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New Hotel Slated For Ex-Goodyear Site
A new Hilton hotel is planned for the area near the former Goodyear headquarters site in East Akron. The Beacon Journal reports that the $18 million dollar hotel will be a 136-room, five-story…

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Search Resumes For Missing Norton Man Near Portage County Lake
The search resumes this morning for a missing Norton man at a lake in Portage County. 43 year-old Jeffrey Hathaway has been missing since late Wednesday night, when his car…

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"Bring Our Baby Home" Rally For Taylor Robinson
The mother of a young Akron woman missing for two weeks is trying to keep the spotlight on her case. Carmilla Robinson will be at a rally Saturday at 2…

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Boykins Sentenced To 10 Years
33 year old Ricky Boykins has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for Aggravated Robbery. In December, Boykins saw an elderly women drop her purse while Christmas shopping. He…

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Buggy Crash Victim Dies
A Homerville man is dead, days after he was injured in a car-buggy crash in Ashland County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports John Yoder, 50, died at Akron General…

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British Police Have New Leads in Case of Missing Girl
Authors: Louis MilmaniStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) -- Police in Great Britain said they have identified new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who went missing in Portugal six years…

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North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Guided Missiles
Authors: Louis MilmanEd Jones/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- The South Korean Defense Ministry says that North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into waters off its east coast on Saturday,…

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Russia Unmasks CIA Station Chief in Moscow
Authors: Carmen CoxAFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) – In a breach of protocol, Russia has publicized the name of a man it says is the CIA station chief in Moscow.In comments to Russian…

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Dempsey and Hagel Call Russian Missiles to Syria 'Ill-Timed,' 'Unfortunate'
Authors: Carmen CoxMark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- At their joint news conference Friday at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey addressed the reports of…

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Nine Killed, Dozens Wounded in Kandahar Attack
Authors: Carmen CoxFile photo. Stocktrek Images/Thinkstock(KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan) -- Nine people were killed more than 50 injured when twin vehicle bombs exploded in a housing complex of Kandahar City in…

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OH bill would require only 1 license plate
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Two state legislators want to end the requirement for two license plates on vehicles in Ohio and require only one per vehicle.......

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Cleveland police visited kidnap street regularly
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Police made regular crime runs to the Cleveland street where three women were held captive in a house over a decade before escaping.......

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Cost could sink Cleveland trash plant
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A proposal in Cleveland for a trash-to-energy plant could be sunk by rising cost estimates.......

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New president for Ohio's largest community college
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A new president has been selected for Ohio's largest community college, and he's already familiar with the territory.......

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New dinosaur exhibit roars to life at Columbus zoo
POWELL, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in central Ohio has unveiled a new exhibit about some very old creatures.......

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Police Officer’s Bullet Killed Hofstra University Student
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) -- The Hofstra University junior killed during and armed home invasion of her off-campus house on Friday was accidently fatally shot by the responding officer, forensic investigators have…

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Colorado Sheriffs Suing Over Gun Control Laws
iStockphoto(DENVER) -- Colorado’s recently approved gun control laws, passed in response to the Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., massacres, are being challenged by a delegation of sheriffs who say the…

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Tennessee Man, 77, Shoots Third Hole-in-One in One Month
Polka Dot/Thinkstock(SMYRNA, Tenn.) -- Bob Robertson is 77 years old and a faithful golfer in more ways than one.The Tennessean plays golf four days a week and says he asked…

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California Key to Massive Powerball Jackpot
Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the countdown ticks on to Saturday night's record Powerball drawing, the jackpot has swollen to over $600 million, largely due to…

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Plane Makes Belly Landing at Newark Airport
ABC News(NEWARK, N.J.) -- A U.S. Airways official confirmed that a turboprop plane carrying 31 passengers and three crew members was forced to make a belly landing in Newark, N.J.,…

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