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Woman arrested in Ohio after allegedly claiming she purchased cocaine at a West Virginia music event
According to officials, a woman in Ohio was apprehended for claiming that she had purchased cocaine at a music festival in West Virginia. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, a traffic stop was conducted on State Route 7 in Clarington due to a traffic violation. While making a...
Fireworks caused $690,000 in fire damages last year in Ohio. How to avoid problems
It doesn't take much for a misfired firework to land in the wrong spot, triggering an expensive and sometimes dangerous fire. Last year, Ohio recorded 128 fireworks-caused incidents, with 22 of those resulting to residential building fires that racked up $690,000 in property damages, according to the State Fire Marshal.
Crash causes traffic slowdown on I-77 north in Akron
A crash on Interstate 77 northbound slowed traffic Wednesday evening near the Firestone Park neighborhood of Akron. The crash blocked the two right lanes on I-77 north at Interstate 277/U.S. 224. Traffic was backed up to the Arlington Road exit as of 5:45 p.m., according to OHGO. Details of the...
Mayor Malik Announces Update On Future Of Akron Police Station
Mayor Shammas Malik is announcing that the city’s planning for a future permanent location of the Akron Police Department has narrowed to three sites including 80 West Bowery Street, 178 S. Forge Street, and a renovation of the current Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center building at 217 South High Street.
After mass shootings, gun policy low on priority list at Ohio Statehouse
To close out June and kick off summer recess, state lawmakers took dozens of votes in a 12-hour marathon session Wednesday. Most of Ohio’s big cities recorded at least one mass shooting during the month, but gun policy ranked low on the list of last week's priorities. Columbus, Akron, Cincinnati and Dayton all documented shootings where at least four victims were injured in June, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an online tracker. In total, they left four dead.
Summa sale update: Is venture capital firm HATCo on track to buy Akron's biggest hospital?
Summa Health’s deal with a venture capital company continues to quietly chug along almost entirely out of public view. When Summit County’s biggest employer and biggest health care provider announced in January that it had signed a non-binding letter of intent to be acquired by Health Assurance Transformation Corporation (HATCo) , Summa officials...
'Closer now than ever': Akron sisters celebrate giving birth on same day, in same house
For McKayla Kennard, the connection between her and her younger sister, Adrianna Kennard, has always been strong, but their children will now be forever linked as well as they share both the same birthday and birthplace. "I think we are honestly closer right now than ever, but we've always been close," McKayla said....
How are Northeast Ohio cities preparing for fireworks after outbreaks of violence at summer events?
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Communities across Northeast Ohio are preparing to host tens of thousands of people at their Fourth of July parades and fireworks shows following a spring and early summer that have been marred by outbursts of violence at several community events. Officials in several cities say that the...
Cleveland.com Boys Tennis All-Stars 2024: Meet the best from Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Orange High School has produced some of the best boys tennis players in Northeast Ohio for a number of years, and 2024 is no different thanks to senior Chika Nwaozuzu. Nwaozuzu made the jump from playing doubles in 2023 to singles in 2024, where he reached...
After saying proposal to increase minimum wage failed to make Ohio ballot, organizers backtrack
After the organizers for the proposal to raise the minimum wage in Ohio to $15 said they failed to meet the requirements to get on the November ballot, they backtracked and said their team is going to look at all options prior to the 11:59 p.m. deadline. This story has been updated numerous times, as […] The post After saying proposal to increase minimum wage failed to make Ohio ballot, organizers backtrack appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
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