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New pedestrian signals have audible warnings

Walk down the 300 block of East Market Street in Akron and you can hear the sound of chirping. But it's not a bird making the noise. It's the audible pedestrian crossing signals located near Vision Support Services.

Mosquito plan killed by judge

A judge has killed a plan for expanding the Barberton-Norton Mosquito Abatement District across southern Summit County.

Store workers take aim at robbers

A store owner and a clerk have opened fire this week rather than to give in to the demands of robbers. It's not a practice Akron police are recommending, but the latest shooting helped officers arrest two suspects.

Mayors propose sharing revenue

INDEPENDENCE: Northeast Ohio mayors voted Thursday to pursue joint land use planning and sharing of new tax revenue in a 16-county region, arguing that local communities must change their ''go-it-alone, winner-take-all'' mentality toward economic development.

Summit may appeal Taser ruling

Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman was appointed Thursday to investigate a possible appeal of a recent judge's ruling that changed the autopsy findings in the 2006 death of an inmate at the Summit County Jail.

Community calendar - May 16

Area community events for the entire family

AKRON Judge convicts mano...

AKRON

Judge convicts man
of raping woman
AKRON: An Akron man will be sentenced next month after a judge convicted him of domestic violence and rape.

Judge holds off on investigation

A Summit County judge has decided to delay naming a special prosecutor to look into claims of compromised ballistic evidence that led to the April 7 dismissal of an aggravated murder case against a Youngstown man.

Early education is key, speaker says

If Summit County wants better-prepared graduates from the public schools, the local community should invest in delivering better-prepared children to kindergarten.

Case on suing schools dismissed

The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a case on Thursday seeking a ruling on whether the Massillon school district should be immune from a lawsuit brought by the parents of two elementary school boys who were sexually molested by a volunteer chess coach.