge Alison McCarty is scheduled to sentence Ivery on Nov. 3. ------- UPDATE 3:30 PM: After closing statements by the prosecution…
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The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office and Akron police are investigating a crash that left one person dead in Akron Thursday afternoon. The Medical Examiner's office reports the crash happened at the intersection of Russell and East Avenue around 4 p.m. The vehicle reportedly crossed the intersection at East Avenue and went airborne, crossed…
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The penalty phase of Kenan Ivery's trial got underway Thursday, with jurors considering whether they'll recommend he lives or dies. Ivery was found guilty of aggravated murder last week by that same jury, in the killing of off-duty Akron police officer Justin Winebrenner at Papa Don's Pub last November. Ivery's…
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Thursday, 22 October 2015 10:24
UPDATE Sheriff's Deputies: 16-Year-Old Found, Arrested
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UPDATE 1:38 PM: A manhunt that lasted about eight hours in Green is over, with the arrest of a 16-year old. According to Summit County sheriff's deputies, the Youngstown boy ran off when deputies pulled over a stolen pick up truck that he and two adults were in. He wound up…
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A two-time NBA champion and the wife of the most powerful man in the country sure do know how to make an impact. Thousands of students involved in LeBron James' "Wheels For Eduction" and "I Promise" programs and their families packed the James A. Rhodes arena on the University of Akron campus Wednesday afternoon to take a pledge…
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When a woman or man is faced with the decision to get a mammogram, the last thing they want to think about is the cost. It's a problem that Akron General Health System is well aware of and it's why the hospital continues to offer free mammograms to women and…
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Northeast Ohio fans certainly hope NBA general managers are right. The annual NBA.com survey of team leaders predicts that the Cleveland Cavaliers will win their first NBA title. The vote was over 53 percent predicting the Cavs will win it all. And many GMs believe LeBron James will rack up…
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A man leaving a Stow medical facility says someone tried to rob him of pain medication. It happened Tuesday at just after noon, in the parking lot of the Akron General Medical Center on Allen Road The 69 year old man called Stow Police after the attempted theft,…
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