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  • Two Arrested For Four Akron Murders
    Two Arrested For Four Akron Murders Akron Police think they may have solved a quadruple murder that happened in an apartment on Kimlyn Circle near Chapel Hill Mall April 18th. They've arrested two men and charged…
  • HACK Update: City Help Extended
    HACK Update: City Help Extended Akron is extending the number of days attorneys will be at local community centers to answer questions and provide help to citizens worried about the impact on their own financial…
  • Buchtel Duct Tape Teacher Fired
    Buchtel Duct Tape Teacher Fired The Akron School Board has voted to fire Buchtel Community Learning Center teacher Melissa Cairns for posting a picture of her students with duct tape on their mouths on her…
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  • 12 Time OVI Offender To Prison
    12 Time OVI Offender To Prison A Cuyahoga Falls man who has 12 drunk driving convictions has been handed a prison sentence. Edward South, 70, of Highpoint Lane in Cuyahoga Falls, was sentenced to to eight…
  • Portage County Emergency Management Changes In Works
    There are some changes in the works at Portage County's Emergency Management Agency. The county says the Portage County Sheriff's Office will handle emergency management through next Tuesday. Portage County…
  • APS Chooses Teacher Of The Year
    APS Chooses Teacher Of The Year Even with 28 years of teaching under his belt, Timothy Zolyniak is still a learner. It is the quality that helped him become this year's Akron Public Schools Teacher of…
  • Lakemore Council: Fix Your House
    Lakemore Council: Fix Your House Lakemore Village Council is taking action to cut down the number of dilapidated houses around town.  Council passed an ordinance that raises the standards for houses, specifically targeting rental units. …
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  • Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts

    Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay ScoutsWin McNamee/Getty Images(DALLAS) -- The Boy Scouts of America Thursday voted to lift its longtime ban on admitting gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles.
    The vote by its 1,400 national membership came as no surprise to gay rights advocates, who hailed it as a first step to ending discriminatory practices in...

  • New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Accused of Blackmail in Taxi Boss Battle

    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Accused of Blackmail in Taxi Boss BattleSpencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- This is the case of the F-bomb that's landed New York City's mayor in federal court.
    One of the leaders of the Big Apple's taxi industry filed suit against Michael Bloomberg this week, claiming a violation of his constitutional right against retaliation in the wake of news reports that a fuming, swearing...

  • Man Safe After 32 Days of Alleged Torture

    Man Safe After 32 Days of Alleged TortureiStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- A New York City businessman was rescued this week after being held for more than a month in an abandoned warehouse, where his alleged abductors tortured him for weeks in a plot to extort his family for millions in ransom, prosecutors said.
    Pedro Portugal, an accountant and father, was abducted off a Queens...

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  • Jobless Claims Dropped Last Week
    Authors: jcTim Boyle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A report from the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday showed jobless claims dropping for the week. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits…
  • New Home Sales Up in April
    Authors: jcStockbyte/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Sales of new homes rose in April by nearly 30 percent compared with a year ago, according to a report by the U.S. Commerce Department.This is the…
  • Microsoft’s Snarky Windows Tablet vs iPad TV Ad
    Authors: jcMSN(SEATTLE) -- The new Microsoft TV commercial shows a Windows 8 Asus tablet pitted against an Apple iPad in what’s reminiscent of a classic Apple ad, complete with vintage…

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  • Republicans Aim to Recruit, Elect More Women
    Authors: Carmen CoxJupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Making sure that more Republican women run for office and that they get the support they need is the focus of “Right Women, Right Now,” a…
  • Obama Orders DOJ Review of Leak Investigations
    Authors: Carmen CoxEdward Linsmier/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama is a little uneasy with the way journalists have been dragged into the Justice Department’s aggressive pursuit of national security leak investigations.…
  • New Bill Would Allow Pets on Amtrak
    Authors: jcBananaStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- If a bill that was introduced in Congress this week is passed, Amtrak will be required to allow pets onboard some of its trains. The bill, introduced…

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  • 5 Ways Vacations Without the Baby Will Make You a Better Parent
      Being a parent is hard. Despite it being the most rewarding job on earth, it can also be exhausting and downright frustrating at times. We need a break once in a while -- a time-out for ourselves, if you will. And although the thought of taking a trip without the little one is slightly terrifying, it really can do wonders for Mom and Dad -- and it's good for the whole family! Here are…
  • Memorial Day Sales: 7 Things that Are Cheaper to Buy This Weekend
      Memorial Day is part of a long-weekend holiday created to celebrate the men and women who died serving in the United States military. Somehow, it has morphed into an unofficial celebration of summer - complete with cookouts, pool openings, and amazing sales to help us start our summer off under budget. This is a great weekend for bargain hunters no matter what you're shopping for. You'll find plenty of yard sales, blowouts, knock-down discounts,…
  • Ten New Dad Fears and Why You Shouldn't Worry
      Even if your guy is super-pumped to be a Dad, chances are he's a little freaked out too. Here are a few of the biggest new-daddy fears (and some things you both can do to ease the pressure).  FEAR #1: "Will I do everything right?" --Andrew  MOM TIP: Let him know that it's okay to be clueless. "Any father can care for his child," says psychotherapist Tammy Gold, founder of Gold Parent Coaching. If he…
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