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  • [28-05-2012] Three people from France, Stow and Chicago find ties to pilot buried along Normandy beach
    A highly decorated Stow pilot who served in World War II, a French teen who cares for his grave and two brothers originally from Ellet are connected in a way that brings special meaning to this Memorial Day.The Army Air Force pilot is...

  • [27-05-2012] Celebrations
    CommunityGirl Scouts of North East Ohio recognized six girls from Summit County at the 2012 GSNEO String of Pearls event. They were among 31 Girl Scouts throughout the multi-county region that sold at least 1,000 boxes of cookies...

  • [27-05-2012] Police blotter for Sunday, May 27
    Summit CountyAkronArrestsA West Cedar Street man, 21, and a 12th Street Southwest man, 21, were charged with aggravated robbery after two men entered a Circle K on South Hawkins Avenue through a rear door and pulled a shotgun on a...

  • [25-05-2012] Stark County paid Lake Township’s tab in fight over police levy
    LAKE TWP.: The unsuccessful effort to defend a disputed township police levy to the Ohio Supreme Court did not cost township government any extra money for lawyers. Two assistant county prosecutors, already on salary, represented Lake...

  • [25-05-2012] Stark County paid township’s tab in fight over Lake police court battle
    LAKE TWP.: The unsuccessful effort to defend a disputed township police levy to the Ohio Supreme Court did not cost township government any extra money for lawyers.Two assistant county prosecutors, already on salary, represented Lake...

  • [24-05-2012] Lake Twp. officials hopeful for early start to untangle state Route 619
    LAKE TWP.: Frequent visitors heading into the township to dine at the popular Hartville Kitchen or to shop at the MarketPlace and recently opened Hartville Hardware know they can expect delays on state Route 619.The two-lane road, with...

  • [23-05-2012] Uniontown teen gets prison for girlfriend's gun death
    A man who was 16 when he shot a teen girl got more prison time for having the gun than for the killing itself. Family members on both sides came together in an emotional courtroom scene today....

  • [18-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
    AKRONBack pay awardedAKRON: An Akron firefighter fired for violating the city’s former residency requirement is owed more than $250,000 in back pay, an arbitrator ruled Thursday.Arbitrator Marc Winters also repeated his...

  • [17-05-2012] Ohio Supreme Court rules against Lake Township police levy
    LAKE TWP.: The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Stark County Common Pleas Court ruling that set aside election results approving a 4.5-mill continuing levy that created and funded the new Lake Township Police...

  • [16-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 15
    AKRONPolice chief certifiedAKRON: When Akron Police Chief James Nice attended the annual memorial ceremony last week, he wasn’t dressed in a suit and tie.Instead, he wore a blue police uniform.Nice recently received his...

  • [14-05-2012] Man shot in head in Uniontown
    A man was shot and killed in Uniontown early Sunday morning, and a suspect is in custody....

  • [13-05-2012] One man shot in head after shots are fired at local housing complex
    One victim was flown to the hospital after shots were fired at a housing complex. Police said they received a call at 4:42 a.m. and were told a man was shot in the head at Pershing Court Manor in Uniontown. Officials also reported...

  • [13-05-2012] Man shot in head in Uniontown
    A man was shot in the head in Uniontown early Sunday, police said....

  • [13-05-2012] Celebrations — May 13
    CommunityMark Krohn is this year’s recipient of the Leadership Akron Alumni Association’s Distinguished Leader Award. The award recognizes his efforts to advance the mission of the Akron Rotary Camp. He is a partner in...

  • [10-05-2012] Car crashes over hillside, into creek in Fayette County
    A car crashed over a hillside and into a creek in Smock, Fayette County, Thursday. Emergency responders said the accident happened along Route 51 between Smock and Tippaconoe roads. Police said the driver was reaching down...

  • [09-05-2012] Police: 'Regular' customer breaks into Uniontown store, returns in different clothing
    A man who police said was a regular at a Uniontown store allegedley broke into the business twice in the same night. Investigators said surveillance video caught the man breaking into Value Tobacco around 9 p.m. Saturday. Store...

  • [09-05-2012] Man escapes from Fayette County Prison
    A criminal complaint out of Uniontown details an inmate's escape from prison....

  • [06-05-2012] Celebrations - May 6
    EducationAbigail Dilullo, a 2009 graduate of Firestone High School in Akron, is one of 33 students to receive a $2,500 Wolfe Study Abroad Scholarship from Ohio State University. Dilullo is a junior majoring in international studies and...

  • [03-05-2012] Target 11 investigates mysterious death of popular Pittsburgh bartender
    For more than a decade, Margie Walls of Uniontown has been searching for answers in her daughter's death. Thirty-three-year old Jamie Stickle was found dead in her burning Jeep just outside of her apartment on the North Side near the 16th...

  • [02-05-2012] 1 shot, another stabbed in Uniontown bar fight
    Police in Fayette County are working on getting an arrest warrant for a man accused of shooting one man and stabbing another in a bar fight Tuesday night. Authorities said three men were arguing at J and B Bar in Uniontown just...

  • [02-05-2012] Area deaths - May 2
    MEDINAArnold, Betty, 87, of Seville. Died Tuesday. Waite & Son, Medina.Buonocore, Norma J., 72, of Valley City. Died Monday. Bauer.Marks, Judith J., 70, of Wadsworth. Died Saturday. Cox.STARKGeibel, Katherine C., 55, of...

  • [02-05-2012] So-called mad scientist charged with hospital trespass
    Uniontown Hospital police say a man was walking through the halls, trying to look at a computer, and allegedly pushed a nurse....

  • [01-05-2012] Uniontown man, then 16, pleads in accidental shooting
    A Uniontown man who was just 16 when he accidentally shot his girlfriend has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and carrying a firearm without a license. Ramal Chisler, who is now 18, faces a maximum combined sentence of six...

  • [01-05-2012] Arson suspected in early morning Uniontown fire
    The fire marshal is investigating an early morning fire inside a vacant building in Uniontown, Westmoreland County as a possible case of arson....