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PALESTINE, W.Va. -- A 14-year-old Ohio boy died over the weekend after falling from a wagon at a church camp in Wirt County.

The University of Akron will balance the coming school year's budget by eliminating employee raises and raising tuition for many students.

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"The Bikinis," a juke box musical about a 60's girls group reunited to save a trailer park, will wrap up Actors' Summit's 2012-13 season.

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The Aurora schools had another clean audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, according to a reported dated May 23 by Ohio Auditor Dave Yost.

The resident reported a shot struck her front door, traveling through her microwave and lodged into a south side interior wall.

An Afghanistan veteran from Arizona is walking through Akron on Wednesday as a part of a 3600 mile trek across the United States.

Girls on the Run of Greater Summit is looking for volunteer coaches for the fall 2013 season to help young girls follow an easy training plan to fitness and higher self-esteem.

The first was before 3 a.m. on Archwood Avenue, off of Main Street. That home was reportedly abandoned and no injuries were reported.

Justin M. Smith, 29, of Akron, and Shawn D. Cook, 35, of Kent, are charged with complicity to robbery and robbery, respectively.

The basic upholstery guide covers the skills needed for a variety of upholstery projects.

Robinson disappeared on the night of May 3. She is a home healthcare aide and was dropped off for work in the 700 block of Kipling Avenue.

Co-owners Steve Sabo and Jeff Winer operate their Orange Truk food truck along West Market Street in Highland Square, during the farmers market.

Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh said Daniel Roy Spiegel, 41, of Akron, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary and two counts of robbery.

John Otterman, a former Akron councilman and state representative, was one of two new members appointed to the Akron Civil Service Commission this week by Akron City Council.

Cuyahoga Falls Police Chief Tom Pozza said the boys, ages 15 to 17, were charged in Summit County Juvenile Court.

Akron Police Lt. Rick Edwards says 21-year-old Eric Jones of Littledale road walked in the back door of Glen's bar on East Glenwood Avenue and put a gun to the bartender's head.

A 21-year own Coventry Township man was arrested Monday for the June 11 armed robbery of an Akron bar.

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