(Community Support Services) As the National Weather Service warns that Wednesday, January 30, 2019 could be one of the coldest days on record, Akron area organizations charged with aiding the homeless are working to ensure that everyone will have access to shelter. Community Support Services, Inc. operates the Homeless Outreach…
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Staff with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is working to clear snow and ice that's accumulated throughout the park since workers were furloughed more than a month ago. With Friday's announcement of the continuining resolution to re-open the government for at least three weeks, the park expects to fully resume…
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Sunday, 27 January 2019 09:02
National Guard Helps Akron Deal With Cyber Attack
Written by Jeanne Destro
Eight members of the The Ohio National Guard Cyber defense team are helping the City of Akron deal with the financially motivated atttack on its computer network that started last Tuesday. The National Guard Cyber team provides defensive operations, forensic support, and analyisis, and was authorized for duty in Akron…
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The City of Akron is in the process of mitigating the damage from a malicious cyber intrusion they say was financially motivated. They first noticed the unusual criminal virus activity on city computer systems on Tuesday, just as they were trying to dig the city out from this winter's worst…
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The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Friday that the recently scheduled repair work on the East Avenue Bridge has been delayed due to weather as temperatures are expected to hit single digits, not factoring in windchill. Brent Kovacs with ODOT District 4 tells the WAKR Newsroom that all of the…
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Winter Storm Harper dumped more than a foot of snow across most of Akron Saturday and into Sunday, leaving a lot of residents stuck over the weekend. It's understandable, especially when it comes all at once as the snow did over the weekend. Monday was the Martin Luther King holiday…
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Wednesday, 23 January 2019 05:04
ODOT Announces Plans for East Ave. Bridge Repair
Written by Ryan Lang
(ODOT) Beginning on Monday evening, January 28, at 8 p.m. the following lane restrictions and ramp closures will be in place through mid-March for repairs to the East Ave. bridges over I-76: I-76 eastbound under east Ave. will be reduced to ONE lane. The ramp from I-76 eastbound to I-76…
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The Summit County Sheriffs Department is asking for your help trying to find out who was driving a car that was involved in a hit-skip accident on I-77 South, on January 15th. A woman and her baby were injured in that crash, when the car that ran them off the…
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The 13th Annual Firefighters’ Chili Challenge, sponsored by the City of Akron, will take place inside the Lock 3 dining area on Friday, January 18th from 11AM until 1PM (or earlier, if the chili runs out)! Each year, Akron firefighters issue the challenge to see who can create the best chili, served…
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Are you an obnoxious sports parent? It's OK to admit it, all parents have been, perhaps a little overzealous when little Timmy's at the foul line or Suzie's up to bat... But if you find yourself habitually taking out your frustrations on referees at high school sporting events, the OHSAA has a message…
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Akron Police homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting Tuesday night near the intersection of Clark and Black Streets. The call came in around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday about a man shot. When officers and EMS arrived, they found the 37-year-old victim unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the thorax area.…
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(City of Akron) On Monday, Mayor Horrigan has released the findings of the Community Needs Survey which collected community sentiment and preferences related to the Akron Recreation Bureau. The survey was conducted between July 28 and September 19, 2018 and reached 1,500 households representing more than 3,100 people. The survey…
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US Marshals asking for your help solving a local missing persons case. 31 year old Samantha Cook, has been missing since January of last year, when she failed to show up in court drug charges. They say she was known to frequent locations in the Wadsworth, Rittman, and Canton area,…
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Monday, 14 January 2019 10:22
ARRESTED: Akron Suspect Prone to Running from Police
Written by Ryan Lang
UPDATE: US Marshals have arrested Jamar Franklin, the Fugitive of the Week from Akron who was wanted by APD, Copley Police, and more, on several charges, including causing multiple crashes while fleeing police. On Wednesday, Franklin was arrested after barricading himself in the attic of a home on Grace Avenue. He…
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