Kent News

You can't get much closer than the down-to-the-wire finish that left Jerry Fiala the apparent winner in the Kent mayor's race by a razor-thin margin of two votes.

Hazmat crews are working to clean a chemical spill at the Akron Water Works Watershed on Ravenna Road in Kent.

A Kent man was arraigned Thursday on a charge that he allegedly called the Portage County Courthouse in Ravenna and falsely reported that he killed a 14-year-old girl.

These are the newest Howard Hanna listings on the market. The following list of homes for sale will be updated as new listings come on the market in Portage County.

Police said a Kent man was arrested today after he called the Portage County Courthouse and said he had killed a 14-year-old girl.

Brady Lake Fire Department is hosting a fill the fire truck event slotted for November 8th at the Kent/Ravenna Wal-Mart between the hours of 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Help us help our neighbors during the holidays.

The closest mayoral race in Kent nearly 50 years came down to two votes Tuesday as independent Jerry Fiala beat Councilman Rick Hawksley.

Is that any way to treat a hero? A 19-year-old Kent man wants to know why he was tasered by police and arrested outside his burning home after he risked injury by getting seven people to safety early Sunday morning.

Democrats Kevin Poland and Mark Fankhauser were ahead in first returns in the Portage County Muncipal Judge races with 10 percent of the vote counted.

Following a month-long investigation in which undercover agents bought heroin from a Streetsboro man, the Portage County Drug Task Force arrested that man and an accomplice during an operation on the Kent State University campus.

Michael Bartlett Jr. explains injuries to his face, ear and back in front of the house where the fire occurred.

An estimated 105 bleary-eyed defendants filled the Portage County Municipal Court in Kent Sunday, only hours after being arrested in downtown Kent during the unofficial Halloween celebration.

KENT:A firefighter suffered a minor injury while fighting a house fire from a Halloween party that carried into Sunday morning in the 600 block of East Crain Avenue, authorities said.

Saturday's version of Kent's unofficial Halloween celebration remained family-friendly on a chilly night.

At least one Kent City Council at-large seat will change come January no matter what happens during Tuesday's election.

Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna is cutting 54 full- and part-time employees as part of a staff reduction plan to eliminate 95 full-time equivalent positions.

KENT, Ohio -- Police say an Ohio medical technician has been arrested after he was pulled over and officers found photos in his car of female patients, some young girls, undressing.

Bond was set at $250,000 Tuesday for a Huron County man accused of taking photos and video of patients undressing for ultra sounds and other procedures at a Tiffin medical center.

This is Colon Zayas' first appearance in Kent. Tickets for the concert are free for students with a valid ID.

CLEVELAND - A lot of colorful phrases are associated with World War II. Like, 'Nuts!' -- one American commander's defiant response to German surrender demands at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.