Summit County

A special Summit County grand jury is expected to be seated April 10. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been reviewing the incident for about nine months.

AMATS and NOACA are taking public comments on their draft Transportation Improvement Programs, which outline highway, public transit, bike, and pedestrian projects over the next four years.

Mayor Dan Horrigan announced Thursday the latest round of grants meant to curb violence in the city, with a focus of the $2.8 million investment on opportunities for youth.

Workshops on concealed carry and gun safety are being offered in Summit County this week. They consist of an overview of Ohio's new concealed carry law and a demonstration from the Summit County Sheriff's Office on gun safety.

The Summit County 2022 Community Health Assessment aims to provide a complete picture of health in the county. The assessment is done every three years, making this the first year that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the data.

Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority and Community Action Akron Summit are partnering to provide wifi hotspots to low income residents.

The project began Monday with the removal of trees in a former de facto dumpsite at Cascade Valley Metro Park which will be used to hold approximately 900,000 cubic meters of contaminated sediment that rests behind the Gorge Dam in the Cuyahoga River.

The project will remove the last remaining dam on the lower Cuyahoga River. The dam's removal will restore more than a mile of river access for community use, while also reestablishing fish and wildlife habitat and could be complete by 2026.

Roth was first elected in 1995. He is Summit County's longest serving mayor.

Political newcomer Steve Demetriou won his first election to represent the 35th district in the Ohio House.