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  • [28-05-2012] The Scene — May 28
    This WeekSuper Wash Car Washes FoodRaiser — Throughout May, select Super Wash car washes will hold a FoodRaiser to raise money for local food pantries. Super Wash will donate $1 of every “Super Wash” and $1.50 of every...

  • [26-05-2012] Hope Walk brings in $50,000 for cancer center
    Three cheers for the nearly 500 volunteers, businesses, community organizations, walkers and their furry companions who participated in the recent Stewart’s Caring Place: Cancer Wellness Center’s sixth annual Hope...

  • [25-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 25
    AKRONRobbery chargesAKRON: An Akron woman, her brother and a friend have been charged in connection with last month’s home invasion robbery on Lake Street.Tyieshia Shellman, 28, is accused of complicity to aggravated robbery,...

  • [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] Televangelist Rex Humbard's brother, the Rev. Clement Humbard, dies at 89
    The Rev. Clement Humbard, younger brother of pioneer televangelist Rex Humbard, has died.Born Branson Clement Edward Humbard on April 24, 1923, in Pangburn, Ark., the Rev. Humbard was a member of the original Humbard Family Singers. The...

  • [20-05-2012] Middle and high school students race the cars that they built
    Daisha Blanch felt something in the pit of her stomach as she sat in the driver’s seat of a soap box racing car at the top of the sweeping hill at Akron’s Derby Downs.“I was scared at first. The hill was steep and...

  • [19-05-2012] Buddhist nun to help others develop a compassionate heart
    Ani Palmo Rybicki, a Buddhist nun, will lead a discussion on The Compassionate Heart: Overcoming Obstacles to Practicing Compassion at 6 p.m. May 27 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn.Rybicki, a...

  • [16-05-2012] Televangelist Rex Humbard’s wife Maude Aimee Humbard dies at age 89
    Maude Aimee Humbard — wife of the late Rev. Rex Humbard, the world’s first televangelist — was the force that held her family together.“My dad would say, ‘I’m the head of the household....

  • [16-05-2012] Summit County expands anti-poaching pact
    Summit County is expanding a local agreement that discourages municipalities from stealing businesses from neighboring communities.The anti-poaching pact — first approved in 2008 — now will extend to Joint Economic...

  • [15-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 14
    AKRONSuspect arrestedAKRON: Akron police have arrested a suspect in the December shooting death of two people.Dawud El Spaulding, 29, is being held in the Summit County Jail on two counts of aggravated murder and single charges of felonious...

  • [14-05-2012] Fire victim grateful for community support
    Kelly Coppinger has been on a nonstop emotional roller coaster since the Kenmore home she shared with her husband and four children went up in flames the night of April 30. They lost everything.“I’ve been going crazy and trying...

  • [14-05-2012] Charity events — week of May 14
    This WeekWednesdayMental Health America of Summit County Comedy Show — 7:30 p.m., Pavilion at Falls River Square, 2085 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls. Featuring NPR Improv. $10. For tickets, call 330-923-0688 or go to...

  • [13-05-2012] Agency helping homeless families plans to double the number it serves
    Pamela Betty is looking for 1,200 volunteers and a dozen more churches that want to help care for homeless families.Betty, executive director of Family Promise of Summit County, a nonprofit agency that provides shelter and services to...

  • [12-05-2012] Kelley Williams-Bolar’s father dies in prison hospital
    The father of Kelley Williams-Bolar, the Akron mother who made international news for improperly enrolling her daughters in a suburban school district, died this week in an Ohio hospital. Edward Williams, 65, died Thursday at the Ohio...

  • [12-05-2012] Father of Williams-Bolar dies in prison hospital
    The father of Kelley Williams-Bolar, the Akron mother who made international news for improperly enrolling her daughters in a suburban school district, died this week in an Ohio hospital.Edward Williams, 65, died Thursday at the Ohio...

  • [11-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 10
    AKRONDrugstore robberyAKRON: An Akron couple were arrested Wednesday on charges of robbing an Akron pharmacy of two prescription medications.Levert P. Veal, 37, and Taretha H. Legette, 37, were arrested shortly after the robbery of the...

  • [08-05-2012] Innes Middle school musicians given new instruments
    Music students at Innes Middle School played the last number of a special concert Monday on new instruments — a surprise donation worth more than $21,000.Innes orchestra teacher Sammy Al-Doorey won a grant from the Mr....

  • [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...

  • [08-05-2012] Region briefs — May 7
    AKRONPet fees reducedAKRON: One of A Kind Pet Rescue Adoption Center, 1929 W. Market St., and its Spay and Neuter Clinic, 1700 W. Exchange St., are featuring $20 specials through May.In honor or Mother’s Day, the adoption center is...

  • [07-05-2012] Rachel’s Challenge: Pay it forward
    In her short life, 17-year-old Rachel Joy Scott managed to make believers out of countless folks about the importance of spreading kindness in the hope it might become contagious.Even though Rachel no longer walks among us, her message...

  • [07-05-2012] The Scene — May 7
    This WeekSuper Wash Car Washes FoodRaiser — Select Super Wash car washes will hold FoodRaisers to raise money for local food pantries throughout May. Super Wash will donate $1 of every “super wash” and $1.50 of every...

  • [06-05-2012] Sparks fly over Keegan autism center
    For the past year, friends and acquaintances of Barb Hudak have expressed shock when they discover she is no longer associated with the Robert J. Keegan Family Center for Autism.The Copley organization was her passion, a way not only to...

  • [05-05-2012] Interfaith group taking steps to feed the hungry
    The Akron Area Interfaith Council is hosting its annual Walk To Stop Hunger at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn.Registration with refreshments and music begins at 2 p.m. and the...

  • [04-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 5
    AKRONGun suspect heldAKRON: A second suspect has been charged with stealing an off-duty Akron police officer’s assault rifle and radar.Dhani Conrad, 25, of Akron, was arrested this week on charges of theft and tampering with...