Ready, set, spike: NB grad Samantha Fish leads area contingency of collegiate volleyball players (County Press)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- After a stellar freshman season at Bowling Green State University which concluded with her being named the BGSU volleyball Rookie of the Year; North Branch native Samantha Fish is back with the Falcons for her sophomore season.
Man who hit sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to drunken driving and vehicular assault (Akron Beacon Journal)
A Plain Township man, 22, pleaded guilty today in Summit County Common Pleas Court to two counts of vehicular assault and drunken driving stemming from an incident in which the car he was driving struck a Summit County sheriff's deputy and a 17-year-old girl.
Food aid arrives for hungry Georgians
A convoy of food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, despite few signs by soldiers of fulfilling Moscow's promise of a pullback within two days.
U.S., Poland sign missile defense deal
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski have signed a deal that will put an American missile defense base in Poland, a move that has angered Russia.
Rogue monkey eludes Tokyo police
A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours on Wednesday before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and passersby.
McCain touts drilling agenda from oil platform
Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would lower the cost of food and heating homes.
Community News - Ohio court suspends license of attorney (Akron Beacon Journal)
AKRON Ohio court suspends license of attorney AKRON: In a split decision, the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the license of Akron attorney Jeffrey Catanzarite for one year, with the final six months stayed.
Israel shuts Gaza crossings after attack
Israel has closed its cargo crossings with the Gaza Strip following a Palestinian rocket attack on southern Israel that violated a truce.
Ohio Supreme Court suspends Akron attorney's law license (WKYC Cleveland)
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended the license of Akron attorney Jeffrey A. Catanzarite for one year for charging two prospective clients a clearly excessive fee, suing those clients for an amount he knew he had not earned and later attempting to intimidate the attorney representing the Akron Bar Association in disciplinary proceedings against him.
High energy costs cut two ways in Colo.
President Bush won Colorado in 2000 and 2004, but Democrats hope to swing the state this year. Candidates will have to meet voter concerns about energy and the environment.