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9 hrs ago | Patch.com

Cuyahoga Falls Kidnapper Sentenced to Prison

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

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Related Topix: Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Stow Man Pleads Not Guilty in Child Porn Case

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

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Related Topix: Stow, OH, Tallmadge, OH

Cleveland.com

Rep. Marcia Fudge will meet with constituents in Broadview Heights May 28

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.

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Related Topix: Broadview Heights, OH, Seven Hills, OH

Recordpub.com

Sen. Frank LaRose to hold office hours in Stow on May 25

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

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Related Topix: Stow, OH

WKYC-TV

Akron: Man to stand trial in hospital shooting

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.

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Sun May 19, 2013

West Side and South Side Leader

Coventry trustees move forward with demolitions

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.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News

West Side and South Side Leader

Norton Council preparing opposition to Internet caf bill

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.

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Related Topix: Norton, OH, Barberton, OH

Hudson Hub-Times

Is there a doctor in the house? MDs needed for annual 'Docs Who Rock'

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

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Related Topix: Akron, OH, University of Akron, Entertainment

The Daily Record

Wayne County becoming part of search-and-rescue team

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.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Columbiana, OH, Medina, OH

West Side and South Side Leader

South Side Neighborhood Watch

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.

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West Side and South Side Leader

County Council OKs pay raises

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

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West Side and South Side Leader

Greener Grass offering organic lawn care services

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.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Recordpub.com

Portage sheriff asks for helping finding missing Norton man

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.

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Related Topix: Norton, OH, Portage County, OH, Deerfield, OH, Wayne County, OH

Patch.com

Man Found Dead in Cuyahoga Falls

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.

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Related Topix: Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Recordpub.com

Steve Kleiber leaving Portage United Way

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.

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Related Topix: Portage County, OH

Fri May 17, 2013

Crescent-News.com

Officer kills Ohio motorist during traffic stop

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.

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Related Topix: Akron, OH, University of Akron

Thu May 16, 2013

Hudson Hub-Times

Self defense class teaches hands-on, assailant-off techniques to women

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.

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Related Topix: Life, Self Defense, Prison, University of Akron

WKYC-TV Cleveland

Summit County: Troopers seize heroin, Oxycodone

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.

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Related Topix: Drugs

WKYC-TV Cleveland

Akron: Man gets 20 years for raping two young girls

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

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Related Topix: Akron, OH

Hudson Hub-Times

Discount available for swim passes at Metro Parks

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.

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Related Topix: Munroe Falls, OH, Akron, OH, Entertainment