An Akron woman who conspired with her boyfriend to murder her ex-husband as he slept in his Streetsboro home in June 2011 was sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to attempted murder and firearms charges. »
A Summit County Common Pleas Court jury found George T. Greer, 48, of Tallmadge guilty of his 19th drunken driving office this week, said Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh. »
A construction worker was taken to Akron City Hospital after being seriously injured on the site of Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority's Kent Central Gateway Project. »
Portage County residents felt the luck of the Irish Saturday as warm weather and sunny skies made for pleasant St. Patrick's Day revelries. Above, a St. Patrick's Day celebration was held in downtown Garrettsville, with specials at village eateries, vi... »
CLEVELAND -- D.J. Cooper scored 23 points and Ohio had to nervously wait through a TV replay in the final seconds before beating Akron 64-63 in the championship of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Saturday night. »
The University of Akron continued its dominance of Kent State with a 78-74 win in Friday's Mid-American Conference semifinals at Quicken Loans Arena, ending the Golden Flashes' hopes of salvaging some satisfaction from a once-promising season along the... »
Kent City Council approved a $1.08 million purchase of the land at 303 E. Main St. by the Downtown Kent Corporation Wednesday, moving one step closer to the city/county land swap deal necessary to build the new Portage County Municipal Courthouse. »
Kent State is trying to take a page out of the Akron playbook as it prepares for the 2012 Mid-American Conference Tournament at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena. »
Ronald L. "Man" Higginbottom II remained defiant to the end, even as he was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for shooting his girlfriend's ex-husband inside the victim's Streetsboro home in 2011. »
The radio station that is WNIR, "The Voice of Akron," marks 50 years on the air today. »
The murder conviction of a University of Akron student found guilty of beating a 23-year-old Kent State University student to death during a fight in Kent in November 2009 has been overturned by the 11th District Court of Appeals in Warren. »
The murder conviction of a former University of Akron student found guilty of beating a 23-year-old Kent State University student to death during a fight in Kent more than two years ago has been overturned. »
AKRON - FirstEnergy Corp. said Thursday that new environmental regulations led to a decision to shut down six older, coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, affecting more than 500 employees. »
Kent State does not appear to be sitting still after two pitiful second-half performances in losses at Akron and Ohio University put the Golden Flashes' hopes for their 2011-12 men's basketball season in jeopardy and rocked the faith in the program's f... »
Rob Senderoff told his Kent State players the Mid-American Conference would not be won or lost this week, even if the Golden Flashes were to lose a pair of difficult road games at Ohio University and the University of Akron. »
