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Akron Council Criminalizes Threats to Healthcare Workers

9/17/2025

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Akron City Council made threatening health care workers a first-degree misdemeanor, requiring a minimum of three days in jail.
GOP Rep. Max Miller calls on Ohio Governor Mike Dewine to send the National Guard to Cleveland to address crime, referencing previous successful deployments.
Construction on East Main Street in Kent has started, with two roundabouts expected to finish by 2028.
Delawnte Hardy, charged with murdering Cleveland officer Jamieson Ritter, is in court as prosecutors request his medical records for a competency evaluation.
A new construction project on U.S. 224 in Portage County is set to begin in 2028.
Asthma flare-ups increase in September due to viral infections, ragweed pollen, mold, and wildfire smoke.

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Story summary

Akron City Council made threatening health care workers a first-degree misdemeanor, requiring a minimum of three days in jail.
GOP Rep. Max Miller calls on Ohio Governor Mike Dewine to send the National Guard to Cleveland to address crime, referencing previous successful deployments.
Construction on East Main Street in Kent has started, with two roundabouts expected to finish by 2028.
Delawnte Hardy, charged with murdering Cleveland officer Jamieson Ritter, is in court as prosecutors request his medical records for a competency evaluation.
A new construction project on U.S. 224 in Portage County is set to begin in 2028.
Asthma flare-ups increase in September due to viral infections, ragweed pollen, mold, and wildfire smoke.