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Portage County community members on strike

Madison Tromler October 10, 2017

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...

The front of the Altercare building.

Portage County considers former nursing home for new drug treatment center

Anna Huntsman September 28, 2017

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 State and Kent City Schools employees, including Kent City Schools superintendent George Joseph (left) and Kent State Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen (right), pose with the $5,000 grant check for an upcoming virtual reality project.

Kent City Schools to create virtual reality ‘Magic School Bus’

Dylan Reynolds September 28, 2017

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...

The house at 11489 Ridge Rd. in North Royalton, Ohio, where police found the bodies of Suzanne Taylor and her daughters, Taylor and Kylie Pifer.

Update: Sheriff says Ohio man is suspect in 5 slayings, including Kent State student

June 13, 2017

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...

Former Kent State football player Nate Holley stands with his attorney during his pretrial hearing at the Portage County Municipal Courthouse in Ravenna, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2016. Holley has been charged with felony kidnapping and felonious assault.

Pre-trial confirms Holley’s court date for Tuesday

Mitch Felan January 18, 2017

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...

Local communities combat heroin epidemic

Dana Miller October 19, 2016

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...

Portage County groups organize events for 2016’s final presidential debate

Jarett Theberge October 19, 2016

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...

How to get help

Karl Schneider October 16, 2016

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...

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Heroin use on the rise in Portage County

Staff Report May 4, 2016

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...

A man armed with a machete was shot and killed by Kent Police on Dec. 17. Four Kent Police officers who were placed on administrative leave during the investigation have since returned to duty.

Independent investigation wraps up involving four Kent City Police officers

Neville Hardman April 11, 2016

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...

Judge Bob Berger listens to the prosecutor and defense during Friday morning's hearing for one of the suspects of the Ryan Place homicide.

Suspect involved in homicide to be tried as adult

Karl Schneider March 4, 2016

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...

TV2 News

TV2 News: Feb. 16, 2016

February 16, 2016

TV2's Michael Bratton and Paige Katrinchak anchored today's newscast with a report on the slick weather conditions from this morning, a live report of the road conditions for tonight, and a look at Portage...