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  • [25-05-2012] Stark County paid Lake Township’s tab in fight over police levy
    LAKE TWP.: The unsuccessful effort to defend a disputed township police levy to the Ohio Supreme Court did not cost township government any extra money for lawyers. Two assistant county prosecutors, already on salary, represented Lake...

  • [25-05-2012] Reactions differ to closing of West Akron street; some mad, others glad about decision
    Grrrr! Woohoo!That about sums up the different viewpoints on Akron’s closing this week of South Pershing Avenue at West Market Street.Residents north of West Market Street are upset, as are drivers who are running into more...

  • [25-05-2012] Stark County paid township’s tab in fight over Lake police court battle
    LAKE TWP.: The unsuccessful effort to defend a disputed township police levy to the Ohio Supreme Court did not cost township government any extra money for lawyers.Two assistant county prosecutors, already on salary, represented Lake...

  • [22-05-2012] Several cars damaged by hit-and-run driver in Greenfield
    Police said four cars were damaged by a hit-and-run driver in Greenfield early Tuesday morning. Investigators said someone ran into four cars parked on Windsor Street then fled the scene. Channel 11 News was there as one of the...

  • [22-05-2012] Survivor, 19, charged in triple-fatal DUI crash in Wayne Township
    A 19-year-old man survives a high-speed crash in Armstrong County and is charged with DUI and vehicular homicide in the deaths of three friends. They all graduated from Punxsutawney Area High School last year....

  • [20-05-2012] Coroner called to rollover accident in East Huntingdon Township
    Police confirmed that one person is dead after a one-vehicle rollover. Police were called at 8:38 a.m. regarding an accident in the 2500 block of Route 981 in Westmoreland County. Officials said the driver of the Chrysler sedan appeared...

  • [20-05-2012] Bob Dyer: New texting law way too wimpy
    I will never figure out what most of those people are thinking in that stately building in Columbus where our laws are created.Even after waiting until 43 other states had passed some type of law against texting while driving, the...

  • [17-05-2012] Officer doing speed check hit by car on Comm. Ave.
    A Boston police officer conducting radar speed check was struck by a vehicle he signaled to pull over on Wednesday....

  • [15-05-2012] Man hauling stolen golf cart caught after slow-speed chase
    As alleged crooks go, they don’t get much more bumbling than this. Late Monday morning, an Athens-Clarke County police officer spotted a man sitting in a golf cart in the back of a moving pickup truck, and initiated a traffic stop....

  • [15-05-2012] Man hauling stolen golf cart caught after slow-speed chase
    As alleged crooks go, they don’t get much more bumbling than this. Late Monday morning, an Athens-Clarke County police officer spotted a man sitting in a golf cart in the back of a moving pickup truck, and initiated a traffic stop....

  • [14-05-2012] Lawmakers weighing turnpike speed-limit increase
    State lawmakers are considering a measure that would increase the speed limit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike....

  • [14-05-2012] Pa. Turnpike speed limit may be increasing to 70 mph
    The House Transportation Committee has approved a bill that would raise the speed limit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike from 65 to 70 mph. State Rep. Joseph Preston is sponsoring the bill that would allow motorists to travel 5 mph...

  • [14-05-2012] Lawmakers weighing turnpike speed-limit increase
    State lawmakers are considering a measure that would increase the speed limit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike to 70 mph....

  • [14-05-2012] Fire victim grateful for community support
    Kelly Coppinger has been on a nonstop emotional roller coaster since the Kenmore home she shared with her husband and four children went up in flames the night of April 30. They lost everything.“I’ve been going crazy and trying...

  • [11-05-2012] KSU professor to attempt to land antique aircraft in each of Ohio’s 88 counties
    Joe Murray’s work and interests have taken him all over the world — the Middle East, South Africa, China, even Antarctica.But he has seen very little of his home state.Murray, a Hudson resident, aviator and Kent State...

  • [11-05-2012] KSU professor will try to land antique aircraft in all 88 Ohio counties to celebrate anniversary of Piper Cub
    Joe Murray’s work and interests have taken him all over the world — the Middle East, South Africa, China, even Antarctica.But he has seen very little of his home state.Murray, a Hudson resident, aviator and Kent State...

  • [11-05-2012] Bus route change puts disabled man on Akron road
    Elderly residents of Center Tower on White Pond Drive in Akron who have been upset about the loss of a bus stop at the building will have their service restored in August thanks to the efforts of a 46-year-old resident who lives...

  • [10-05-2012] Bob Dyer: ODOT finally concedes signs aren’t working
    It’s always nice to get confirmation that you are not, in fact, losing your mind.Fortunately, plenty of readers have been seeing the same thing I have. And now — finally — the Ohio Department of Transportation has...

  • [07-05-2012] Alcohol, speed likely in deadly rollover near Tucson
    Police say alcohol and speed were likely factors in a single-vehicle rollover south of Tucson that left a 67-year-old man dead....

  • [04-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 5
    AKRONGun suspect heldAKRON: A second suspect has been charged with stealing an off-duty Akron police officer’s assault rifle and radar.Dhani Conrad, 25, of Akron, was arrested this week on charges of theft and tampering with...

  • [02-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: McDonald’s worker celebrates 90th birthday
    Bah da bop bop baaaah! She’s loving it!Not everyone says that about his job. However, Helen Kukasky — a refreshing fireball in a black T-shirt — is quite the exception to that rule, and so many others.Helen, as she...

  • [02-05-2012] Q&A on the News
    Q: I would like to know why we had such windy weather last week, and how wind speed is determined. -Carolyn Reep, Good Hope A: Metro Atlanta felt the effects of the winter-like nor'Easter that traveled up the East Coast and...

  • [29-04-2012] Steelers address needs with lineman-heavy draft
    Kevin Colbert spent the days leading up to the NFL Draft stressing the Pittsburgh Steelers would focus on "want" and not "need." Maybe, but it's no coincidence the general manager wanted...

  • [28-04-2012] Steelers draft Ohio State tackle Mike Adams
    The Pittsburgh Steelers had no interest in drafting Ohio State's Mike Adams after the talented but troubled offensive tackle tested positive for marijuana at the NFL Combine in February. When Adams reached out to the Steelers for a...