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  • VIDEO Cop Chase Caps Death Threat
    VIDEO Cop Chase Caps Death Threat A Brunswick man led police on a chase yesterday that started with what reports detail as a death threat against an ex-girlfriend.   WJW Fox 8 News reports Luke Pfeiler…
  • 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…
  • 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…
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  • 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. …
  • AUDIO Jackson Township Woman Reflects On Moore, OK Tornado
    After a tornado ripped through Oklahoma earlier in the week, one local woman reflects on how this natural disaster has impacted her and how she and others are trying to…
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  • Bridge Collapse over Skagit River in Washington Sends Cars, People into Water

    Bridge Collapse over Skagit River in Washington Sends Cars, People into Water A portion of the Interstate 5 freeway over the Skagit River in Skagit County, Wash., collapsed May 23, 2013, sending cars and people into the water, authorities said. (Tiffany Matson)(SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash.) -- A portion of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state collapsed Thursday night, sending cars and people into the water, authorities...

  • Texas Deputy, Shot in 'Evil Evan' Manhunt, Returning to Force

    Texas Deputy, Shot in 'Evil Evan' Manhunt, Returning to ForceiStockphoto/Thinkstock(BOWIE, Texas) -- The Texas deputy shot three times in March while chasing a paroled Colorado inmate suspected in the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief will be heading back to work this weekend, and he says he is "ready to go back to it."
    On Wednesday, authorities released the dash camera video of the moment 27-year-old...

  • Jodi Arias Jury Cannot Decide on Death Penalty, Mistrial Declared

    Jodi Arias Jury Cannot Decide on Death Penalty, Mistrial DeclaredABC News(PHOENIX) -- Jodi Arias will not be put to death -- at least not yet.
    A judge declared a mistrial in the sentencing phase of her murder trial Thursday, after the jury could not agree on whether to sentence Arias to death or to life in prison for murdering her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008.
    Under state law, in a capital case, if the...

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  • Scoreboard Roundup - 5/23/13
    Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) -- NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Semi-Finals - Game 5: New York Rangers 4 – Boston Bruins 3 OT (Bruins lead series, 3-1)Western Conference Semi-Finals…
  • Hamlin takes Coca-Cola 600 pole with record lap
    CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor…
  • Kahne embraces long races like the Coca-Cola 600
    CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- While all eyes will be on Jimmie Johnson and whether or not "Five-time" can pull off the May sweep at Charlotte Motor Speedway, folks shouldn't forget…

Business

  • US Stocks Inch Lower
    Authors: Carmen CoxHemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Stocks tumbled hard in early trading on Thursday, but recovered most of their losses by the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 12.67…
  • 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…

Politics

  • Ohio Voter Fraud ‘Does Exist,’ But ‘Not an Epidemic’
    Authors: Carmen CoxiStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- In what was one of the 2012 election cycle’s most important battleground states, “voter fraud does exist,” Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted acknowledged in…
  • Lois Lerner Placed on Administrative Leave
    Authors: Carmen CoxPete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional and administration sources confirm that IRS director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave.Lerner came under fire…
  • 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…

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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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