It’s not uncommon for a police officer to write a traffic ticket or make an arrest, but when an officer helps to pass new stricter animal abuse laws, people are bound to take notice. That’s exactly ...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kay Woods said she didn’t initially plan to enter the legal profession, but once she chose law she decided to focus on bankruptcy because she believed it would allow her to have ...

The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

The Summit County Court of Common Pleas was bustling last Friday with high school students from 11 different area schools for the Ohio Mock Trial Competition, sponsored locally by the Akron Bar ...

In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer. A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight ...

The Official Law Journal for Local, County, State, US District and US Bankruptcy Courts. To the right are listed all legal happenings in Summit County by court. The Akron Legal News offers daily ...

Say the words health and transportation and two sets of very distinct images are likely to come to mind. But Akron and Summit County officials are working to change this so that the infrastructure ...