Bob Jones

2 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Bob Jones

COPLEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Across the country and throughout Northeast Ohio, ceremonies are taking place to honor fallen officers as part of National Police Week. For a local couple, this time of year is very personal. Wyatt Woodrell and his wife, Gabby Leon, were young children when they each lost their police officer fathers to line-of-duty deaths. Decades later, they make sure to keep the legacies of their dads alive.

2 days ago | webpronews.com | Bob Jones

Perplexity’s Meteoric Rise: AI Search Startup Hits $14 Billion ValuationPerplexity AI, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence search startup, has secured a new funding round that values the company at approximately $14 billion, marking a dramatic sevenfold increase from its valuation just five months ago, according to people familiar with the matter.

2 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Bob Jones

AKRON, Ohio — Akron is on a mission to fight blight. Since the start of the year, the city has demolished dozens of eyesore properties, and another house is scheduled to meet a wrecking ball on Monday. Heavy equipment moving into neighborhoods and taking down dilapidated houses has become a common— and in many cases— a welcome sight.

6 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Bob Jones

AKRON, Ohio — The scar on Julian Alford's head, just above his left eye, is the result of a bullet that grazed him last summer after a large street party turned violent in Akron. For the 34-year-old Akron native, the scar is also a daily reminder of how lucky he is to be alive. In fact, he believes it's a miracle he survived a mass shooting. "I definitely feel like it's a miraculous thing that I'm here today," Alford said.

1 week ago | news5cleveland.com | Bob Jones

AKRON, Ohio — Understanding how cruisers shift during braking and evasive maneuvering is part of the routine training that Akron police officers receive. Using mirrors to reverse through a course of cones is also standard. However, APD now requires a new driving exercise called "stop box" training. While many officers learned some of the dynamics of the stop box as cadets, it is now part of in-service training that all officers will receive throughout this year.