Portage County News

TowPlows, a second snowplow that swings out from a truck, are to be used on the Ohio Turnpike this winter.

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers with the Canfield Post assisted in Portage County, where dozens of vehicles crashed, around noon on Saturday on Interstate 76.

More than a few snowflakes coming down from the sky on Saturday, and it has caught drivers by surprise.

Mentor's 'bridge to nowhere' a concern to officials Woolly mammoth caught on video? Governor Kasich's State of the State Address Elicits Widespread Mockery Someone Call the Dating Doctor .

Record Publishing Staff Report An Aurora woman was severely injured during a house fire Wednesday.

The deadline to apply for one of two open seats on the Robinson Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees is Monday.

Three Streetsboro residents and two Twinsburg residents face second-degree burglary charges stemming from an investigation involving nine police agencies, according to a Feb.

Police in Ohio say the 29-year-old Pittston man who took a pregnant 14-year-old from Jenkins Twp.

Sixty-seven of the 94 dogs taken in by the Kent Police Department Kennel last year had tail-wagging reunions with their people, according to year-end stats compiled by Dana Frazier, Kent Police compliance officer.

Trumbull County Sheriff's detectives and Summit County caseworkers are trying to piece together information surrounding the sexual assault of a 3-year-old Portage County girl, the most recent allegations in a string of unrelated violent crimes against youngsters in Trumbull County.

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Due to Ohio's redistricting, the city of Mentor is now split between two districts for state representatives and two state Senate districts.

A small fine arts school in Portage County is one of 20 nationwide to receive help from the new NBC show "Smash." The school was chosen to receive help from New York City Broadway theater teachers and some funding for their spring musical.

The Portage County TEA Party will host a Candidates Night at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Maplewood Career Center on Route 88 north of Ravenna for county commissioner candidates.

Now, at least three current members of City Council have asked the current Charter Review Commission to bring back the party labels.

Cameron Cook, 2, is all smiles at Plum Creek Park in Kent while his mother, Halley Cook, and her boyfriend, Daniel Boone, keep him swinging.

One of the fires on January 18 was set at an unoccupied apartment on East Center Street.

A former Aurora schools substitute teacher has pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with one of her male students in spring 2011.

Three Streetsboro and two Twinsburg residents face second-degree burglary charges stemming from an investigation involving nine police agencies, according to a Feb.

Here's a preview of what's on Kent City Council 's agenda for tonight's meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall: A public hearing to receive comments on the 2012 Community Development Block Grant action plan.