A state representative, who had co-sponsored an amendment that would add a second judge to Summit County Juvenile Court, on Tuesday morning said he has asked Ohio House leadership to pull his proposal from the state budget bill being debated in Columbus.

Employees of the Summit County Board of Elections soon might see a pay raise.

Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic called the hacking of the city’s website by the Turkish Ajan “a terrorist attack” Monday night and threatened to cut off diplomatic relations with Turkey if the country fails to cooperate with the investigation into the incident.

Barberton City Council members will recognize and honor Magic City Kiwanis for its role in the Lake Anna Gazebo upgrades and lifelong Barberton resident Anne King for her 100th birthday at the Tuesday, May 28 City Council meeting.

Barberton City Council members discussed implementing a new position in the city, which they will vote on at the Tuesday, May 28 meeting.

Marine Corps Pvt. Collin A. Tschantz, son of Tammy Tschantz and Brian Tschantz, both of Barberton, graduated from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. He is a 2011 graduate of Barberton High School.

A Barberton man is in custody and charged with the robbery of a PNC Bank on Manchester Road in Coventry Township on Thursday afternoon.

COPLEY TWP.: A governing council for the new emergency services dispatch center for Copley, Norton and Barberton will have authority to conduct collective bargaining with employee unions.

BARBERTON: An Akron man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for knocking an elderly Barberton woman to the ground to steal her Christmas money.

Three local high school choirs will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday during the Parish Arts Series at Fairlawn Lutheran Church, 3415 W. Market St., Fairlawn.

Eli Smart wants to be part of the ongoing craft beer boom in Ohio.