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Michael "Mikey" Bartlett Jr. said the reward he got for rescuing several people from an early morning fire Sunday on Crain Avenue in Kent was to get Tasered and arrested by Kent police, allegedly for hindering firefighters' efforts at the...  Read Story. 19 comments

Following a month-long investigation in which undercover agents bought heroin from a Streetsboro man, the Portage County Drug Task Force arrested that man and an accomplice during an operation on the Kent State University...  Read Story. 2 comments

They came from Cleveland and North Olmsted. From Brunswick and Ashtabula. From Bowling Green in the west and Pennsylvania in the east. They came to Kent to drink alcohol, to parade around in outrageous costumes and to party with friends. And some of the thousands who descended on the city " 78, to be exact " were arrested late Saturday night and early Sunday morning in Kent during the unofficial Halloween...  Read Story. 3 comments

Chris Stankiewicz took advantage of a mild fall day to help his parents by blowing leaves off their front lawn on Highland Avenue in Ravenna. Cooler temperatures are expected today with a high of...  Read Story.

In-school vaccination clinics for the H1N1 flu are set for Waterloo and James A. Garfield schools and the Maplewood Career Center in Ravenna this...  Read Story.

CHICAGO - Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers...  Read Story.

CLEVELAND - Investigators trying to identify the bodies of six women found in the home of a convicted rapist are focusing the inquiry on eight or nine missing women, the coroner said...  Read Story.

Habitat for Humanity of Portage County will hold an orientation for potential homeowners at 2 p.m. Nov....  Read Story.

Polls in Portage County will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today for Election...  Read Story.

Orientation for Habitat set for 2 p.m. Sunday Habitat for Humanity of Portage County will hold an orientation for potential homeowners at 2 p.m. Nov. 8. Becoming a homeowner with Habitat is based upon three categories of criteria. These include the...  Read Story.

Investigation into bodies focuses on 8 or 9 women By Thomas J. Sheeran Associated Press CLEVELAND -- Investigators trying to identify the bodies of six women found in the home of a convicted rapist are focusing the inquiry on eight or nine missing...  Read Story.

Tainted beef linked to dead Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, federal health officials said Monday. Twenty-eight people may have...  Read Story.

Airlines boost holiday rates DALLAS -- If you plan to travel around the upcoming holidays, prepare to pay a little more -- again. Several of the largest U.S. airlines have increased a surcharge for travel on the busiest travel days to $20 each way, up...  Read Story.

Prices at the pump leveled Gasoline's post-summer ascent leveled off over the weekend, just as consumers begin to decide whether the money they pour into their tanks will force them to cut back on holiday spending. Gas prices have jumped about 23 cents...  Read Story.

An estimated 105 bleary-eyed defendants filled the Portage County Municipal Court in Kent Sunday, only hours after being arrested in downtown Kent during the unofficial Halloween...  Read Story. 21 comments

Portage County election officials are predicting a 40 percent voter turnout on Election...  Read Story. 10 comments

An early morning fire caused extensive damage to a house at 605 Crain Avenue on Sunday, where a party was taking...  Read Story. 5 comments

For Ken Bellamy, a single word can explain why, after 30 years, he is leaving the custom clothing business:...  Read Story.

Portage TEA Party headed to Washington The Portage County TEA Party committee is taking reservations for an emergency bus trip to Washington, D.C. which departs on Thursday. The trip is an effort to stop the passage of the bills in the U.S. House and...  Read Story. 5 comments

The Record-Courier will be providing up-to-the-minute coverage of Tuesday's general election results via Twitter, the microblogging communication site. Brief updates about the election returns will be posted throughout the evening at...  Read Story.