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Akron Metro RTA celebrates Ohio Loves Transit Week in the midst of contract negotiates

AKRON, Ohio — This week is Ohio Loves Transit Week; in the Buckeye state 61 urban and rural transit systems make an average of 315,000 trips each day. That’s more than 115 million trips a year. Even with a celebration of transit, some transit workers in Akron are...
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Fairlawn receives another grant for Route 18 safety improvements

A $21 million federal grant will bring more changes to the city's busiest roadway, including improved crosswalks, bus lanes and roundabouts.
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‘We thought we had a plan:’ Firestone Plant #1 began with flawed process, Akron...

When it came time to talk, again, about Firestone Plant #1, Akron’s planning director began with an apology. “The processes weren’t followed very well — or at all,” Kyle Julien on Tuesday told members of the city’s Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission as he shared how the city might preserve part of the...
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Aurora begins development of new park at former Geauga Lake site

AURORA, Ohio (WOIO) - The city of Aurora has hired a contractor to begin the first phase of Aurora Park at Geauga Lake, marking the first major development on the site since Wildwater Kingdom closed in 2016. The former water park site has remained vacant for eight years. Mayor Ann...
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Jackson Township Police in Stark County Seek Public Aid in Active Case, Stress Privacy

The Jackson Township Police Department in Stark County, Ohio, is seeking the public's help to swiftly identify individuals connected to an active investigation. In a social media outreach, authorities have published a request that was detailed on their official Facebook page. The department has not disclosed the...
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Little Diggers opening Fairlawn location March 5 with giant indoor sandbox for kids

FAIRLAWN, Ohio — If you're looking for a way for your kids to burn off some energy, Little Diggers is expanding in Northeast Ohio as the new location in Fairlawn is set to hold their grand opening on Thursday, March 5. So what is Little Diggers all about?. "Little...
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1 dead following 3-vehicle crash in Hudson: What we know

HUDSON, Ohio — One person is dead following a three-vehicle crash on Wednesday morning in Hudson. According to the City of Hudson, police and fire units responded to a crash at approximately 5:34 a.m. on Route 91 near Hines Hill Road. Upon arriving at the scene, officers requested assistance...
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Crews battle flames at local animal hospital

An early morning fire was reported at a local animal hospital on Wednesday.
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Fatal crash in Hudson closes State Route 91

A head-on crash in Hudson temporarily closed State Route 91 early Wednesday morning.
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Grand jury indicts Stark County man accused of firing officer’s gun during arrest

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WOIO) - The Stark County man accused of grabbing and firing a New Philadelphia officer’s gun during an arrest, has been indicted by a Tuscarawas County Grand Jury. Dyllan Riter was indicted on the charges of attempted murder, felonious assault, and grand theft of a firearm.

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