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• Akron leadership group seeking money for new downtown public art project

  18-10-2016 21:31
  
  After successfully raising nearly $15,000 to paint a mural on the South Broadway retaining walls near the Metro Transit Center last year, the Downtown Akron Partnership’s Emerging Leaders are at it again with another public art project.This time, the group wants to wrap 10 utility boxes along Main Street, each in a graphic representation of the city’s 10 wards.The “Akron Art Box” project is currently trying to raise $11,150 on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter to pay f
  
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• West Akron woman describes holding burglar at gunpoint while police arrive, credits Second Amendment for keeping her safe

  18-10-2016 20:56
  
  An Akron couple who held a burglar at gunpoint Sunday morning until police arrived credits the Second Amendment for keeping them safe.Police reported the couple, a 61-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, woke to find 38-year-old DeJuan McCraney in their home. McCraney, who was convicted in 2001 of attempted aggravated murder and released from prison in 2010, faces charges of aggravated burglary and having weapons illegally.The couple could not be reached for comment, but the woman took to Faceb
  
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• Flight crew’s many mistakes largely caused fatal Akron crash, federal board says

  18-10-2016 20:32
  
  Federal investigators determined numerous mistakes by the two-person flight crew primarily caused the Nov. 10 small jet crash that killed them and their seven passengers as they attempted to land at Akron Fulton International Airport in bad weather.National Transportation Safety Board staff questioned whether the copilot who was flying the jet at the time of the crash was capable of operating the craft safely. The NTSB found other contributing factors to the crash, pointing fingers at the charte
  
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• Indians World Series gear in boxes ready for sporting goods store shelves if Tribe wins today

  18-10-2016 19:56
  
  The Cleveland Indians are 27 outs away from playing in the World Series.And retailers are 27 outs away from stocking the shelves with Indians American League championship gear.Some stores, like Dick’s Sporting Goods in Fairlawn and Cuyahoga Falls, plan on carting out the merchandise once the final out is called.Since this is an early game, it will likely mean extended hours for shoppers at both stores, likely until midnight or even beyond should the supply of World Series gear hold out and
  
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• Indians World Series gear in boxes ready for shelves should the Tribe win today

  18-10-2016 19:27
  
  The Cleveland Indians are 27 outs away from playing in the World Series.And retailers are 27 outs away from stocking the shelves with Indians American League championship gear.Some stores, like Dick’s Sporting Goods in Fairlawn and Cuyahoga Falls, plan on carting out the merchandise once the final out is called.Since this is an early game, it will likely mean extended hours for shoppers at both stores likely until midnight or even beyond should the supply of World Series gear holds out and
  
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• NTSB: 'Litany of failures' caused plane crash

  18-10-2016 17:54
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board said in a hearing Tuesday morning that a "litany of failures" led to a plane crash in Akron last November that left two pilots and seven passengers dead.
  
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• Summit County schedules public ceremony to say goodbye to former Edwin Shaw property

  18-10-2016 16:53
  
  Summit County is giving people one last chance to say goodbye to the former Edwin Shaw medical campus before the remaining buildings are torn down.The county and village of Lakemore will host a special ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Lakemore United Methodist Church, 1536 Flickinger Road, to commemorate the property that played such an important role in the community and lives of many people.The event will include speeches by political leaders and time for anyone to step forward to share me
  
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• Flight crew, jet company share blame in fatal Akron crash, federal board says

  18-10-2016 16:10
  
  Federal investigators say the crew of the small charter jet that crashed Nov. 10 in Akron did not follow proper procedures as the craft approached Akron Fulton International Airport.In addition, the “disregard for safety” extended to “organizational factors, scheduling and other practices” that predated the flight, the National Transportation Safety Board chairman said in opening statements this morning.Federal regulators also failed in oversight of the charter jet compan
  
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• LIVE: NTSB to release cause in Akron plane crash

  18-10-2016 15:44
  
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• Fire leads to evacuation of Shearer’s Foods plant in Massillon

  18-10-2016 14:22
  
  MASSILLON: The Shearer’s Foods plant on Millennium Boulevard Southeast was evacuated Monday night as a precaution because of a small fire, the Massillon Independent reported.No injuries were reported, the newspaper said.Read the full Independent report here.
  
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• Brunswick motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash

  18-10-2016 14:21
  
  PORTAGE TWP.: A Brunswick man was killed at 5:30 p.m. Monday in a two-vehicle accident in Sandusky County.David Burns Jr., 31, was on a motorcycle southbound on Gill Road just south of state Route 163 when he collided with a northbound Dodge Ram pickup that was turning left into a private drive, the Ohio StateHighway Patrol said.The driver of the pickup, Ronald Landrum, 77, of Marblehead, failed to yield the right of way, authorities said.Burns, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Magruder Ho
  
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• Fugitive task force looking for Akron man who escaped from corrections center

  18-10-2016 14:08
  
  The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of a man who escaped last month from a community-based corrections center in Akron.Channing Figler, 28, is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Summit County Sheriff’s Office for escape.Authorities said the suspect has been on the run since Sept. 21.The task force has labeled him as the “Fugitive of the Week.”Figler is described as a white male about 6-feet-tall and
  
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• Akron City Council agrees to quit offering retiree health benefits to future employees

  18-10-2016 04:54
  
  Akron City Council agreed Monday to quit offering retiree health benefits to future employees and elected officials.Under the legislation, any official elected or employee hired on or after Jan. 1, 2017, won’t receive health care, vision or dental benefits from the city upon retirement.The council approved the change 12-0. Ward 6 Councilman Bob Hoch abstained from voting, saying he has family members who are affected by the policy.The measure is part of a bigger package as the local govern
  
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• Regional news briefs — Oct. 18

  18-10-2016 01:27
  
  AKRONSobriety checkpoint arrestsAKRON: A pair of sobriety checkpoints on Friday night in Akron netted five arrests on charges of impaired driving.In total, 569 vehicles passed through the checkpoints, which were held in the 1500 block of Brittain Road and the 900 block of East Tallmadge Avenue.Thirteen other people were arrested or cited on charges of driving under suspension, driving without a license, possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle or on an outstanding warrant for domesti
  
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• Area deaths — compiled Oct. 17

  18-10-2016 01:18
  
  MEDINATeeuwen, Gertrud M., 79, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.PORTAGEAbbott, Richard Edward “Dick,” 87, of Kent. Died Sunday. Bissler & Sons.Horn, Jesse R., 31, of Deerfield. Died Oct. 11. Green, Mantua.Zavodny, Eleanor M., 87, of Kent. Died Sunday. Bissler & Sons.STARKBoring, Robert C., 76, of Alliance. Died Thursday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.Donat, Janis M., 74, of North Lawrence. Died Saturday. Paquelet, Massillon.Harlan, Betty A., 89, of Alliance. Died Sunday. S
  
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• Summit County Council unanimously approves six weeks of paid parental leave for employees

  18-10-2016 00:42
  
  County Council unanimously approved a paid parental leave policy Monday that will allow new parents employed by the county six weeks of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child.Summit County is the first county in Ohio to provide the benefit.The legislation, passed in a 10-0 vote, will also provide three weeks of paid leave to parents if the child dies in the final trimester of pregnancy or is stillborn.It will allow paid leave for six straight calendar weeks to parents, both men and wo
  
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• County Council approves six weeks of paid parental leave for employees

  18-10-2016 00:42
  
  County Council unanimously approved a paid parental leave policy Monday that will allow new parents employed by the county six weeks of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child.Summit County is the first county in Ohio to provide the benefit.The legislation, passed in a 10-0 vote, will also provide three weeks of paid leave to parents if the child dies in the final trimester of pregnancy or is stillborn.It will allow paid leave for six straight calendar weeks to parents, both men and wo
  
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• Bob Dyer: Should we turn Akron over to zombies?

  18-10-2016 00:42
  
  Bob: Thanks for your great column, “Don’t be so sad.” You might want to follow it up with another column asking readers to write, “I am sad because ... .”Perhaps I can help. I am sad because Akron and the U of Akron is a pathetic place.The U of Akron is absolutely corrupt and needs to be shut down or merged with Stark State or Kent State.I vote for closing the U of Akron and bulldozing the buildings. Should they spread lime over the grounds? Methinks lime might help
  
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• Akron couple holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive

  18-10-2016 00:08
  
  An Akron couple held an alleged burglar at gunpoint Sunday morning while police hurried to their Cordova Avenue home.DeJuan McCraney, who was convicted of attempted aggravated murder in 2001, was arrested and charged with aggravated burglary and having a weapon illegally.The couple, a 61-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, told police they were sleeping when they heard a noise at about 7 a.m. They ignored the sound because they suspected it was a family member coming home, but then McCraney al
  
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