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• [26-05-2012] Fire at Jackson Township motel displaces guests
  
  JACKSON TWP.: The Microtel Inn & Suites on Sunset Strip Avenue had to find new accommodations for its guests after a fire destroyed the north end of the building Friday afternoon.Jackson Township police and fire responded to a call...
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Why drivers can expect more tolls in years to come
  
  Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Car runs into swimming pool in south Cobb
  
  A car ran into a swimming pool Thursday in south Cobb County. The car ran through a fence and into the community pool in the Oakdale Bluffs subdivision off Oakdale Road near Veterans Memorial Highway....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Car runs into swimming pool in south Cobb
  
  A car ran into a swimming pool Thursday in south Cobb County. The car ran through a fence and into the community pool in the Oakdale Bluffs subdivision off Oakdale Road near Veterans Memorial Highway....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Why drivers can expect to may more tolls in years to come
  
  Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Lake Twp. officials hopeful for early start to untangle state Route 619
  
  LAKE TWP.: Frequent visitors heading into the township to dine at the popular Hartville Kitchen or to shop at the MarketPlace and recently opened Hartville Hardware know they can expect delays on state Route 619.The two-lane road, with...
  
  
• [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,...
  
  
• [23-05-2012] Ga. 400 reopens after wrong-way crash
  
  The northbound lanes of Ga. 400 in Sandy Springs reopened just before 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, more than hours after a fiery crash involving a wrong-way driver shut down the highway....
  
  
• [23-05-2012] Ga. 400 reopens after wrong-way crash
  
  The northbound lanes of Ga. 400 in Sandy Springs reopened just before 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, more than hours after a fiery crash involving a wrong-way driver shut down the highway....
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Akron man killed in Bath Township crash
  
  BATH TWP.: An Akron man was killed in a two-vehicle accident at 4:56 p.m. Monday at the intersection of state Route 18 and Hametown Road.Lawrence K. Turner, 53, of South Portage Path was westbound on Route 18 when his GMC Sierra was struck...
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 21
  
  AKRONFight involves gunAKRON: A 19-year-old Akron man is accused of trying to shoot his father during an argument Friday night.Officers were called to a home at 7:30 p.m. over a fight involving a weapon.They said the son was found at a...
  
  
• [20-05-2012] Bob Dyer: New texting law way too wimpy
  
  I will never figure out what most of those people are thinking in that stately building in Columbus where our laws are created.Even after waiting until 43 other states had passed some type of law against texting while driving, the...
  
  
• [20-05-2012] Dog on highway causes deadly crash
  
  A dog running loose on Interstate 495 in Haverhill may have caused a deadly crash Saturday evening, Massachusetts State Police said....
  
  
• [19-05-2012] Eastbound lanes of I-277/U.S. 224 to reopen
  
  Good news, highway motorists: The eastbound lanes of Interstate 277/U.S. 224 will reopen either Sunday night or early Monday morning.That four-mile stretch of highway between Interstate 77 and the Kenmore leg of Interstate 76 has been...
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Man hospitalized after crashing into tree in Marshall Twp.
  
  A man in his 60s was injured in a one-car crash Friday afternoon in Marshall Township. According to police, the man crashed into a tree along Perry Highway at Harmony Road just after noon. The man, whose name has not been released, was...
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
  
  AKRONBack pay awardedAKRON: An Akron firefighter fired for violating the city’s former residency requirement is owed more than $250,000 in back pay, an arbitrator ruled Thursday.Arbitrator Marc Winters also repeated his...
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Revere cheerleader seriously hurt in one-car crash
  
  Diana Mruk knows her 18-year-old daughter made a bad decision to drive home.The Copley Township mother also believes a local bartender made a bad decision in serving alcohol to her daughter before the fateful ride.Macy Mruk, a Revere High...
  
  
• [18-05-2012] 2012 Car Complaint Index lists top 20 vehicles with complaints
  
  PITTSBURGH -- It’s the list no car manufacturer wants to be on. The 2012 Car Complaint Index lists the top 20 vehicles with complaints. Topping the list is the Toyota Prius. It may be the top-selling hybrid, but drivers are...
  
  
• [17-05-2012] Child shot on Buford Highway in DeKalb
  
  DeKalb County police were investigating a shooting late Thursday morning involving a child. According to police dispatchers, a juvenile was shot in the 3500 block of Buford Highway....
  
  
• [17-05-2012] Bob Dyer: Some signs just aren’t worth the letters
  
  Barberton’s YMCA is looking for a lifeguard and has posted a “help wanted” ad on the main sign in front of its handsome brick building on Hopocan Avenue.Among the job requirements:“Must be able to swim.”Ya...
  
  
• [17-05-2012] Target 11 investigates big rig truck inspections
  
  At the Interstate 79 rest stop near Bridgeville, officers from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission recently set up temporary shop. They spent the day conducting truck inspections. During the past two years, these officers have...
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Person killed by train in DeKalb
  
  A person was run over and killed by a train Tuesday in Tucker. According to DeKalb police dispatchers, the male victim was trapped beneath the seventh car on a CSX train near Lawrenceville Highway and Hugh Howell Road....
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Person killed by train in DeKalb
  
  A person was run over and killed by a train Tuesday in Tucker. According to DeKalb police dispatchers, the male victim was trapped beneath the seventh car on a CSX train near Lawrenceville Highway and Hugh Howell Road....
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Georgia to launch seat belt campaign
  
  Drivers in Georgia could face a traffic ticket if they don't buckle up. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety is launching the annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign next week....
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Ohio to get decentralized E-Check testing program with new options in late June
  
  Northeast Ohio is getting a new-look E-Check vehicle testing program with more options.Poised to play a key role in the decentralized E-Check testing that begins June 25 is the Lube Stop Inc.The company’s 36 shops in the...
  
  
• [11-05-2012] ODOT changes mind, will place sound walls in Northfield neighborhood
  
  A Northfield neighborhood that has been begging the Ohio Department of Transportation for sound walls for two years will get its wish.ODOT has agreed to install walls near the recently built Route 8/Interstate 271 interchange.Paul...
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Escaped cows cause crashes on Newton County highway
  
  The combination of cows and cars wreaked havoc on a Newton County road overnight when the bovines got loose and wandered into traffic on U.S....
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Escaped cows cause crashes on Newton County highway
  
  The combination of cows and cars wreaked havoc on a Newton County road overnight when the bovines got loose and wandered into traffic on U.S....
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Bob Dyer: ODOT finally concedes signs aren’t working
  
  It’s always nice to get confirmation that you are not, in fact, losing your mind.Fortunately, plenty of readers have been seeing the same thing I have. And now — finally — the Ohio Department of Transportation has...
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Red light cameras could be coming soon; How does the program work?
  
  A bill that would authorize 19 of Pennsylvania's most populated cities -- including Pittsburgh -- to install red-light cameras in an effort to improve traffic is still awaiting approval in the state legistature. Since the prospect...
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 7
  
  AKRONPostal resolutionAKRON: The Akron City Council approved a resolution Monday urging the U.S. Postal Service to hold off on closing distribution centers, including the one in Akron, until Congress decides on legislation that would...
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Gas station owner shot in robbery in DeKalb
  
  A gas station owner was shot Monday morning during a robbery in DeKalb County. Shirazali Kassam, 64, was shot at the gas station in the 4200 block of Buford Highway near Dresden Drive, family members and Dekalb County police told...
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Lilburn CID to start median improvements along Highway 29
  
  Improvements to medians along the Highway 29 corridor in the Lilburn Community Improvement District will start this week, according to the district....
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Gas station owner shot in robbery in DeKalb
  
  A gas station owner was shot Monday morning during a robbery in DeKalb County. Shirazali Kassam, 64, was shot at the gas station in the 4200 block of Buford Highway near Dresden Drive, family members and Dekalb County police told...
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Lilburn CID to start median improvements along Highway 29
  
  Improvements to medians along the Highway 29 corridor in the Lilburn Community Improvement District will start this week, according to the district....
  
  
• [07-05-2012] Stone Mountain CID eyeing expansion
  
  DeKalb County’s newest community improvement district is looking to expand its borders. The Stone Mountain CID is working to add more commercial properties along Lawrenceville Highway to the Gwinnett County line....
  
  
• [07-05-2012] Stone Mountain CID eyeing expansion
  
  DeKalb County’s newest community improvement district is looking to expand its borders. The Stone Mountain CID is working to add more commercial properties along Lawrenceville Highway to the Gwinnett County line....
  
  
• [07-05-2012] Water main break impacts McKnight Road in North Hills
  
  Part of McKnight Road was shut down Monday morning after water and mud from a nearby water main break spilled onto the highway....
  
  
• [06-05-2012] 'Fast Lane' Signs To Disappear At Toll Plazas
  
  The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is launching an overhaul of signs at toll plazas on the Turnpike, Tobin Bridge and Airport Tunnels to improve safety and meet federal highway guidelines....
  
  
• [05-05-2012] Fla. deadly crash investigator's car vandalized
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A vehicle belonging to the agent who led the state's investigation of the Florida Highway Patrol's culpability in a deadly crash on I-75 has been vandalized by someone who apparently disagreed with its findings,...
  
  
• [05-05-2012] Fla. deadly crash investigator's car vandalized
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A vehicle belonging to the agent who led the state's investigation of the Florida Highway Patrol's culpability in a deadly crash on I-75 has been vandalized by someone who apparently disagreed with its findings,...
  
  
• [04-05-2012] Car Hit By Rogue Loose Wheel On Highway
  
  State police are investigating an incident where one car lost a wheel that then bounced into oncoming traffic, hitting another car....
  
  
• [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...
  
  
• [04-05-2012] Teens With Special Needs Hitchhiking On Highway At Night
  
  Police found Diane Evelyn’s 15-year old developmentally disabled daughter Annee and a roommate hitch-hiking on the Massachusetts Turnpike in the middle of the night last January....
  
  
• [01-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 1
  
  AKRONLeak foundAKRON: Firefighters responding to several complaints about the smell of gasoline early Saturday near the University of Akron found the source was a leak at an East Market Street gas station.The Circle K at 650 E. Market...
  
  
• [28-04-2012] Target 11 investigation: 1 in 20 gas pumps fail inspection
  
  Customers weren't getting what they paid for at a local gas station, so inspectors found a faulty pump and ordered all the other pumps to get re-calibrated. Target 11 Investigator Robin Taylor went out with inspectors to...
  
  
• [27-04-2012] Church members still suffering from I-75 crash
  
  Nearly three months after a massive Florida highway pileup killed 11 people, an investigation released Thursday revealed troopers erred in re-opening a stretch of I-75 clouded with smoke and fog....
  
  
• [27-04-2012] Church members still suffering from I-75 crash
  
  Nearly three months after a massive Florida highway pileup killed 11 people, an investigation released Thursday revealed troopers erred in re-opening a stretch of I-75 clouded with smoke and fog....