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- [23-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 23
AKRONATM robbery arrestAKRON: Akron police have arrested a teenager wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a woman at a Kenmore ATM.Derek Love, 17, was being held in the Summit County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery,... - [22-05-2012] Here's how chips stack up at new Ohio casinos
TOLEDO: The new Hollywood Casino Toledo features more than 2,000 slot machines and 60 table games. So does the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland. Hollywood, which opens at 2 p.m. May 29, has a buffet, restaurants, poker room, high limit room... - [22-05-2012] Comparing Ohio’s casinos
TOLEDO: The new Hollywood Casino Toledo features more than 2,000 slot machines and 60 table games.So does the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland.Hollywood, which opens at 2 p.m. May 29, has a buffet, restaurants, poker room, high limit room and... - [20-05-2012] Adult services ads are targeted
To activists trying to elevate awareness of human trafficking, the ads at Backpage.com are, at best, a conduit for prostitution. But some take a more malignant view, suggesting that the ads are a way for Village Voice Media to... - [20-05-2012] Area residents offer emotional stories about their lives as Beacon Journal, UA explore tough issues
The emotions come out in a brightly lit room with a long table and comfortable chairs. Strangers have come as volunteers to discuss the issues of the day. They know reporters are sitting behind a large, mirrored window, but they seem to... - [19-05-2012] Facebook IPO underwhelms Web, too
As the stock market opened Friday with a ring of the bell by Mark Zuckerberg, all eyes were on Facebook -- the social media Megalodon he nursed from a dorm-room project to one of Wall Street's hottest prospects ever.... - [19-05-2012] Facebook IPO underwhelms Web, too
As the stock market opened Friday with a ring of the bell by Mark Zuckerberg, all eyes were on Facebook -- the social media Megalodon he nursed from a dorm-room project to one of Wall Street's hottest prospects ever.... - [18-05-2012] Police search for man accused of threatening officers on Facebook
Police said a "be on the lookout alert" was issued for a man after he threatened officers on the social media website Facebook. The BOLO report was issued around 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Allegheny County. Allegheny County 911... - [17-05-2012] Bob Dyer: Some signs just aren’t worth the letters
Barberton’s YMCA is looking for a lifeguard and has posted a “help wanted” ad on the main sign in front of its handsome brick building on Hopocan Avenue.Among the job requirements:“Must be able to swim.”Ya... - [16-05-2012] Akron students take ‘field trip’ to Miami to see LeBron named MVP
When LeBron James accepted his third NBA Most Valuable Player trophy in four years Saturday in Miami, he thanked six Rankin elementary school third-graders sitting in the audience who had flown in from Akron that morning at his... - [16-05-2012] Body recovered at Silver Creek Metro Park
NORTON: Rescuers were unable to save a woman who drove her car into Silver Creek Lake on Tuesday afternoon.A visitor to Silver Creek Metro Park, along with a staff member and three Norton police officers, went into the lake about 1:30... - [16-05-2012] Pirates' excellent pitching carrying team early in season
The Pirates are currently last in nearly every offensive category in Major League Baseball, but the Pirates’ pitching staff has kept the team around the .500 mark all season long. "I couldn't be more pleased with the... - [15-05-2012] Crowds gather for Cleveland casino opening
CLEVELAND: The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland opened to a full house Monday.Amid fanfare and large crowds, Ohio’s first casino opened its doors at 9:30 p.m.Thousands stood in line — some for hours — on Public Square for... - [15-05-2012] Murdoch insider Rebekah Brooks charged in phone hacking investigation
British prosecutors said Tuesday they would charge Rebekah Brooks with trying to obstruct a police investigation into phone hacking at newspapers owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Brooks, a former editor of the News of the World, is... - [15-05-2012] Murdoch insider Rebekah Brooks charged in phone hacking investigation
British prosecutors said Tuesday they would charge Rebekah Brooks with trying to obstruct a police investigation into phone hacking at newspapers owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Brooks, a former editor of the News of the World, is... - [13-05-2012] Bob Dyer: Reader horrified by turn of phrase
Happy Day for People Who are Mothers.I almost wrote “Happy Mother’s Day,” but that would have been offensive, because I neglected to note that mothers are, first and foremost, people, just like you and me.I have come to... - [13-05-2012] Celebrations — May 13
CommunityMark Krohn is this year’s recipient of the Leadership Akron Alumni Association’s Distinguished Leader Award. The award recognizes his efforts to advance the mission of the Akron Rotary Camp. He is a partner in... - [12-05-2012] Fist-pumping record attempt in Akron
James Peterson set out Friday to do something pretty extraordinary.With his fist pounding in the air, Peterson made his way around the University of Akron campus en route to set a new Guinness World Record.Peterson, 34, said his goal is to... - [11-05-2012] North Allegheny student’s plan for party goes viral on social media
A party planned by a North Allegheny student is a trending topic on Twitter, but police are stepping in, worried that thousands of people will show up at the teen’s house. The party is under the hashtag... - [11-05-2012] Southwest Regional Police Department uses Facebook to catch suspects
Officials said they have proof that turning to social media to catch suspects is working. Southwest Regional Police Chief John Hartman said his department has made arrests in three drug cases in the past week, all thanks to Facebook. With... - [10-05-2012] Medina woman accused of posing as vet faces additional charges
A Medina County woman accused of animal cruelty and posing as a veterinarian is facing her most serious charge in connection with causing the 2011 death of a Persian Gulf war veteran’s service dog. In a supplemental indictment a... - [10-05-2012] Woman accused of posing as vet faces additional charges
A Medina County woman accused of animal cruelty and posing as a veterinarian is facing her most serious charge in connection with causing the 2011 death of a Persian Gulf war veteran’s service dog.In a supplemental indictment a... - [10-05-2012] Horseshoe Casino Cleveland ready to open Monday
CLEVELAND: Horseshoe Casino Cleveland is expecting an avalanche of gamblers and gawkers when it opens Monday night, becoming the first commercial casino in Ohio.“We are planning for bedlam,” Rock Gaming principal Nate Forbes... - [09-05-2012] Braddock man, 34, admits to meeting several minors through social media site
A Braddock man is facing a list of charges after police said he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl he met through a social media website. According to police, Joshua Patterson, 34, drove to Armstrong County to meet two... - [09-05-2012] Akron Art Museum photo draws $2.5 million at auction
The Akron Art Museum’s Untitled #96 photograph by Cindy Sherman sold Tuesday for $2.5 million at Christie’s New York Postwar Contemporary Evening Sale.Adding tax and commission, the unknown buyer paid $2,882,500.The... - [09-05-2012] Pirates-Cubs game will be a Social Media Night
The Pittsburgh Pirates will hold their first "Social Media Night" promotion of the year at PNC Park.... - [08-05-2012] Summit County sales tax revenue still rebounding from pre-recession levels
Consumer spending in Summit County is increasing but still hasn’t fully rebounded from the Great Recession.Summit is one of 19 counties that collected less in sales tax revenue last year than it did four years earlier, according to... - [07-05-2012] Facebook gives police place to showcase crimes
In Stow, they’ve written about fire hydrant flushing and shoplifting suspects.In Cuyahoga Falls, police advertised the upcoming steak dinner fundraiser at the Moose Club as well as a violent car crash.Not to be outdone,... - [05-05-2012] Social media posts indicate death of Stow soldier
Posts on social media outlets indicate an Army officer from Stow who was serving in Afghanistan has died.The posts on Twitter and Facebook began late Thursday and continued through Friday, indicating the soldier was a lieutenant and 2011... - [05-05-2012] Beastie Boys member dead at 47
Adam Yauch, a member of the hip-hop rap group the Beastie Boys, died Friday, according to various media reports.... - [04-05-2012] Steelers RB coach returns to practice for 1st time since house fire
Pittsburgh Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson returned to practice Friday for the first time since suffering severe burns in a January house fire. Wilson was working with the running backs during Friday’s rookie... - [02-05-2012] How The Media Almost Blew Obama's Secret Trip
Hours before the official announcement that President Barack Obama had landed in Kabul, Afghanistan, for a surprise visit, the media -- both social and electronic -- were already buzzing with reports about the trip. ... ... - [01-05-2012] Murdoch not fit to run business, UK lawmakers rule
Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is not a "fit and proper person" to run a major international company, British lawmakers investigating phone hacking at his tabloid the News of the World reported Tuesday.... - [01-05-2012] Free speech, social media collide at Goodyear school
Schools trying to balance student privacy, right to expression and protecting students from bullying.... - [01-05-2012] Arizona anti-stalking bill passed by lawmakers
Lawmakers in both chambers have approved a revised Arizona anti-stalking bill that had riled social media users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someone online....
