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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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  • Forecasters Predict 'Above Normal' Atlantic Hurricane Season

    Forecasters Predict 'Above Normal' Atlantic Hurricane SeasonNASA GOES Project(WASHINGTON) -- Get ready for an active Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said Thursday.
    Between now and the end of the season, November 30, the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration predicts 13 to 20 named storms, of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes.  Three to six of those hurricanes could be...

  • Plane Debris Falls on Georgia Woman’s House

    Plane Debris Falls on Georgia Woman’s HouseJoseph Devenney/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A Georgia woman said she is thankful to be alive after a 20-foot section of a 747 cargo plane’s wing fell off before part of it came crashing into her home.
    Pamela Ware was in her Clayton County, Ga., home Sunday afternoon when she heard a boom from above.

    The boom Ware heard was a part of the wing of a...

  • Fashion Bully, 11, Forced to Wear Thrift Shop Clothes

    Fashion Bully, 11, Forced to Wear Thrift Shop ClothesPhotodisc(SALT LAKE CITY) -- The Utah woman who made headlines for forcing her stepdaughter to wear secondhand clothes as a punishment for bullying says she did it to teach the girl empathy.

    “She needed to know how inappropriate she was behaving,” Ally Olsen told ABC’s Good Morning America special correspondent Cameron Mathison.

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  • Robert Griffin III: My 'Knee Feels Great'
    Patrick McDermott/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Washington Redskins franchise quarterback Robert Griffin III returned to the field to work out with some of his teammates on Thursday.Griffin returned just four and…
  • MWR cars bring awareness to storm victims
    CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR's Michael Waltrip hopes to bring attention to the needs of those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes at the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend.......
  • Jets' Geno Smith Hires Jay-Z's Roc Nation Agency
    Joe Robbins/Getty Images(FLORHAM PARK, N.J.) -- New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith announced on Wednesday that he has hired Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports to represent him.Smith, who was drafted by…

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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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