Right now, Akron Public Schools is proposing a 10.2 million dollar budget cut for next school year. That proposal includes 5.8 million dollars in cuts to the workforce and 4.4 million dollars in cuts to operational expenses. The administration presented the proposal to the schools finance committee earlier this week. It did not specify how…
Ravenna police shooting
Ravenna police have released additional details surrounding the fatal shooting of a suspect by 2 officers in the early morning hours on Sunday. The incident started after police say they received a call from a person in an apartment on Hazen Avenue, who reported a man with a gun sleeping on the floor. The suspect…
Baseball season is right around the corner. What will the Guardians be this year??? I’m not sure anyone knows. Could they compete for the Division and make the playoffs again?? Of course. But it also could go the other way. The owners once again went cheap and only signed players that are toward the end…
Government workers return to office work
Many state employees are set to return to the office today, thanks to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s executive order signed last month requiring all employees at state agencies, boards and commissions to return to in-person work. Exceptions apply to workers in certain circumstances including those who do not have a physical office to return to.
Family displaced after house fire
Two adults, a 10 month old child, and 2 dogs have been displaced following a fire in Akron on Tuesday night. The fire broke out around 6:30pm at a home in the 400 block of East Park Blvd., in the Goodyear Heights neighborhood. Firefighters responded to the scene where they reported heavy smoke and fire…
4 teens killed in car crash
Four teenagers were killed in an overnight crash in Cleveland. Police say, two 14 year olds, an 18 year old, and a 19 year old were all killed early Wednesday morning after the car, reported stolen, crashed into a tree. It happened around 12:30am. Police say the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of…
Akron mother guilty of murdering 2 year old son
A mother in Akron has been found guilty of murdering her young son nearly a decade ago. A Summit County jury convicted 35 year old Amanda Bunner. Prosecutors say in 2016 she caused severe head injuries that led to the death of her 2 year old, Jaxon. And she waited 15 minutes before calling for…
3 injured in shooting at Akron nightclub
Akron police are investigating a shooting that injured 3 people early Monday at the FieldHouse Lounge in the 300 block of Paul Williams Street. According to a release from APD, a music concert was being held at the bar with a large crowd in attendance. at some point, a fight broke out, and an unidentified…
Cavs fans are just going to have to ignore the fact that even though they have been the best team in the Eastern Conference all season and one of the 2 best teams in the NBA, the national media will continue to pretend so many other teams have a better shot at the title. Some…
Flu activity remains very high
With influenza remaining at high levels in NE Ohio, a new update from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health shows that 22 people have died from flu-related illness so far this season, including 2 children. It comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists Ohio as one of multiple states at the highest…