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Erica Mohler sits on the swing Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, she hopes to dedicate to her deceased friend, Taylor Pifer. So far, $3,000 of the $5,000 needed to dedicate the swing has been raised.

Students raise money to honor murdered fashion student

Jenna Kuczkowski November 15, 2017

Nearly five months after a Kent State fashion design student was found dead in her mother’s North Royalton home, friends have begun to raise money to dedicate a bench swing outside Rockwell Hall in her...

student car crash

Friends grieve after deaths of four Kent State students

Since May, four Kent State students died. Dean of Students Lamar Hylton held a press conference June 16 to explain the resources available at Kent State, such as grief counseling, and told community members...

Community members and family loved ones gather outside of North Royalton High School on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, for a candlelight vigil to remember the lives of Suzanne Taylor and her daughters, Taylor and Kylie Pifer. 

Community mourns slain student, family at candlelight vigil

Elizabeth Harrington June 14, 2017

About 100 people gathered at North Royalton High School Wednesday night, illuminated by candlelight, at a vigil in memory of the victims of a triple homicide: Kent State student Taylor Pifer, 21; her sister,...

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...