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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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47 min ago | 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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47 min ago | 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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3 hrs ago | 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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Tue May 21, 2013

WKYC-TV Cleveland

Akron: Attorneys assist concerned residents after cyber attack

A slew of attorneys are available to answer questions from residents who may be concerned about their information being compromised during last week's cyber attack on the city's website.

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Recordpub.com

Anna Steele celebrates her 100th birthday

The event was hosted by her children and their spouses, Pete and Carol Steele of Ravenna and Patsy and James Fox of Randolph.

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Buffalo.com

The Black Keys added to Outer Harbor Concert Series lineup - VIDEO

One of the biggest concert announcements of the summer, The Black Keys will play Buffalo's Outer Harbor on Monday, July 8. Tickets for the show are $48 in advance and they will go on sale Thursday at noon.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Grand Opening Planned for New Fitness Facility on Miller Road

There will be refreshments and free Barre classes at a grand opening celebration for the new fitness facility at 77 N. Miller Rd.

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Patch.com

Middletown Cousins Place 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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Hudson Hub-Times

Family ties: parents, children appear in Weathervane Playhouse's "The Music Man' together

Bailey announced auditions for Weathervane Playhouse's production of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man," she encouraged families to audition together -- and several families responded.

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Hudson Hub-Times

Ohio man to stand trial in hospital shooting

An Ohio man is standing trial for allegedly shooting his wife of 45 years in a hospital intensive care unit in what may have been a mercy killing.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Albany Times Union

Kids' parties can be creative without the cost

Davin Lyons, 3 years old, blows out a candle on his treasure chest birthday cake on April 6, 2013, in Akron, Ohio.

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Hudson Hub-Times

Is there a doctor in the house? MDs needed for annual 'Docs Who Rock'

United Way of Summit County's "Docs Who Rocka ," presented by The University of Akron, will mark its 10th year Oct.

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West Side and South Side Leader

City to host annual Highland Square festival

At a flag unveiling ceremony in the West Hill neighborhood May 7, Mayor Don Plusquellic announced the city of Akron will host the annual Highland Square Festival.

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West Side and South Side Leader

West Side Neighborhood Watch

WEST AKRON: Burglaries were reported at the following locations: the 1100 block of West Market Street between May 1 and 8; the 2300 block of Banbury Road between May 3 and 5; the 500 block of Madison Avenue May 3; the 1900 block of West Market Street between May 3 and 4; the 900 block of Mull Avenue between May 3 and 4; the 700 block of White Pond ... (more)

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West Side and South Side Leader

West Side Cause for Celebration

On April 26, nearly 500 men, women and children gathered and marched against sexual assault and gender violence at the eighth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at Lock 3 Park.

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