University of Akron alum, and former Zips wide receiver Matthew Cherry can add Oscar-winner to his resume. Last night, Cherry won the Academy Award for "Best Animated Short" Sunday for his film "Hair Love" about an African American father learning to do his daughter's hair for the first time. The…
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Friday, 07 February 2020 08:24
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This week, how a faulty mobile app put a major crimp in the first Presidential primary this year--the Iowa Caucuses. Also: new Facebook parental controls, and how augmented reality is teaching a new generation about the campus demonstration that shocked the nation and helped end the Vietnam war 50 years ago this…
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(City of Akron) Today (Wednesday), Mayor Horrigan is pleased to announce that work on Main Street has flipped from the west side of the street to the east side, marking the completion of a vast majority of the major underground utility work on the project. This milestone moves the project…
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With now less than one month to go before the 24th annual Acts of Courage Award ceremony, the American Red Cross of Northeast Ohio, Summit, Portage, and Medina Counties Chapter has announced their twelve recipients. The event on March 5th, at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn will honor local residents who have…
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Akron Police detectives are looking for a man they say tried to rob the KeyBank on South Main Street in Akron Friday afternoon. According to the report, the suspect (pictured) walked in demanding money from a deller. When the teller did not comply with the suspect's demands, he reportedly tried…
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Friday, 31 January 2020 06:49
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This week, how artificial intelligence is helping diagnose cancer, and how to breathe new life into your old, out of date computer, instead of just throwing it away or recycling it.
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Update: The Jackson Township Police Department posted an update to their Facebook page this morning saying that Thomas has been located and is home safe. No further details have been released. -- The Jackson Township Police Department is asking for your help finding missing Thomas M. Barbee (pictured), who they…
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Update: Mansfield Police say that they have located missing six-year-old Zane Clay and his uncle Timothy Lee Whitt. No other details have been posted yet. -- Mansfield police asking for your help finding a couple of missing persons. They are 44 year old Timothy Lee Whitt, and his six year…
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Akron Police are investigating a robbery and attempted robbery they say are connected. Both incidents happened in the same area along Fourth Avenue Monday and both involved pizza delivery drivers. According to the APD report, a Domino's Pizza delivery driver flagged down an officer at about noon Monday in the…
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Friday, 24 January 2020 09:27
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This week, new trends in automotive technology, kids learning to code before they even start school, how ultra-high speed municipal broadband is helping to spur economic development in one local community, and high tech diapers that send a signal to something other than your nose, when they’re full!
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The Summit County Medical Examiner has identified Wednesday's homicide victim who was shot at Eastland and Bethany Avenues Wednesday as 27-year-old Tiffany Rhea from Akron. According to the Akron Police report, Rhea and an unidentified suspect got into a a verbal altercation near the intersection of Eastland Avenue and Bethany…
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Police Detectives and the FBI, have arrested a 21-year-old Norton man on several charges including possession of child pornography late last week. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation into Sam McKown started about three months ago. When McKown was arrested at his Norton home back on January 6th, in addition…
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Jackson Township Police are looking for a man who loaded up a motorized shopping cart full of beer and then, very slowly, rode right out the front door without paying for it. Surveillance cameras caught images of the man leaving the Acme Fresh Market on Whipple Avenue around 9 a.m.…
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Friday, 17 January 2020 08:48
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This week, we’re focusing on advances in medical technology, from personal tech that can detect changes in your heart rhythm, to a 3-D printed device being used at one of the nation’s premier hospitals to help keep people with severely damaged lungs alive.We’ll also hear about advances in heart surgery,…
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