
Reegan Davis Saunders
Reporter at Signal Akron
(they/he) Community & Service Reporter at @SignalAkron
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1 week ago |
signalcleveland.org | Reegan Davis Saunders |Frank W. Lewis
Dangerously high daily temperatures over 90, with moderate to extreme heat risk, are expected in Northeast Ohio beginning Sunday and lasting through Thursday. Extreme heat risk, which the National Weather Service classifies as “rare and/or long-duration extreme heat with little to no overnight relief,” can be expected starting Monday. Looking for a place to stay cool?
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1 week ago |
signalakron.org | Reegan Davis Saunders
Rep. Emilia Sykes was among dozens of politicians named in handwritten notes recovered from a Minnesota man charged with killing and attempting to kill Minnesota public officials, the Akron congresswoman confirmed in a statement Tuesday. The suspect, 57-year-old Vance Boetler, has been charged with stalking and murdering Minnesota Rep. Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband and stalking and shooting Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
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2 weeks ago |
signalakron.org | Reegan Davis Saunders
The public now has until June 18 at 5 p.m. to send the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency their comments on the draft renewal permit for plastics-to-oil company Alterra Energy. This extension follows a May 28 public hearing at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, where residents expressed their concerns and requested more time to provide their perspectives.
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2 weeks ago |
signalakron.org | Reegan Davis Saunders
Nearly six months after Mayor Shammas Malik introduced his first proposal for a comprehensive review of the Akron Police Department’s use-of-force policy, City Council gave the mayor the go-ahead to seek proposals for the latest version of his plan. Malik’s initial proposal consisted of a $768,000 review carried out by a New York law firm and a Chicago consulting firm. It was rejected by City Council in February, after the mayor got the price down to $640,000.
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3 weeks ago |
signalcleveland.org | Reegan Davis Saunders |Sue Zake
Ohio’s tax-free holiday is changing again this year, with additional days bringing it to two full weeks in duration. Originally enacted to help Ohioans with back-to-school purchases, it now includes an expanded tax break period to aid with other substantial purchases. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that this year’s Ohio sales tax holiday will run from midnight on Friday, Aug. 1 through 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14.
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