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Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Does it work? Test team returns to try out new products advertised on television
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Sunday Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
Browns sick after sick loss in Detroit
Akron Zips:
Zips advance to Sweet Sixteen
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Post-game defensive quotes
Kent State Sports:
Kent State defeats Rochester College, 63-44
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
The Sunday Sanity Challenge
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Faye Dunaway to be Evicted?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – You are All Wrong About Jobs, or the Lack of Jobs, Being the Reason People Do Not Live in NEO
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008
AKRON Employees robbed
at three businesses
AKRON: Employees at three Akron businesses were robbed at gunpoint Monday in three separate incidents.
An employee of the Family Dollar Store at 266 E. South St. told police the robber entered the store shortly after 8 a.m. Monday armed with a gun and forced the employee into the store's office. The robber took cash and fled.
Employees at the Church's Chicken at 700 S. Arlington St. told police that the gunman entered the restaurant shortly before 10 p.m. Monday and requested a napkin.
Police were told the robber pulled a gun, demanded money from the register and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Employees at Little Caesar's Pizza at 2321 East Ave. told police that a gunman entered the restaurant shortly after 10 p.m. Monday. The robber was armed with a handgun and demanded money.
He told the employees, ''Thank you and have a nice day,'' and fled.
CANTON Injured officer
out of intensive care
CANTON: The Canton police officer attacked by a man with a baseball bat at a Wal-Mart store Sunday remains in the hospital, but is conscious and out of intensive care, Canton City Prosecutor Frank Forchione said.
Patrolman John Clark, 58, a 25-year veteran with the department, was hurt after he responded to a call about a man causing trouble at the Tuscarawas Street West store.
Police said David Carter, 23, of Canton, grabbed a baseball bat from the store's sporting goods department and struck Clark in the face, then struck him a second time.
Carter was arrested about a block from the store. Charges against him include felonious assault on a police officer.
CUYAHOGA FALLS Council won't seek
Cochran Road grant
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The city will not apply for a state grant to rebuild Cochran Road.
The Cuyahoga Falls City Council on Monday rejected a resolution needed to file the application.
Cochran Road residents voiced their opposition to the project, which would have resulted in assessments.
Ward 5 Councilwoman Diana Colavecchio, who sided with her constituents, said the project would have meant a financial hardship for residents.
— Gina Mace
JACKSON TWP. Truck driver crashes
after having seizure
JACKSON TWP.: A truck driver who suffered an apparent seizure traveled several miles north on Interstate 77 Tuesday afternoon before crashing just south of the Shuffel Road exit.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that the driver, Thomas A. Edison, of Milton, Pa., was hauling a truck full of rugs when he apparently suffered a seizure around 5 p.m.
Edison lost control of the truck near the Westfield Belden Village Mall.
The truck left the interstate and went into the grass. It struck several barriers over a span of three miles before crashing into a traffic barrier.
He was taken to Canton's Mercy Medical Center for treatment.
Although a medical ailment may be the cause, the patrol says the driver may still be charged with a traffic violation.
MASSILLON Lee Fisher to attend Boccieri fundraiser
MASSILLON: Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will be the special guest at a fundraiser for state Sen. John Boccieri, a candidate for the 16th Congressional District, on Thursday.
The event will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the AMVETS Post 6, 303 Weirich Blvd. N.W.
Cost is $35 per person, $50 per couple, $20 for veterans, $20 for senior citizens and $15 for students.
Boccieri, D-New Middletown, will face state Sen. Kirk Schuring, R-Jackson Twp., in the November election.
For reservations, contact Ian Walton at 330-754-0534.
PIKE TWP. EPA cites landfill
for runoff problems
PIKE TWP.: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has cited a Stark County landfill for continued leachate or liquid runoff problems.
The notice of violation against the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility was dated June 11 and was released last week.
The illegal liquid runoff was noticed on a May 20 inspection by EPA staffer Ed Gortner and the agency's expert consultant, Dr. Timothy D. Stark of Stark Consultants Inc.
They observed several areas of leachate seeps and several pools of liquid that had escaped from the 258-acre landfill. Failure to control leachate is a violation of Ohio law and can result in a fine.
The landfill owner-operator, Republic Services Inc., later submitted photographs showing efforts to correct the problems. But the EPA has not determined whether the problems have been properly fixed, the agency said.
AKRON Employees robbed
at three businesses
AKRON: Employees at three Akron businesses were robbed at gunpoint Monday in three separate incidents.
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