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  • Akron Man Arrested At OVI Checkpoint
    Akron Man Arrested At OVI Checkpoint An 23-year-old man was arrested after state troopers found a loaded handgun, drugs and ecstasy pills at an OVI checkpoint in Akron over the weekend. Troopers with the Canton Patrol…
  • A.E.S. Moving Out Of Akron
    A.E.S. Moving Out Of Akron A downtown Akron tenant that helped the rebirth of the former B.F.Goodrich factory buildings along South Main Street is now in the process of moving out of Akron. AkronNewsNow has learned…
  • Tip Leads To Arrest Of Local Fugitive
    Tip Leads To Arrest Of Local Fugitive A tip from a local citizen led to the arrest of an Akron fugitive who was on the run for more than two years. 41-year-old Ronald Copeland was arrested  around …
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  • Officials Warn of Businesses 'Preying' on Tornado Victims, $40 for Bottled Water

    Officials Warn of Businesses 'Preying' on Tornado Victims, $40 for Bottled WaterJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- Investigators with the Oklahoma Attorney General's office have already uncovered evidence of businesses taking advantage of the recent tornado's devastation by price-gouging in the weather-ravaged region, including a grocery store accused of charging consumers $40 for a case of water.
    Oklahoma...

  • Jodi Arias Feels 'Betrayed' by Jury

    Jodi Arias Feels 'Betrayed' by JuryABC News(PHOENIX) -- Hours after Jodi Arias asked a jury to spare her life for killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, the convicted killer maintained in a jail house interview with ABC News that it would have been "meaningless" to apologize to Alexander's family in court because no one would believe her.
    Arias, 32, was convicted of...

  • Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Grateful for Support, Privacy in Letter

    Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Grateful for Support, Privacy in LetterBill Pugliano/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) -- The three Cleveland women rescued from the kidnappings that kept them in captivity for over a decade say they are "happy and safe" as they continue to recover from the harrowing ordeal.
    The attorneys for Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight released a letter on behalf of their clients thanking...

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  • Witnesses in Md. and region report seeing meteor
    FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses across Maryland and the region is what astronomers are calling a fragmenting meteoric fireball.......
  • Judge: Hollister clothing unfriendly to disabled
    DENVER (AP) -- A federal judge in Denver is considering an injunction after ruling that nearly 250 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC clothing stores are unfriendly to the disabled.......
  • UT may sell alcohol at football games
    TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- The University of Toledo may join a growing number of colleges selling alcohol at their football games.......

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  • Cavaliers Win First Pick in 2013 NBA Draft
    Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For the second time in three seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA Draft Lottery.The Cav's had a 15.6% chance of winning the lottery,…
  • Charles Woodson Returns to Raiders
    Jeff Gross/Getty Images(ALAMEDA, Calif.) -- Charles Woodson is back in silver and black.The 36-year-old defensive back signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders Tuesday, reuniting Woodson with the team…
  • Spurs Top Grizzlies in OT 93-89, Take 2-0 Series Lead
    Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(SAN ANTONIO) -- Tony Parker scored 15 points and dished out career playoff-high 18 assists as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime 93-89 in…

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  • Ten New Dad Fears and Why You Shouldn't Worry
      Even if your guy is super-pumped to be a Dad, chances are he's a little freaked out too. Here are a few of the biggest new-daddy fears (and some things you both can do to ease the pressure).  FEAR #1: "Will I do everything right?" --Andrew  MOM TIP: Let him know that it's okay to be clueless. "Any father can care for his child," says psychotherapist Tammy Gold, founder of Gold Parent Coaching. If he…
  • Online Dating? Martha Stewart Has 7 Tips for You
      Now that Martha Stewart has taken a leap of faith and joined Match.com she has some words of wisdom for all the online daters out there. 1. Shared interests are crucial for a successful relationship. I'm a firm believer in group exercise and companion sports, from yoga classes to golf or bocce ball - sometimes I'll even let my dates win. 2. Must love dogs. And cats. And chickens and donkeys and horses. If…
  • 5 Realistic Reasons Why Women Cheat
      As far as stereotypes go, a wandering eye and the urge to jump into bed with multiple partners seems to be built into a man's DNA, but when it comes to cheating, the sexes are created more equally than we think. (Cough, Kristen Stewart, cough.) Renee Lee, a relationship expert with a masters in psychology, dishes out five reasons why women cheat.  1. Going Through A Transition  "If it is graduating, turning a certain…

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