Summit County News

An Akron man has died after he was stabbed last night at a Speedway gas station on East Market St.

Prosecutors in Ohio intend to seek the death penalty against a woman accused of hiring a friend to kill her mother.

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Summit County prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a 20-year-old Akron woman accused of paying a hitman $5,000 to kill her mother.

A Summit County Grand Jury has indicted three people in the murder of a Copley businesswoman.

The Summit County Health District will hold H1N1 vaccine clinics on this afternoon from 4-7PM at the Copley-Fairlawn High School located at 3797 Ridgewood Road in Copley and Tallmadge Middle School located at 484 East Avenue in Tallmadge.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A proposal to allow casinos in four Ohio cities was ahead in early returns Tuesday, after an expensive campaign that focused on bringing jobs to the economically hard-hit state.

The Summit County Board of Elections had to get permission from the Secretary of State's office around 5 p.m. to photocopy 19,000 more ballots after several locations were running low.

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Hattie Larlham plans to boost its presence in northern Summit County next year by opening a second ''doggie day-care center'' and moving some administrative offices to Twinsburg Township.

Security doors at the Summit County Jail sometimes open and close by themselves.

Summit County Children Services is holding four foster care and adoption informational meetings in November as part of National Adoption Awareness Month.

Tough economic times are taking a toll on household incomes and home values in the area's most affluent communities, according to a new census report.

Five people are running for four open council seats in their Ohio village, but no names will appear on next week's ballot.

Jay Stanford Andrews, the Akron man accused of attempting to murder his roommate with a machete, testified that their relationship began at the county jail because he had become lonely and knew he would eventually need a strong companion to protect him from neighborhood thugs.

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has filed an administrative complaint against Summit County Board of Elections Chairman Jack Morrison Jr.

The following list will be updated as new listings come on the market in Summit County.

The Summit County Health District is holding a swine flu vaccination clinic this afternoon.

Police said an argument over money led an Akron woman to pay a hitman $5,000 to kill her mother.

When Damon's Grill closed its doors Oct. 19, it was the third food-service business near the new Stow courthouse to do so in the previous five weeks.