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Akron Municipal Court Judge Jon Oldham to host National Recovery Month event featuring Olympic Gold Medalist Oksana Baiul
AKRON––Akron Municipal Court Judge Jon Oldham will welcome Olympic Gold Figure Skating Champion Oksana Baiul on Thursday, Sept. 4, for an event to kick off National Recovery Month.
Baiul is open about her past struggles with alcohol and will be discussing her journey to lifelong recovery. Her story is one of resilien ... (full story)
Akron Bar Association announces 2025 judicial ratings
AKRON––The Akron Bar Association Commission on Judicial Candidates was established by the Akron Bar Association to evaluate candidates for local judgeships.
The Commission rates the candidates “Excellent,” “Good,” “Adequate,” or “Not Acceptable.”
Ratings are base ... (full story)
RFK Jr.'s plans to overhaul 'vaccine court' system would face legal and scientific challenges
(THE CONVERSATION) For almost 40 years, people who suspect they've been harmed by a vaccine have been able to turn to a little-known system called the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program – often simply called the vaccine court.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been a critic of the vaccine ... (full story)
Afghans in US face uncertainty after the cancellation of their humanitarian relief
(THE CONVERSATION) Thousands of Afghans living in the United States face an uncertain future after a federal appeals court ruled on July 21, 2025, that the Trump administration can end a humanitarian relief program that provided them work permits and protection from deportation.
The program, temporary protected status, known as ... (full story)
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Ohio property tax valuation of interstate natural gas pipeline set at nearly $3.67B
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently affirmed a Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) decision determining the taxable value of the portion of the natural gas Rover Pipeline that passes through Ohio to be $3.669 billion for the 2019 tax year.
The pipeline cost $6.3 billion to construct and is over 700 miles long, running through portions of ... (full story)
DC's homeless pack up as sweeps are expected. What we know about Trump's plan to clear encampments
Some of the District of Columbia's homeless residents were packing their belongings before expected sweeps to clear out remaining encampments around the nation's capital, part of President Donald Trump's federal takeover of policing in the city.
Trump said this week that homeless people will be moved far from the city in his cra ... (full story)