On Monday morning, one person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in the parking lot of the Hardin County Justice Center. Police are classifying the incident as domestic violence. The suspect, who barricaded himself in his car, is in a standoff with police in western Kentucky, Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson […]
Gary Brown | Specially for The Canton Repository HEAD: In memory of Norma Snipes Marcere DIGITAL CAPTION: A Stark County educator dedicated her life to helping people who “have learning disabilities.” “Undaunted when her application for a teaching job in Canton City Schools was rejected, Norma Snipes Marcere forged a unique educational career that spanned […]
The approximately 500 people who gathered outside Stow City Hall on Sunday evening were told to openly share their pain over the killing of Megan Keleman. “This is not the time to be alone,” said Pastor Cole Tawney of Riverwood Chapel in Kent. “It is the time to come together.” Tawney, the senior pastor of […]
A man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for killing another man in DeBary and then stealing his car, prosecutors said. A jury found 33-year-old Sammy McKnight Jr. guilty of first-degree murder, auto theft with a firearm, burglary with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. District Judge Leah […]
A 15-year-old high school student from Kansas died two days after suffering a medical emergency. The player reportedly collapsed during practice. It is the third case in the US this month. On Wednesday, August 14, at approximately 5:32 p.m., Johnson County Med-Act was dispatched to Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas, about 10 […]
An Akron police officer shot and killed a man early Saturday morning while investigating a stolen U-Haul, a police news release said. Police identified the victim only as a 54-year-old man. A woman at the scene who said she was a family member said they were looking for answers and that the man had rented […]
A Springfield woman has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the death of a 5-year-old boy who suffered blunt force injuries and was malnourished while in her care, investigators say. Shannon Leigh Elliott was charged in March with two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated child abuse in […]
The high school football game between Laney and Westside was canceled Friday night after shots were fired during the game. According to a press release from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and Westside assistant football coach Chris Crayton, the shooting allegedly occurred shortly after 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of Augusta Court and Blounts Avenue […]
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry. US authorities are bracing for a highly contagious and severe strain of Mpox. A cozy crowd of 92,000 fans (including this writer!!) attended Taylor Swift’s European leg of the Eras Tour in London last night after previous shows had to […]
The chairman of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners wants an independent review of emergency response after the 2021 Oxford High School shooting, saying Thursday he will propose to the board later this month that third-party reviews of such incidents be made mandatory in the county. Board Chairman David Woodward (D-Royal Oak) announced he would […]
