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Perp Search/Chase. OSP & APD had a short foot pursuit. Suspect is now in custody.

Super Wash Car Washes FoodRaiser - Throughout May, select Super Wash car washes will hold a FoodRaiser to raise money for local food pantries.

Cli 1 2mence Moalli, 16, of Brest, Brittany in France kneels by the grave of Akron native 1st Lt.

Photo By RPC Photo / Jeremy Nobile Gerald Sisko DDS Inc. celebrates a grand opening May 18 for its new location at 60 Metric Drive.

WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-News Minute: Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Officials are preparing to impose new rules on owners of exotic animals without knowing exactly how many lions, leopards, bears and other creatures live in the state.

One of new wave's most innovative and successful bands, Devo was also perhaps one of its most misunderstood.

Resident Michelle Hirsch won the Jewish Federation's Ambassador Milton A. and Roslyn Z. Wolf Young Campaigner of the Year Award May 8 for her leadership role in the federation's annual Campaign for Jewish Needs.

A zoo in northeast Ohio opened a new reef exhibit on Saturday featuring a giant Pacific octopus that is getting a lot of attention.

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Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and there's loads of parades and ceremonies to help you celebrate the holiday.

Pete Kern hangs a basket filled with flowers at Kern's Home and Garden in Akron, Ohio.

Fairlawn will host a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday at 10 a.m. at Bicentennial Park.

Source: ThinkProgress Maureen Russo was born in Akron, Ohio. For the last 40 years she's operated a dog boarding and grooming business - Bobbi's World Kennels - with her husband in Ft.

Elie Pierre, 4, blows out four candles atop cupcakes as 17 month old Kurtis Petion anxiously awaits during a birthday celebration at the home of Drs Jeff and Ellen Kempf.

A new athletic director was hired and end-of-school-year business was conducted at the Green Local Schools Board of Education meeting May 22.

John V. Frank designed his house in Pomfret to frame a spectacular hilltop view.

COVENTRY: On May 7, a Hohman Avenue woman reported to the Summit County Sheriff's Office that someone used her debit card numbers to make two purchases totaling $83. A Darnell Drive woman reported May 10 that an unknown person used her credit card numbers to make a $644 online purchase.

Following the completion of a month-long investigation by the Summit Metro Crash Response Team, Falls police decided to cite Donna Tuber, 65, of Cuyahoga Falls, for failure to control and full time and attention, according to a message posted on the department's Facebook page Thursday afternoon.

The Akron-Summit County Public Library is hosting a unique initiative called Mind, Body and Sole to encourage kids and families to read and stay active this summer.A The program combines wellness activity with learning experience to create a healthy ongoing summer activity for all ages to enjoy.

It stars Leslie Nielsen, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson and Priscilla Presley.