Kent State student McCoy Watkins, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree felony rape, was granted a bond modification request June 14 that released him from house arrest until his trial,...
Christopher Eugene Clark was charged in Portage County Common Pleas Court with two counts of gross sexual imposition, both felonies of the fourth degree, obstructing official business, a misdemeanor second...
Former Kent State football star Hate Holley’s trial will officially begin this Wednesday with the pre-trial hearing.Holley was arrested on Nov. 4 on a charge of first-degree kidnapping, which had allegedly...
With the Portage County primary elections on March 15, there are six Democratic candidates running unopposed for county positions.The county positions Republicans aren’t running for include: coroner;...
A Franklin Township man found guilty of murder was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday despite a plea for the death penalty from the victim’s family.John Fox, 34, pled no contest and was...
The Portage County Court of Common Pleas will allow more time for a judge to consider suppressing a search warrant for the Ravenna apartment where a 22-year-old’s body was found in January.Judge Laurie...
