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Plot to murder ex-husband in Streetsboro nets 13 years

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. »

Tallmadge man faces 10 years for 19th DUI

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. »

Construction worker hurt at PARTA project site in Kent

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. »

St. Patrick's Day spirit

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... »

Ohio upsets Akron in MAC title game, 64-63

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. »

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GALLERY: Flashes exit MAC tourney after third loss to Akron this year

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 OKs $1 million land buy for courthouse

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. »

KSU sets sights on NCAA Tournament berth

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. »

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Akron man sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder

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. »

WNIR celebrating 50 years on the air

The radio station that is WNIR, "The Voice of Akron," marks 50 years on the air today. »

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Kent murder conviction overturned

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. »

Conviction in Kent murder overturned

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. »

FirstEnergy to close six plants; four in Ohio

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. »

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Senderoff challenges players to regroup

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... »

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GALLERY: Blistering Bobcats unravel Kent State in lopsided win

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. »

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