Summit County News

Brandon J. Richards was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping a woman at gunpoint in January.

A Stow man has pleaded not guilty to charges of child pornography after being indicted by the Summit County grand jury.

Due to recent congressional redistricting that took effect in January, Rep. Marcia Fudge's 11th District now includes the cities of Seven Hills and Broadview Heights, as well as a portion of Summit County.

State Sen. Frank LaRose will hold open office hours throughout the district on Saturday.

An Ohio man is standing trial for allegedly shooting his wife of 45 years in a hospital intensive care unit in what may have been a mercy killing.

As recommended by Summit County Engineer Alan Brubaker, the Board of Trustees approved hiring Jim Gangle Excavating, in the amount of $46,855, to conduct demolitions under the grant program, at the May 9 meeting.

Norton City Council President Don Nicolard said he is prepared to make another trip to Columbus to express discontent with legislation that would take more money out of the city's budget, he said at Council's May 13 meeting.

United Way of Summit County's "Docs Who Rocka ," presented by The University of Akron, will mark its 10th year Oct.

Wayne County will become part of the Ohio Homeland Security Region 5's collapse search and rescue team, along with Holmes, Ashland, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit and Trumbull counties.

COVENTRY: Summit County sheriff's deputies investigated a report of criminal damaging at the rental office of a residential complex on Mallard Point Drive May 6, when a manager reported the mailbox was damaged.

Summit County Council adopted resolutions granting 1.5 percent raises to both nonbargaining and some bargaining employees during the May 13 meeting.

Greener Grass is an organic lawn care business offering a safe and eco-friendly way to create healthy lawns for commercial and residential clients in Summit and Stark counties, according to company owner Scott McHenry.

Portage County Sheriff David Doak is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing Norton man, whose vehicle was found abandoned at the Berlin Reservoir in Deerfield on Thursday.

Cuyahoga Falls police responded to a call about an unresponsive 59-year-old man in a Tallmadge Road apartment around 12:40 a.m. Thursday.

Steve Kleiber has resigned as CEO and president of the United Way of Portage County, effective May 24, and longtime Chief Financial Officer Gail Pytel, who had intended to retire on June 30, has agreed to postpone her plans and will serve as interim CEO through August.

The University of Akron says an officer fatally shot a 64-year-old man during a traffic stop after he produced what later was determined to be a BB pistol.

Hudson -- Everyone knows their names -- Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight -- and their escape from abduction after nearly a decade of imprisonment in a house in Cleveland reminds women anyone can be a victim.

A man and two women from Ohio are facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized two ounces of heroin, 192 Oxycodone pills and one ecstasy pill, worth approximately $17,000, following a traffic stop.

Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced said Judge Tammy O'Brien sentenced Christopher Lee Davis, 36, of Akron, to 20 years in prison.

Season passes offer access to the Lake Area in Munroe Falls Metro Park and the beach at Silver Creek Metro Park, May 25 to Aug.