Sarah Taylor
Broadcast and Digital EditorA Northeast Ohio native, Sarah Taylor graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she worked at her first NPR station, WMUB. She began her professional career at WCKY-AM in Cincinnati and spent two decades in television news, the bulk of them at WKBN in Youngstown (as Sarah Eisler). For the past three years, Sarah has taught a variety of courses in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State, where she is also pursuing a Master’s degree. Sarah and her husband Scott, have two children. They live in Tallmadge.
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The U.S. Postal Service has been criticized for poor service that has led to delayed deliveries. Some lawmakers are seeking to remove the postmaster general and wonder about at least one recent major decision. -
Gov. Mike DeWine has expanded the list of Ohioans eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; Summit County Public Health will prioritize the homebound and difficult to reach people to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses it receives this week; Ohio received top marks for the number of projects per capita in a national survey of corporate real-estate markets; and more stories. -
The University of Akron Board of trustees will hold a special meeting this morning when they’re expected to consider a new contract with the faculty union; today is the day Gov. Mike DeWine wanted all Ohio school districts to be offering some type of in-person learning for K-12 students; while cases of coronavirus continue on a downward trend in Ohio, concern is increasing about the UK variant spreading in all parts of the state, including northeast Ohio; and more stories. -
Sen. Sherrod Brown says those who refused to condemn partisan tweets of the past president have little ground to stand on in criticizing the tweet history of Biden's nominee. -
The Akron-based tiremaker announced a plan Monday to acquire Cooper Tire, based in Findlay, Ohio. The combined company would have 56 factories and more than 70,000 employees. -
Many school districts throughout the region have canceled classes both in person and online due to the winter storm. Most districts made the call last night as snow and freezing rain fell; Akron school leaders say they are moving forward with plans they’ve made to bring students back to class beginning March 15; ballots will go out Friday asking some 400 members of the faculty union at the University of Akron to vote on a new 6-year employment contract; and more stories. -
Senator Sherrod Brown has concerns about the message those who perpetrated the attack on the Capitol will take from a decision to acquit former President Donald Trump. -
The state purchased 2 million of the BinaxNOW tests with federal CARES Act funding. -
The University of Akron and its faculty union have come to terms on a tentative contract that both sides are recommending be ratified; Akron Public Schools received more doses of COVID-19 vaccine than it originally thought it would and on Saturday was able to administer vaccines to 900 teachers and staff; The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is ready to vaccinate thousands of educators starting the middle of this week; and more stories. -
During his coronavirus briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine said both Pfizer and Moderna will increase the amount of vaccine they will ship to Ohio in the coming weeks.