Thursday, July 31 2014 4:51 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:51:47 GMT
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:50 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:50:47 GMT
An engineering firm hired by a Bridgeton-area school district has concluded that soil from schools 2 miles from a radioactive landfill didn't show high levels of radiation.
An engineering firm hired by a Bridgeton-area school district has concluded that soil from schools 2 miles from a radioactive landfill didn't show high levels of radiation.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:48 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:48:50 GMT
A storytelling event at an abandoned coal mining camp is planned by Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in September.
A storytelling event at an abandoned coal mining camp is planned by Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in September.
AKRON, OH (WOIO) -
Akron police arrested two suspects after a robbery that lead to a police chase on Wednesday night.
Around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, a 27 year old male was robbed at gunpoint of his cell phone, wallet, $4.00 in cash and a cigar while walking at the intersection of Rankin Street and Brown Street.
The suspects were observed getting into silver, 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The suspects led officers from the University of Akron and the Akron Police Department on a high speed chase. The chase lasted a couple of minutes, when the passenger was observed bailing out of the moving vehicle on Vernon Odom Boulevard and Fern Street.
The driver continued on until he wrecked the SUV into a house at 695 Fern Street. Both suspects were apprehended following a brief foot chase.
Officers arrested Dierre Thomas Payne, 18, of Cleveland Street in Akron, and a 16-year-old boy, of Garfield Street in Akron.
Payne was charged with robbery, receiving stolen property (auto) and failure to comply with police orders and was booked into the Summit County Jail.
The teenager was charged with robbery and placed in the custody of the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center.
The Chevy Tahoe was reported stolen. Officers also recovered an airsoft pistol, used in the robbery, in the vehicle.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:51 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:51:47 GMT
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
The longtime music director at a suburban Chicago Roman Catholic church says he was fired after posting on social media plans to marry his same-sex partner.
The longtime music director at a suburban Chicago Roman Catholic church says he was fired after posting on social media plans to marry his same-sex partner.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:33 PM EDT2014-07-30 19:33:10 GMT
WBTV was alerted to the issue after a viewer sent in a video of a man who says he lives in Charlotte. In the video, the man laughs, jokes, and douses himself in rubbing alcohol.
WBTV was alerted to the issue after a viewer sent in a video of a man who says he lives in Charlotte. In the video, the man laughs, jokes, and douses himself in rubbing alcohol.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:37 PM EDT2014-07-31 03:37:00 GMT
Missouri voters will have the chance to vote on whether the "right to farm" or constitutional amendment No. 1 is right for the state on Tuesday, August 5.
Missouri voters will have the chance to vote on whether the "right to farm" or constitutional amendment No. 1 is right for the state on Tuesday, August 5.
Dierre T. Payne
