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  • Teens Rob Akron Restaurant
    Teens Rob Akron Restaurant Robbers targeted another fast food restaurant in Akron late Sunday night. Akron Police Lieutenant Rick Edwards says several teens robbed the Church's Chicken at 700 South Arlington around 11pm.. The employees…
  • AUDIO The Whopper: Four Grand For Water
    AUDIO The Whopper: Four Grand For Water Think you'd be surprised to get a water bill of over $4,000? Lisa and Bob Joyce of Munroe Falls sure were, as chronicled in Bob Dyer's Akron Beacon Journal column…
  • Akron Fire Leaves Five Homeless
    Akron Fire Leaves Five Homeless The Red Cross is helping a family of five left homeless by a house fire in Akron Sunday night. The fire in the home in the 500 block of Whitney…
  • Gas Prices On The Upswing
    After weeks of sliding downward the onset of summer is helping to driving local gasoline prices up again, just within reach of the busy Memorial Day travel weekend. GasBuddy.com reports…
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  • Children Among at Least 51 Dead, 'Horrific' Damage in Okla. Tornado

    Children Among at Least 51 Dead, 'Horrific' Damage in Okla. TornadoOklahoma County Sheriff(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- First responders began the grim task of digging people -- including children at two elementary schools -- out of piles of rubble Monday evening after a monster tornado roared through the Oklahoma city metropolitan area, leaving at least 51 people dead.
    Among the dead were children from one of the devastated...

  • Former Philadelphia Cop Faces Rape Charge, $60M Bail

    Former Philadelphia Cop Faces Rape Charge, $60M BailHemera/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) -- A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and invited by the vice president to attend a presidential address to Congress now faces 16 charges, including rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and making terroristic threats.
    Bail for Richard DeCoatsworth, 27, has been set at $60 million after...

  • Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma, Destroys School

    Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma, Destroys SchoolBrett Deering/Getty ImagesOKLAHOMA CITY) -- A mammoth tornado carved a trail of destruction through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and delivered a "direct hit" on an elementary school Monday, local authorities said.
    David Barnes, the director of Oklahoma Emergency Management in Oklahoma County, told ABC News that a single twister ripped apart...

State

  • Cleveland will double red-light cameras
    CLEVELAND (AP) -- State lawmakers may be considering a ban of controversial red-light cameras, but one of Ohio's largest cities is planning to double the number they have in service.......
  • Protesters expected at FirstEnergy's W.Va. meeting
    MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Protesters are gathering in Morgantown to challenge Ohio-based FirstEnergy over labor issues, executive compensation and the proposed sale of a coal-fired power plant in north-central West Virginia.......
  • Falcon chick ready for banding atop Ohio high-rise
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio wildlife officials are ready to band the first peregrine falcon chick in three years to be hatched atop the Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus.......

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Business

  • Gas Prices Jump Across the US
    Authors: Carmen CoxiStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Gas prices across the country are still rising ahead of one of the year's busiest travel weekends. The weekly average price of a gallon of regular…
  • Yahoo! Gives Flickr a Makeover
    Authors: jcDavid Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It's a big day for Yahoo. A few hours after announcing its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo announced some major…
  • Senate Probe Finds Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes
    Authors: Carmen Cox Feng Li/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new Senate investigation has found that Apple Inc. has used a complex web of offshore companies – particularly three in Ireland –…

Politics

  • Former 'Fast and Furious' Prosecutor Accused of Retaliatory Leak
    Authors: Jeanette TorresDavid De Lossy/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The "Fast and Furious" gun-walking controversy is back in the headlines.This time, a Justice Department Inspector General's report says that a former top federal…
  • Controversies Providing Obstacles for Obama, Poll Finds
    Authors: Jeanette TorresPatrick Smith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Americans say that President Obama really has his work cut out for him during his second-term, largely because of scandals involving the Internal…
  • Rand Paul Calls IRS Scandal 'Un-American'
    Authors: Carmen CoxBill Clark/CQ Roll Call(CONCORD, N.H.) -- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul made another stop in an early voting state Monday evening, continuing to feed the speculation that he will…

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Lifestyle

  • 5 Surprising Ways to Lose Weight and Feel Great
      Hormones have a bad reputation. Feeling bloated? Cranky? Craving carbs? Blame it on that time of the month. But hormones provide a host of health benefits and can help you lose weight, sleep better and stay sharp. Learn five ways they can help you be your best-and how to harness their positive power. Photo by Getty Images. Soothe stress with endorphins  HOW THEY HELP: These "feel-good" hormones can ease pain and create an overall sense…
  • How to Avoid Eating Fast-Food on Road Trips
      If you have ever been on a road trip in the U.S., you've probably noticed the overwhelming monotony of food exit road signs. A seemingly infinite rotation of major fast-food chains lines the highway system, and unless you're making an effort to plan other arrangements during your journey, chances are that you'll be cruising a lot of drive-thrus.  Adding another item to your packing list might not seem like ideal way to help you…
  • 5 Money Mistakes You're Making when You Eat Out
      Even great restaurants have empty tables sometimes, and while you might be able to snag one by calling at 5:00 on the evening you want to eat, online services like Savored and OpenTable do a fine job of searching for availability--plus, they reward you with a discount. If you use Groupon-owned Savored, for instance, which currently lists restaurants in 10 cities and is adding more soon, you could pay 30 percent less for food…
Friday, 17 May 2013 00:30

Traffic & Construction Update

Written by Administrator
AKRON REGION HIGHWAY WORK   PORTAGE COUNTY Crain Avenue in the City of Kent (until further notice) SR 43 in the city of Kent will have various daily lane restrictions for intersection improvements. This work is part…
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