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Officials to check integrity of structure after wreckages removed By Mike Sever Record-Courier staff writer Kent State University students Tom Kelly and Michael Katz were driving across the Crain Avenue Bridge in Kent Thursday afternoon when they heard...  Read Story. (9 comments)

Kent chamber awards Immys By Diane Smith Record-Courier staff writer Doug Fuller, an architect whose work has concentrated mostly on development of the city of Kent, was awarded the Kent Medal for Public Service. Fuller received the chamber's highest...  Read Story. (6 comments)

More snow continues to build in Portage By Colin McEwen and Marci Piltz Record-Courier staff writer Although Portage County residents awoke to relatively clear and dry roads, a heavy, thick snowfall mid-morning soon began causing problems on area...  Read Story. (2 comments)

Obama on track to pickClinton Associated Press WASHINGTON -- An aide to Barack Obama's transition team says the president-elect is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving. One week after the former primary...  Read Story. (5 comments)

KSU's USG is against city recall Kent State University's Undergraduate Student Government has called on "all students residing in Kent, Ohio" to defeat the recall of five members of Kent City Council scheduled for a Jan. 13 vote. In a resolution of...  Read Story. (4 comments)

Income tax may return to the ballot Mayor wants issue before voters in May's election By Bob Gaetjens Gateway News editor STREETSBORO -- Voters may have municipal income tax issues to vote on in the May election, and the package would replicate what they...  Read Story.

College of Technology to produce fuel cells By Dave O'Brien Record-Courier staff writer The next generation of more efficient fuel cells for U.S. military vehicles will be developed and commercialized by Kent State University and the Columbus-based...  Read Story.

NovemBeards to rock for a cause Fund-raiser for Akron Children's Hospital coming Nov. 28 in Kent By Dave O'Brien Record-Courier staff writer Beards rock. And this month, they're rocking for a cause. NovemBeard for the Cure, a music-based fund-raiser...  Read Story.

Records search was improper State director suspended for 'Joe the Plumber' probe Associated Press TOLEDO -- An agency director improperly used state computers to find personal information on a McCain supporter who became known as "Joe the Plumber" during...  Read Story. (1 comment)

Theodore Roosevelt High School's Drama Guild will present "Maybe Baby, It's You," a romantic comedy by Charlie Shanian and Sheri Simpson at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the high school, 1400 N. Mantua St. in Kent. Tickets are $6 for students and...  Read Story.

Pantry prepares Thanksgiving baskets STREETSBORO -- The Streetsboro Community Pantry is planning to prepare more than 100 Thanksgiving baskets for family's who may otherwise not be able to enjoy the holiday Tuesday. Starting at 8:30 a.m., the pantry...  Read Story.

Knolls council meeting coming The next regular council meeting for the Sugar Bush Knolls is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at Theodore Roosevelt High School in...  Read Story.

Suicide prevention coalition planning conference Saturday The Portage County Suicide Prevention Coalition is encouraging area residents to participate in the 10th annual Survivors of Suicide conference Saturday. The event will take place from 1 to 3...  Read Story.

Minority business partnerships to be named The Partnership for the Minority Business Accelerator, a consortium of Kent State University, Akron Urban League and Akron SCORE will reveal its client companies at KSU's 2008 Entrepreneurship Extravaganza. The...  Read Story.

Santa events tickets ready Police programs fund-raiser set By Marci Piltz Record-Courier staff writer BRIMFIELD -- Tickets are now available for upcoming fund-raising events held by the Brimfield Police Department. The first event will be Dinner With...  Read Story.

By Mike Sever Record-Courier staff writer The Crain Avenue Bridge in Kent was closed Thursday afternoon after several cars of a 119-car long CSX Railroad coal train derailed under it, leaving tons of spilled coal and crumpled train cars jammed under the bridge. Tom Kelly and Michael Katz were in a vehicle on the bridge when the train derailed. "I...  Read Story.

By Marc Kovac Record-Courier Capital Bureau COLUMBUS " Gov. Ted Strickland joined seven other governors Wednesday in urging congressional leaders to approve assistance for the struggling automotive industry. "Governors have struggled to manage state economies that have seen the loss of more than 1.2 million jobs in the first 10 months of 2008," according to the letter, which included representatives...  Read Story.

By Julie Hirschfeld Davis Associated Press WASHINGTON " A Democratic Congress, unwilling or unable to approve a $25 billion bailout for Detroit's Big Three, appears ready to punt the automakers' fate to a lame-duck Republican president. Caught in the middle of a who-blinks-first standoff are legions of manufacturing firms and auto dealers " and millions of Americans' jobs " after...  Read Story. (16 comments)

Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt " Al-Qaida's No. 2 slurred Barack Obama with a demeaning racial term for a black American who does the bidding of whites in a new Web message Wednesday intended to dent the president-elect's popularity among Arabs and Muslims and claim he will not change U.S....  Read Story. (8 comments)

Associated Press WASHINGTON " Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. The appointment has not been announced, but these officials said the job is Daschle's, barring an unforeseen...  Read Story. (1 comment)