PARTA is taking steps to become more environmentally friendly by installing a second condensed natural gas fueling pump.Through the grant they received earlier this month of over $1.3 million from The...
Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities social workers have been on strike since Oct. 4, 2017, due to not having a contract over a year while negotiating for a contract for a year and a half. Nearly...
When one enters Judge Becky Doherty’s courtroom, the first word they see is 'hope.'It rests on her desk at Portage County's Court of Common Pleas, painted on a purple rock and spelled out on a wooden...
Kent City Schools students will soon ride a bus to see the wonders of the world — without ever leaving Portage County. It sounds like an episode of "The Magic School Bus."The district plans to install...
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The latest on the deaths of five people, including Kent State student Taylor Pifer, in two locations in northeastern Ohio (all times local):4:10 p.m.Ohio authorities said a suspect...
The trial of former Kent State football safety Nate Holley began Wednesday morning with a pre-trial hearing ahead of his planned Jan. 24 court date.Holley was arrested Nov. 4 for a first-degree kidnapping...
Neighboring cities continue to fight not only heroin, but other forms of substance abuse through community and school programs to educate about prevention, how to get help and why it is a problem.In Portage...
Organizers of Portage County are getting ready for tonight’s third and final presidential debate after what has been an eventful and interesting election season. Both the Portage County Democrats and...
Portage County offers resources for those struggling with addiction. The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County suggests two residential treatment facilities specializing in heroin and opioid...
Portage County Court of Common Pleas Judge Becky Doherty struggles with the decision of whether to keep heroin abusers in custody for their own protection or to let them out.In one case, she let a male...
An independent investigation has been completed after four Kent Police officers were involved in the fatal shooting of Douglas Yon, a 25-year-old who charged at them with a machete on Dec. 17.Portage County...
The Portage County Juvenile court system decided Friday morning that a suspect involved in the Feb. 7 homicide of Kent State freshman Nicholas Massa at Ryan Place apartments should be tried as an adult.Judge...
