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Akron, Ohio is located in Summit County. Zip codes in Akron, OH include 44310, 44320, and 44326. The median home price in Akron is $65,000 which is roughly $47/per square foot. More Akron information.

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2 hrs ago | West Side and South Side Leader

Celtic culture of Scotland, Ireland, Wales shared at Tudor House

The ninth annual Celtic Beltane Festival brought the sounds of traditional music from Scotland, Ireland and Wales to the Tudor House May 18.

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6 hrs ago | Plastics News

N. American PET bottle resin prices fall 7 cents

A recent drop in North American PET bottle resin prices is featured in this week's Material Insights video.

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10 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Dante Booker to Ohio State: Buckeyes Land 4-Star LB Prospect

Dante Booker, the talented Akron, Ohio, native and 4-star linebacker recruit, kept his college football options close to home, settling on Ohio State to continue his playing career in 2014.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Ohio.com

Akron schools charged for Louisiana landfill cleanup

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Ohio.com

Thirsty Dog releases barrel-aged Siberian Night, Wulver

Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. will release two of its bourbon barrel-aged beers in bottles for the first time starting Friday at the Akron brewery.

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Cleveland.com

Signet Jewelers' profits up 11.3 percent in 1st quarter of fiscal 2014, driven by Akron's Kay Jewelers and Jared the Galleria of Jewelry

Signet Jewelers Ltd., the largest specialty jewelry retailer in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, reported "outstanding" results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, with sales up 10.4 percent to $993.6 million.

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The BIG One

Two suspects charged in quadruple homicide

Two suspects are facing arraignment in the execution style deaths of 4 people in Akron.

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West Side and South Side Leader

Akron mayor addresses 'hacking' attack

City of Akron attorneys will be at Akron community centers to talk to residents about what they can do if they are on the list of people whose information was compromised by a recent cyber attack on the city's website.

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West Side and South Side Leader

SouthPaw Pet Sitting cares for pets

Pet owners wanting to give their dogs a walk during the day or needing someone to care for a pet while away can get help from SouthPaw Pet Sitting.

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West Side and South Side Leader

Musicians heading to summer stages

Free outdoor community concerts are planned throughout the area, with performances set nearly every day of the week for the next couple of months.

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Ohio.com

2 men charged in execution-style slayings last month in Akron

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Patch.com

Little Compton Kids Roll to Victory at Soap Box Derby

Nearly 30 racers competed in the 17th Annual Ocean State Soap Box Derby Saturday for the chance to represent Rhode Island in the Derby Nationals in Akron, Ohio.

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The Daily Record

Akron man to serve time in prison for accidental shooting death of a Wooster woman

An Akron man will serve time in prison for killing a woman in an accidental shooting that occurred in February.Andre Wilson, 30, who was incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail, was sentenced, Wednesday, in front of Judge Mark K. Wiest in Wayne County Common Pleas Court to three years in prison for a count of reckless homicide and a count of having ... (more)

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Portsmouth Daily Times

ND students take fourth place in soap box derby

Earlier this month students from Notre Dame Elementary competed in a Science, Engineering, Technology and Math soap box derby competition in Akron, Ohio, where the students finished fourth overall.

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Recordpub.com

Kent and its Muslim neighbors focus on peace at home

The Kent Community Dinner, hosted by All Together Now, Inc. and the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent , was recently held at the Islamic Community Center of Cuyahoga Falls.

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Wed May 22, 2013

WHLO-AM Akron

Akron man ordered to repay $15 million

36-year-old Andrew Norman of Akron has been ordered to repay $15 million in restitution for a mortgage fraud scheme and a second fraudulant sale of a property in Florida, and he'll also be going to prison.

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Hudson Hub-Times

Memorial Day hours for Nature Realm, park offices

The visitors center at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd., Akron is normally closed Mondays, but the building will welcome visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 27.

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Norwalk Reflector

Troopers seize loaded handgun, heroin, marijuana and ecstasy

An Ohio man is facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized a loaded 9 mm handgun, eight grams of heroin, a gram of marijuana and 18 ecstasy pills during an OVI checkpoint in Summit County.

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Naples Daily News

Buried 7-feet deep, $8,000 shelter holds 16

AKRON, Ohio: If you don't feel safe from a tornado in your basement or the lowest level of your home, how about investing in a 10-gauge steel shelter buried seven-feet below ground? Survive-a-Storm shelters, based out of Thomasville, Ga., has sold about 2,000 units across the U.S. and the company is getting a lot of attention following the massive ... (more)

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EurekAlert!

Study finds COPD is over-diagnosed among uninsured patients

ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA More than 40 percent of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic "gold standard" for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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