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Election 2024 is closer than you think. It’s time to make your Akron voting plan.
It’s mid-July. Halloween costumes will start showing up in Target and Walmart stores any day now. The Christmas decorations will follow soon after. Within a decade, the NBA will play from October through August. Seasons mean nothing anymore. So please forgive us for interrupting your summer with suggestions for...
Libertarian candidate enters race for Ohio's 31st House District, now a three-way contest
Libertarian Jennings Digman of Cuyahoga Falls has entered the November general election race to represent Ohio's 31st House District. Digman was the only new addition to the ballot by the Summit County Board of Elections following Thursday's 4 p.m. deadline for minor party candidates to file. The 31st District race is now a three-way...
Multiple suspects arrested, including 2 teens, in connection to Saturday assault in Green
Multiple suspects were arrested this past weekend in connection to an assault in the city of Green, according to the Summit County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff deputies responded to reports of a fight on Arlington Ridge at about 7 p.m. on July 13. When deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered a 25-year-old male with injuries. Witnesses told deputies multiple suspects wearing masks got out of different vehicles and attacked the victim. The suspects later fled the scene.
2 adults, 2 teens arrested after hospitalizing man in Summit County: Sheriff
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Two adults and two teenagers face charges after allegedly attacking and hospitalizing a man in Summit County, according to investigators. Officials in the Summit County Sheriff’s Office tell 19 News the initial attack happened in Green around 7 p.m. Saturday, July 13. SCSO says...
2 teens among 4 suspects arrested in alleged masked attack in Summit County
GREEN, Ohio — Four suspects -- including two teens -- have been arrested after an alleged attack in the city of Green where authorities say a 25-year-old man was attacked by multiple people wearing masks. In details provided Wednesday morning, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office says it was around...
Akron court offering Summit County fugitives rare safe surrender option next month
AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Municipal Court is partnering with local agencies for the Summit County Fugitive Safe Surrender initiative Aug. 7-10 at House of the Lord, located at 1650 Diagonal Road. The initiative encourages those who have outstanding felony or misdemeanor warrants (including traffic violations) the chance to...
See all homes sold in Summit County, July 8 to July 14
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Summit County reported from July 8 to July 14. There were 189 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,812-square-foot home on Forsythia Drive in Green that sold for $230,000. Akron.
Rain in the forecast for Greater Akron through Thursday, but the weekend is looking clear
Summit County residents eager for clear, blue skies will have to wait another day or so, as showers are in the forecast until Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Sunny skies and daily temperatures in the low to mid 80s are projected for this weekend heading into early...
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