Local News

by Emily Canning-Dean Reporter Twinsburg Township -- Nearly 400 dogs and cats under the care of the Humane Society of Greater Akron are scheduled to move into their new home at the end of this month. "We are truly...  Read Story.

by Andrew Schunk Editor Twinsburg -- The Chrysler Stamping Plant on Route 82 sold at auction March 10 for $45.5 million to Maynards Industries, a Vancouver, B.C. firm that dismantles and sells off industrial...  Read Story.

by Andrew Schunk and Emily Canning-Dean Editor and Reporter Akron -- Jurors who heard the case of Glenwillow resident Matthew Terrion, convicted of murder in the shooting death of his wife last spring, said the state...  Read Story.

by Emily Canning-Dean Reporter Twinsburg -- After getting feedback from several parents, Violet Barbosa said she is glad she allowed Wilcox Primary students a chance to visit her orthodontics office. "Parents...  Read Story.

by Mike Sever Record-Courier staff writer Brimfield -- Developers of a process to transform plastic waste into oil got the chance to put their plans before Gov. Ted Strickland during a stop March 5 at...  Read Story.

by Marc Kovac Capital Bureau Chief Lucasville -- Lawrence Reynolds was an introvert who was sorry for what he did and wanted to die alone, his spiritual adviser said March 16 following his...  Read Story.

by Laura Freeman Reporter Akron -- Although the economic projections are alarming, the county is preparing for the future and hoping revenues increase. Nearly 500 representatives from...  Read Story.

by Phil Keren Cuyahoga Falls News-Press Editor Silver Lake -- Perhaps the village could be renamed Tinseltown this spring. Mayor Bernie Hovey said he thinks Silver Lake is "a great venue" to serve as one of...  Read Story.

Cleveland Heights -- The coroner's office lists a "cardiac incident" as the tentative cause of death for a Cleveland area police officer who collapsed while running after a suspect. Thirty-year-old Thomas...  Read Story.

by Ben Feller Associated Press Strongsville -- With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama visited Ohio March 15 and sought to reassure seniors about health care legislation approaching a final vote...  Read Story.

by Marc Kovac Capital Bureau Chief Columbus -- State regulators have reinstated discounts for FirstEnergy's all-electric customers, ordering the company to return to rates in effect in 2008. The Public...  Read Story.

On March 1, the County of Summit Developmental Disabilities Board opened two new community integrated service centers, one in Cuyahoga Falls and the other in Barberton. The centers are designed to provide...  Read Story.

Twinsburg High School's Great Expectations Show Choir performed on their home stage March 5 for the choir's annual benefit concert. The show, which had a 1960s theme, was a near sell-out. The R.B. Chamberlin show choir also performed, and the money raised from the show went toward costumes, props and stage drops for the show choir, which travels across the Midwest in any given...  Read Story.

by Andrew Schunk and Emily Canning-Dean Editor and Reporter Akron " A Summit County jury deliberated for about two hours March 12 before finding Glenwillow resident Matthew Terrion guilty of murder in the shooting death of his wife, Cherilyn Terrion, last spring. Terrion, 39, was immediately sentenced following the...  Read Story.

by Andrew Schunk Editor Twinsburg " The Chrysler Stamping Plant on Route 82 sold at auction March 10 for $45.5 million to Maynards Industries, a Vancouver, B.C. firm that dismantles and sells off industrial facilities and equipment, usually through...  Read Story.

Akron " A Summit County jury is deliberating in the case against Glenwillow resident Matthew Terrion, who is accused of shooting and killing his wife, Cherilyn Terrion, last spring. The jury is considering murder charges against...  Read Story.

Akron " Investigators discovered barricaded doors and faux booby traps in the residence of murder suspect Matthew Terrion on April 30, 2009, the day after his wife was shot and killed in her Deer Run apartment, an investigator testified today. Bureau of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Mark Koller said...  Read Story.

by Emily Canning-Dean Reporter Twinsburg -- Two of the priciest of some 20 green projects to be completed by a Wisconsin energy consultant, projects that are expected to cut down on city expenses, will go before city...  Read Story.

An emotional Matthew Terrion took the stand Thursday during his trial for the murder of his wife Cherilyn last spring. Terrion admitted before Judge Patricia Cosgrove that he did shoot his wife, but said he did not plan to do so, that he only meant to scare...  Read Story.

Akron " Prosecutors March 9 rejected a request by Matthew Terrion and his attorneys to allow Terrion to plead guilty to manslaughter in the April 2009 shooting death of his estranged wife, and the murder trial resumed March 10 in Summit County Court of Common...  Read Story.