There are more than 550 bridges in Summit County, 100 of which are identified as needing repair or rehabilitation, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Ministry of Transport gave 17 of the 100 bridges a rating of “unsatisfactory”. Five of the bridges need immediate repair or replacement, while repairs to the […]
The Summit County grand jury on Friday indicted Issac Armour, 32, of Akron in connection with an attack in the Summit Metro Parks. Last week, Akron officers and a park ranger responded to a 911 call in the 1100 block of Cuyahoga Street near Trailhead that a woman was screaming for help. When officers arrived […]
It has been nearly five years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and although the number of infected people and hospitalizations is not as high as it was a few years ago, the virus is still spreading in Summit County. As of Aug. 10, more than 300 cases had been reported in the county this month, […]
It was unprecedented. First there were destructive gusts of wind, then thunderstorms and even an isolated tornado in northern Summit County. Two days later the flood came. For some exhausted Summit County residents, the summer of 2024 will be one they’d like to forget. For Summit County authorities, last week’s weather plagues could mean declaring […]
Akron police arrested a 32-year-old man on Monday in connection with an attack at Summit Metro Park, according to a press release. Akron officers and a city park ranger responded to a 911 call around 9:17 a.m. in the 1100 block of Cuyahoga Street near Trailhead that a woman was screaming for help. When officers […]
A state of emergency has been declared for Summit County and several surrounding areas after last week’s storms brought tornadoes and flooding. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Portage, Summit and Trumbull counties on Saturday. “Declaring a state of emergency gives the state the ability to […]
Summit County residents have recently been battling the remnants of Hurricane Debby, with even more severe storms hitting the region overnight Thursday into Friday. These storms occurred days after tornadoes and rain in the region left more than 400,000 residents in northeast Ohio without power. Heavy rains on Thursday night caused flooding of streets and […]
