The University of Akron is cutting its physics and anthropology departments as part of a major cost savings move. Select courses will still be offered through other departments, but about 20 faculty members have already accepted voluntary separations. The changes are part of a revitalization effort to try and trim $22 million from the budget…
Akron Superintendent placed on leave
The Akron Public Schools Board of Education voted yesterday, in a special meeting, to place the superintendent on paid administrative leave following an investigation into allegations of bullying and intimidation. This follows a months long investigation into Dr. Michael Robinson. Among the accusations against Robinson that came to light were union busting, violating public records…
Teen arrested for allegedly bringing gun to school
A 17 year old faces charges after she allegedly brought a loaded gun into Akron’s Buchtel Community Learning Center on Monday. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says, a school resource officer found the gun in the girl’s bag during a security screening. She was taken to the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center and is charged…
Teen dies, 3 others injured in traffic crash
One of the four teens riding in a vehicle believed to be speeding died after it overturned in Portage C, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. OSHP says that the crash happened on Scotts Corners Road about a half-mile NW of Jones Road in Palmyra Township around 10pm on Friday night. The preliminary investigation…
Man shot dead in Akron bar
Gunfire erupted inside an Akron bar early yesterday morning. Police say a 35 year old man was killed in the shooting at Bullseye 330 in the 13300 block of Brittain Road just before 4am and found the deceased victim with multiple gunshot wounds. His identity has not been released. witnesses told police there was fight…
Body recovered
No word yet on the identity of a body recovered from Lake Erie yesterday. The U.S. coast Guard retrieved the body around noon in the waters off Burke Lakefront Airport. It’s believed the person found had fallen into the water from a fishing boat.
Akron’s new logo
The City of Akron and Akron Bicentennial Committee are moving ahead with plans to create a new city logo. The goal is to reveal it at the city’s bicentennial closing ceremony on December 6th. The city’s latest logo has been used since 2023. The city issued a request for proposals to find a designer and…
Canton plant to close, laying off workers
A Canton metal manufacturing plant, Metalco, will permanently close in June, with 71 workers being laid off. The official closing date is June 6th. The company says some of the workers were offered other jobs at one of it’s other U.S. locations, including its Lordstown plant.
Woman accused of fatally shooting brother in law
An 18 year old accused of killing her brother-in-law in February was indicted by a Stark County Grand Jury. Money Baccus was indicted on the charges of aggravated murder, murder, and felonious assault. Canton officers arrived around 1130am on February 12th to a home in the 1900 block of 2nd Street SW and found 30…
Local man sentenced
A convicted murderer has been found guilty in a drug trafficking case. Antonio Miller is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Tina Case, the mother of his former girlfriend. He’ll be eligible for parole after 36 years. Case was shot multiple times in an apparent ambush soon after pulling into her driveway…
Akron man injured in shooting
A 34 year old Akron man suffered an apparent gunshot wound Friday night. Akron police say, the shooting occurred around 915pm near the Park Lane Manor Apartments. When officers arrived, they found the man nearby in the 700 block of East Archwood Avenue. He was transported to Akron City Hospital with what are being reported…
Fatal motorcycle crash
The Ohio state Highway Patrol says a 66 year old man died following a motorcycle crash. The victim was identified as David Metzger, of Louisville. Troopers say the crashed occurred around 330pm on County Road 86 in Fairfield Township. According to the state patrol, the crash took place as Metzger was taking a curve, The…
2 year old shot in Akron
This morning, a 2 year old is in the hospital after he was shot in Akron yesterday afternoon. Police say they were called to a home on Hyde Park Avenue for a report of a shooting. On scene, they found the toddler with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. the boy was rushed to the…
Akron man gets prison time in shooting
a 48 year old Akron man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 to 12 years in prison after shooting a bullet through the windshield of a car he was riding in with 3 other people. Shaun Jackson also hit one of the victims in the face with the gun. That individual required several surgeries. The incident…
Shock!!
Residents in Summit County are bracing for an expected hike to their energy bills. The change comes as the current contract with electric company Dynegy is set to expire in June. The contract renewal raises the rates from 4.9 cents per kilowatt hour and will be fixed for 13 months. The average bill for a…