Akron News

Akron's Millionaires Row was looking a little ragged. Once a boulevard of fabulous mansions, East Market Street had lost its allure by the early 20th century.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Maybe not everywhere you go but certainly at Chapel Hill Mall.

Investigators in Akron are trying to figure out who's responsible for setting a series of leaf fires in the city.

An Akron man will spend 9 years in prison for making meth in his basement. Michael Hendricks was convicted by a jury last month and was sentenced yesterday.

Cindy McCain, wife of Senator John McCain, will be in Akron on Monday November 16.

Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic was in the hot seat this morning, defending the city's decision to lay off 38 firefighters to help address a budget shortfall.

Celebrating the talented people who help bring artistic understanding, culture and excitement to our lives, the Akron Area Arts Alliance recognizes the 2009 Arts Alive! Award winners at the 5th Gala Community Arts Award Celebration starting at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Portage Country Club, 240 N. Portage Path, Akron.

The city of Akron, Ohio, has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer system to reduce or eliminate sewage overflows that have long polluted the Cuyahoga River and its tributaries, the Justice Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state of Ohio announced today.

An Akron man was arrested Thursday by the Summit County Sheriff's office in connection with the theft of seven vehicles from Fred Martin Motors over the past few weeks.

The Veterans Day observance at the University of Akron actually got underway at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with UA's Army Reserve Officers Training Corps 42nd Ohio Volunteer Battalion conducting a 24-hour vigil, standing guard over a symbolic eternal flame starting at 11:11 a.m. Tuesday until 11:11 a.m. Wednesday at the Buchtel Common flagpole.

Akron city government is putting some financial records on the internet. Mayor Don Plusquellic said yesterday that by consolidating information on a new website, he hopes to silence accusations from critics that information is being hidden.

Akron General and Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service are offering free memory screenings as part of National Memory Screening Day, a national initiative of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America .

AKRON House fire AKRON: The Akron Fire Department is investigating a Wednesday morning fire on Royal Place near St.

Saving Buchtel High School's practice football field could cost the district an additional $11 million and add two years to a three-year project to build a new combined high school and middle school.

The first time I stepped into this Highland Square store, I really had no idea what to expect.

Authorities in Ohio say a woman abducted at gunpoint by her ex-boyfriend was rescued unharmed after a 100 mph chase along Interstate 77.

When people move around too often, they can have a hard time with some of the simplest questions.

Actress/singer Rachel York will bring a dose of Broadway glamour to Akron on Sunday with her cabaret For the Love of It, which she'll perform at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Main Library Auditorium.

A 43-year-old Akron man was sentenced today to nine years in prison for running a methamphetamine lab in his home while children lived there.

Motorists on Interstate 77 soon won't have to worry as much about their speed. Akron City Council today approved legislation urging the Ohio Department of Transportation to increase the speed on Interstate 77 between Vernon Odom Boulevard and Cleveland-Massillon Road from 55 mph to 65 mph.