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Friday, 18 September 2020 04:44
APD: Two Shot at High School Football Game in Akron
Written by Ryan Lang
Two people were shot after a fight broke out at the football game between East and Firestone CLC at Ellet High School last night. The victims are a 19-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman. Neither suffered life-threatening injuries and both were treated and released from Summa Akron City Hospital.…
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Charges have been filed in connection to the deadly, fiery crash along Route 8 North in Akron back on the morning of August 25th. That morning of the 25th, just after 7:30 a.m. during rush hour traffic, a truck tire blew out along the northbound lanes of Route 8 just…
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Tuesday, 15 September 2020 11:06
Falls Woman Arrested for Impersonating Federal Agent
Written by Ryan Lang
You've seen it in the movies, right? An officer walks up to an unsuspecting citizen, pulls a badge and commandeers their vehicle for "police purposes." Well, that scene played itself out in Akron Monday morning, though it didn't end well for a Cuyahoga Falls woman. According to Akron Police, at…
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Friday, 11 September 2020 11:09
Two Suspects Arrested in Akron Shooting that Injured Young Girl
Written by Ryan Lang
Akron Police Chief Ken Ball is reporting that two suspects are in custody as of Friday morning, connected to the shooting along Copley Road Thursday afternoon that left a young girl injured. The first 911 call came in just after 1:15 p.m. Thursday regarding multiple shots fired from two different…
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Thursday, 10 September 2020 10:49
NWS: Smoke From West Coast Wildfires Impacting NEO
Written by Ryan Lang
The National Weather Service says that smoke from the west coast wildfires is already starting to impact us here in Northeast Ohio: It already has and will continue to filter through the skies across the #Midwest, #GreatLakes and #OhioValley region. The skies today are very hazy and kinda a…
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Wednesday, 09 September 2020 11:53
Operation Vapor Trail: Akron Police Seize Guns, Drugs, Cash
Written by Ryan Lang
(Akron Police) Members of the Akron Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, along with the DEA, FBI, Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Portage, Stark, Medina, and Mahoning Sheriff’s Offices, US Marshals, Ohio State Highway Patrol, and US Attorney’s Office, Justin Herdman, served search warrants and arrest warrants reference 19N023, Operation Vapor Trail. In…
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Wednesday, 09 September 2020 11:00
Red Cross Encouraging Diverse Groups to Donate Blood
Written by Ryan Lang
The American Red Cross is encouraging members of the community of all races and ethnic backgrounds to give blood to help ensure a diverse blood supply. For a small percentage of the population, finding someone else with the same type of blood can be difficult. The vast majority of people…
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Friday, 04 September 2020 09:50
Secretary of State Frank LaRose - Mail-In vs. Absentee Voting
Written by Ryan Lang
Secretary of State Frank LaRose joins the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about Mail-In Voting vs. Absentee Voting and a general preview of the November Election. Click the player below to hear the full interview from Friday, September 4th.
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The Orrville Police Department posting an update to Facebook Thursday, September 3rd, regarind two missing teens from the city. Not many details about Ariana and Kiara Nelson (pictured), other than that they are missing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Orrville Police Department at 330-684-5025 or your local law…
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Akron Police announcing the arrest of 19-year-old Darius McGhee Wednesday night. According to the report, about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 2nd, officers pulled over McGhee, from Akron, near East Exchange Street and Arc Drive for an active warrant out of Barberton. When officers searched McGhee's vehicle they found 120 grams…
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Thursday, 03 September 2020 09:21
IBH - How the Pandemic Has Affected Patients in Recovery
Written by Ryan Lang
Meredith Myers, Clinical Director for IBH Akron, discussing how the pandemic and stay at home orders have impacted patients in recovery. She says isolation is one of the biggest offenders when it comes to relapse, and during a time when we are basically being told to isolate for our health,…
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Wednesday, 02 September 2020 08:26
UPDATE: Acme Theft Suspect Arrested for Attempted Steak Robbery
Written by Ryan Lang
Update: The Summit County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a Cuyahoga Falls man in connection to an attempted robbery at the Acme Fresh Market store on Massillon Road in Green. According to the report, North Canton Police stopped a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vechile…
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Akron Police are continuing their efforts to keep the city safe and get illegal guns off the streets. With that, APD is reporting several arrests and the seizure of five guns in Akron over this past weekend. Friday afternoon, Akron Police officers stopped a car in the 1100 block of…
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Tuesday, 01 September 2020 10:42
NEO Red Cross Volunteers Deployed Along Gulf Coast
Written by Ryan Lang
(American Red Cross Northern Ohio Region) — Volunteers from Northern Ohio have been deployed to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas to help people impacted by Hurricane Laura. Several others have responded to the current wildfires in California. 19 Northern Ohio volunteers have been assigned to help with hurricane relief efforts, after…
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Monday, 31 August 2020 04:46
Summit County Board of Health Issues Mask Resolution
Written by Ryan Lang
[Akron, OH] –(Thursday night), Summit County Board of Health passed a resolution effective immediately requiring the use of facial coverings/masks in public. Public includes all indoor facilities and outside when 6 feet of social distancing is unable to be maintained. Exceptions to the Board of Health resolution include: 1. When…
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Friday, 28 August 2020 11:32
City of Akron Testing Speed Tables in Neighborhoods
Written by Ryan Lang
The City of Akron and AMATS are installing speed tables on some residential streets, part of a safety pilot program to curb speeding through Akron neighborhoods. The tables will be installed early next week along Edgewood Avenue and Shocalog Road on a temporary basis. If proven successful, Mayor Horrigan says more…
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Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:41
One Arrested, Three Shot After Incident in Green Apartment
Written by Ryan Lang
Just after midnight on Thursday, August 27th, the Summit County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call about shots fired at an apartment on Schneiderman Drive in the City of Green. Upon arrival, deputies found two males with gunshot wounds inside. Not long after that, another call was made about…
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Tuesday, 25 August 2020 10:31
Tanker Fire Update: Rt. 8 Open, Crash Victim Identified
Written by Jeanne Destro
UPDATE: 7:47 AM, Tuesday, August 26, 2020 All lanes of Route 8 between Tallmadge Avenue and Howe Avenue, are open this morning, after yesterday's fiery crash involving a car and a gasoline tanker truck. The driver of the tanker truck escaped serious injury, but the driver of the car, 18…
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Friday, 21 August 2020 04:33
Violent Akron Fugitive Wanted For Towpath Shooting, More
Written by Ryan Lang
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is asking the public's help looking for an Akron man wanted for attempted murder, felonious assault, and several weapons charges. Monday of this week, Timothy Sargent is alleged to have fired several shots at a family in their SUV as they were leaving…
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Wednesday, 19 August 2020 09:53
Another Homicide Hours After Mayor, Chief of Police Address Violent Trend in Akron
Written by Ryan Lang
Just hours after Mayor Dan Horrigan and Police Chief Ken Ball addressed citizens of Akron about the increase in deadly gun violence in the city over the course of this year, Akron logged its 34th homicide of 2020. Police were called to the area of Maryland Avenue and 5th Street…
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