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Lordstown Endurance

MEGAN JELINGER June 9, 2021

Lordstown Motors, unveils their new electric pickup truck Endurance in Lordstown, Ohio, on October 15, 2020. The old GM factory has been acquired by Lordstown Motors, an electric truck startup. - Workers...

Lordstown Motors, unveils their new electric pickup truck Endurance in Lordstown, Ohio, on October 15, 2020. The old GM factory has been acquired by Lordstown Motors, an electric truck startup. - Workers at the General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio, listened when US President Donald Trump said companies would soon be booming. But two years after that 2017 speech, the plant closed. GM's shuttering of the factory was a blow to the Mahoning Valley region of the swing state crucial to the November 3 presidential election, which has dealt with a declining manufacturing industry for decades and, like all parts of the US, is now menaced by the coronavirus. (Photo by MEGAN JELINGER / AFP) (Photo by MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Electric truck startup Lordstown Motors warns it may go out of business

Chris Isidore, CNN Business June 9, 2021

(CNN) -- Lordstown Motors, the startup electric truck maker, warned Tuesday it is close to running out of cash and may be forced out of business in the next year.The news, which sent Lordstown shares down...

The Kent City council gathered for a virtual meeting Wednesday, June 4, 2021

City of Kent lifts COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, repeals mask mandate

Rachel Gross Reporter June 8, 2021

The Kent City Council repealed two COVID-19 era ordinances in an almost unanimous vote as much of the state dropped their COVID-19 guidelines as well.The council met Wednesday, June 4 to discuss the repeal...

Meghan and Harry

Chris Jackson June 7, 2021

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle during an official photocall to announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017 in London,...

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle during an official photocall to announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017 in London, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been a couple officially since November 2016 and are due to marry in Spring 2018. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Meghan and Harry welcome baby girl, Lilibet Diana

(CNN) -- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has given birth to a daughter, the second child for her and Prince Harry, the couple announced in a statement on Sunday."It is with great joy that Prince Harry and...

Stacks of unwanted latex paint donated by Portage County residents.

Habitat for Humanity’s “ReStore” creates a new home for paint and hazardous materials in Portage County

Izzy Stewart Reporter June 6, 2021

Portage County residents can dispose of unwanted latex paint cans through Habitat for Humanity’s latex paint recycling program.The local nonprofit organization’s latex paint recycling program launched...

Interactive Vaccine Map

June 4, 2021

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Percentages of vaccinations completed in Ohio counties

June 4, 2021

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Sign advertising a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the DeWeese Health Center on Kent State’s campus. May 10th 2021 (Rachel Gross)

Vaccine distribution slows in Ohio, health officials holding out for herd immunity

Rachel Gross Reporter June 3, 2021

The Franklin County Health Department is receiving more vaccines a week than they can give out. “We’re having to kind of change our strategy a bit,” said Alex Jones, the assistant Health Commissioner...

(Left to right) J. Ronald Snyder, Lindy Holmes and Jarrod Jones.

Professor at Ohio Northern University collects oral histories from May 4 National Guardsmen

Megan Becker Reporter May 25, 2021

The Kent State Guardsmen Oral History Project is an ongoing project at Ohio Northern University aiming to document the experiences of National Guardsmen at the Kent State shooting.Kent State has collected...

Covid Sign

Kent State amends mask mandate amid changes to safety protocol

Fully vaccinated Kent State students, faculty and staff will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors on any Kent campuses, according to new changes in university health and safety practices released...

157 Injuries

Courtesy of Jacob Kelly May 19, 2021

Photo of Andrew Creger's injuries on May 14. Police said Matthew Guska denied striking Creger, but did remove him from the bar. Witness Jacob Kelly said Creger was locked out of 157 Lounge for 15 minutes...

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