Barberton Herald
Michael Hendon verdicts, Aug. 28, 2015
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- Michael Hendon verdicts, Aug. 28, 2015
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- 4:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A jury, Aug. 28, found Michael Hendon of Akron guilty on three counts of aggravated murder, five counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of felonious assault and one count of attempted murder for the Dec. 31, 2013, for his part in the shootings of four people in a Seventh Street NE Barberton home. Barberton Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Walt "Elvis" Sanders at Lake Anna Park, Aug. 28, 2015
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- 3:21
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Walt "Elvis" Sanders performs at Lake Anna Park, Aug. 28, 2015.
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- Mayor Mike Zita and Candidate Mr. Rick Rodgers, August 27, 2015
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- 28:31
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Mayor Zita and Candidate Rick Rodgers welcomed guests and answered Herald reader questions during a LIVE event. About 40 viewers tuned in Live August 27 to watch and submit questions online during the event.
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- Elected Officials and candidates LIVE, August 27, 2015
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- 9:20
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Councilmen, Council candidates, School board members, Judges and Clerk of Barberton Municipal Court pass the microphone to speak to audience members during a LIVE event at the Barberton Herald Office. The Live event was attended by nearly 50 elected officials and community members. About 40 online viewers tuned in and were given the opportunity to ask questions live right from their homes.
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- Barberton Mayor William Judge and Candidate John Lysenko LIVE August 27, 2015
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- 55:03
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- During a LIVE streaming event August 27, Mayor William Judge and Candidate Mr. John Lysenko respond to online viewers questions and questions submitted from Herald readers. Nearly 50 in attendance were treated to light refreshments. Baklava provided by Barberton's own "The Enchanted Cafe" was the hit of the refreshment table.
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- First day of kindergarten for Charlee Winebrenner
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Charlee Winebrenner, daughter of slain Akron Police Officer and Barberton native Justin Winebrenner, attends her first day of kindergarten at Turkeyfoot Elementary in Coventry Township. She was welcomed by many Akron, Summit County, Barberton and New Franklin law enforcement officers. Charlee was escorted by her mother Alyse Shanafelt, grandfather Rob Winebrenner and grandmother Zee Shanafelt. Aug. 27, 2015, Barberton Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Michael Hendon trial closing statements, Aug 26, 2015
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The prosecution and defense make their closing statements at Summit County Common Pleas Court in the murder trial of Michael Hendon, Aug. 26, 2015. Edited Barberton Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Barberton vs. Copley volleyball, Aug. 25, 2015
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Barberton vs. Copley high school volleyball, Aug. 25, 2015. Barberton Herald video by Rich Muller
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- Interstate 76 accident and air ambulance, Aug 24, 2015
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A collision between a car and the back of a tractor-trailer rig sends the driver of the car to a hospital by air ambulance, Aug. 24, 2015. The accident was on eastbound Interstate 76 west of Route 21 in Norton, Ohio. Barberton Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- 31st Street NW project, Aug 24, 2015
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Concrete is poured for curbing on 31st Street NW in Barberton, Aug. 24, as part of a project to widen the street between Wooster Road W and Shannon Avenue. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of September. Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Waltz Drive water main break
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- 4:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- When a water line broke on Waltz Drive Sunday afternoon, homeowner Ervin Stewart called the City Services Department. Stewart said he was told the city couldn't convince workers to come out on a Sunday, that work would begin Monday morning at 8 a.m. and that he wouldn't have water until work was finished.
Neighbor Damiano Tassone joined Stewart and his son Gary in voicing their frustrations, saying this is only the most recent in a series of jobs performed by the city that they are unhappy with.
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- Norton Girls Soccer, Aug 22, 2015, Barberton Herald
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Norton girls soccer scrimmage vs. Firestone, Aug. 22, 2015, Herald video.
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- Barberton Boys Soccer, Aug 21, 2015, Herald video
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Barberton Magics boys soccer scrimmages against Hoban, Aug. 21, 2015, Barberton Herald video.
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- Barberton and Norton football scrimmage
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Barberton and Norton high schools scrimmage in football, Aug. 20, 2015. Check www.barbertonherald.com for more sports information.
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- Barberton Fire Department training
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Barberton Fire and EMS trains in Lake Anna for water rescues. Barberton Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Magic Mile sign install
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A directional sign is installed where the Magic Mile trail begins at the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath in Barberton, Ohio. Herald video by Rich Muller, Aug. 20, 2015.
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- Barberton girls soccer scrimmage vs Chippewa
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Barberton loses to Chippewa, 0-4, in a girls soccer scrimmage. Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Michael Hendon trial
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The trial began Aug. 18 of Michael Hendon in connection with the 2013 New Year’s Eve shooting deaths of three people in a Barberton Seventh Street NE home. Michael's brother Eric's trial is being conducted separately.
Killed in the home were John Kohler, 42, his stepdaughter, Ashley Carpenter, 18, and his son, David Carpenter-Kohler, 14. Ronda Blankenship was stabbed in the face and shot but survived.
Go to www.barbertonherald.com for updates.
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- Ryan Collins, recovering heroin addict
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- 22:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- In the seventh installment of the Herald's "Voices of Hope" series, Ryan Collins opens up about how he took his life back from drug addiction.
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- Wolf Creek blue
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A section of Wolf Creek in Norton, Ohio, is turned blue after a leak of what is believed to be a filtering chemical from the Barberton water treatment plant. Barberton Director of Utilities Jim Stender stated the spill at Wolf Creek, below the dam, has been pumped with OEPA awareness into the sanitary trunk sewer on Barber Road and into an empty parking lot at the former Red Pepper Steakhouse. Herald video by Rich Muller, Aug, 18 and 19.
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- Dr. Franklin Havis plays "Spanish Flea"
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Franklin Havis, a retired chiropractor and Barberton resident, plays "Spanish Flea" by Julius and Cissy Wechter. Dr. Havis often plays his chromatic harmonica at the McDonald's in Barberton, and says he is happy to play for anyone who wants to listen.
"I thank God every day for the gift of music," Dr. Havis said.
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- Chad Stone, recovering addict
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- 25:20
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- "I don't have a typical story, in my opinion," says recovering heroin addict Chad Stone.
So begins this raw interview during which Stone frankly tells us, "The problem is not the pills or the heroin that we're dealing with now...it is our thinking. Period. If it wasn't heroin, it would be something else.
"There will be another drug in another five years that gets you crazily high, and that's going to be the new epidemic. It's sad, but it's true.
"The further we get from God, the worse it is going to get."
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- OVMP Medal of Honor Monument dedication
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Medal of Honor monument is dedicated at the Ohio Veterans Memorial Park in Clinton, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2015. Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Erin Mills, recovering heroin addict
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- 18:38
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Recovering heroin addict Erin Mills shares her story in the fifth installment of the Herald's "Voices of Hope" series.
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- Liss Hall, recovering heroin addict
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- 21:03
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Recovering heroin addict Liss Hall tells her story and reaches out to those struggling with addiction.
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- SWAT training, Barberton, Ohio
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Barberton, New Franklin and Norton SWAT team trains in empty house
trailers behind the site of the former Shamrock Motel. July 27, 2015,
Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Norton Police cruiser hit-skip
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Video of July 24 Norton Police cruiser hit-skip captured on Officer Jon Karnuth's body camera.
At 9:28 p.m. July 24, Norton Police Officer Jon Karnuth was conducting a traffic stop when his cruiser (with flashers on) was sideswiped by a vehicle, which then proceeded to flee the scene. Though Officer Karnuth was inside the cruiser when the collision occurred, he was uninjured.
The suspect vehicle is described as a small, dark-colored car, and would have sustained damage in the collision. If you have any information concerning this incident, please contact the Canton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol at 330-433-6200 or the Norton Police Department at 330-825-2491.
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- 07 26 15 Johnson Road fire Norton
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Fire destroys a car and garage on Johnson Road in Norton, Juy 26, 2015. No injuries were reported and the cause is undetermined.
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- 07 25 15 Robinson Avenue accident
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 2 people are taken to a hospital after a collision between their motorcycle and a car at Robinson Avenue and Eighth Street in Barberton.
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- Jason Charlton Interview
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Following the July 16 attack on a strip mall recruiting station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a Norton attorney, Army Veteran Jason Charlton, decided to take matters into his own hands to protect the service men and women at the Barberton Recruiting Office in the Magic City Plaza.
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- Nicole Argenio, recovering heroin addict
- Runtime
- 18:13
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Nicole Argenio tells of her past heroin addiction, the 121 days that saved her life and how she has now devoted herself to a career helping other recovering addicts.
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- Barberton Area Relay For Life 2015
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Barberton Area Relay For Life at Lake Anna Park, July 18-19, 2015, to raise awarness of cancer and raise funds to fight the deadly disease. This year's Relay raised more than $87,000. Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Barberton Police bike rodeo
- Runtime
- 0:48
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Members of the Barberton Police Bike Patrol and Summa Protective Services conduct a bicycle rodeo to stess safety to young riders. July 18, 2015, Barberton, Ohio. Herald video by Rich Muller
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- Stepping Towards a Solution: Hope After Heroin 07-18-15
- Runtime
- 6:38
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Footage from Stepping Towards a Solution: Hope After Heroin, the awareness walk organized by recovering addict Crystal Yoak. The walk took place in downtown Akron July 18, 2015.
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- Recovering addict Jordan McCants
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- 17:23
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Recovering addict Jordan McCants tells his story.
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- Norton Council debate grows heated 07-13-15
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- 5:40
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A debate over a Norton school resource officer grew heated at Monday night's City Council meeting.
When Council President Rick Rodgers asked if anyone could cite an instance where an SRO has prevented an attack on a school or saved a child's life, Norton Mayor Mike Zita responded by pointing to the recent suicide of a high school student. A shouting match ensued, with the bailiff stepping in at one point.
The school board voted June 22 to discontinue talks with the city regarding who would pay the salary of a resource officer.
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- 07 14 15 East Tuscarawas Accident Rich
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A woman was taken to the hospital after her car struck a utility pole and turned on its side on E. Tuscarawas Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets NE in Barberton, Ohio. The woman had to be freed by removing the top of the vehicle with the Jaws of Life.
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- Bidlingmyer Community Bike Ride 2015
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Larry Bidlingmyer Community Bike Ride on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail beginning in Barberton. July 11, 2015. Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Bidlingmyer Bike Ride Rich 07 11 15
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Larry Bidlingmyer Community Bike Ride covers a 10-mile loop on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail beginning in Barberton, Ohio, July 11, 2015. Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Crystal Yoak video Mod 02
- Runtime
- 16:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Recovering heroin addict Crystal Yoak shares her story in a candid interview with the Herald. She opens up about what led to her addiction to heroin, how she struggled with and overcame that addiction and how she has now organized an upcoming event to raise awareness that there is help and hope for those struggling with addiction to the drug.
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- Crystal Yoak, recovering heroin addict
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- 16:42
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Recovering heroin addict Crystal Yoak shares her story in a candid interview with the Herald. She opens up about what led to her addiction to heroin, how she struggled with and overcame that addiction and how she has now organized an upcoming event to raise awareness that there is help and hope for those struggling with addiction to the drug.
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- Accident sends 2 to hospitals
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The drivers of two vehicles were taken to hospitals after an accident
at the intersection of Johnson and Medina Line roads on the border of
Norton and Wadsworth Township, July 8. Herald video by Rich Muller.
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- Dumpster fire, Barberton, Ohio
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Barberton firefighters extinguish a fire in a dumpster behind the Magic
City Plaza, July 7, 2015.
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- Wadsworth hotel fire
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Multiple fire departments are called to the Legacy Inn & Suites in
Wadsworth, Ohio, the morning of July 4, 2015.
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- Seventh Street NW house fire, Barberton, Ohio
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A vacant house is damaged by fire on Seventh Street NW between W. Lake
and W. Hopocan avenues in Barberton, Ohio.
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- Norton School Board Meeting 06-29-15
- Runtime
- 7:19
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Resident David Houpt confronts the board with claims of misconduct and asks members for their resignations.
Retired teacher Nancy Jeffries responds.
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- Wayne Street Flooding
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A Norton couple are pleading for help with their flooding problem, which has been going on for over a year and has damaged their home.
These clips were shot over the course of approximately one hour during moderate steady rain the morning of June 27, 2015.
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- Shelf Cloud Over Barberton
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Video courtesy of Stephen Yoder.
According to the National Weather Service, "A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal wedge-shaped arcus cloud, associated with a thunderstorm gust front (or occasionally with a cold front, even in the absence of thunderstorms). Unlike the roll cloud, the shelf cloud is attached to the base of the parent cloud above it (usually a thunderstorm). Rising cloud motion often can be seen in the leading (outer) part of the shelf cloud, while the underside often appears turbulent, boiling, and wind-torn."
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- Funnel Cloud in Barberton
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Video courtesy of Stephen Yoder.
A cold air funnel cloud over Barberton, June 18, 2015.
According to the National Weather Service, "Cold air funnels are caused by cold air aloft over moist air in the low levels. Typically these funnels do not descend to the ground. If they do reach the ground, they do so briefly and rarely cause any damage."
Cold air funnel clouds were also spotted in the area June 25.
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- Roop Avenue truck fire in Norton, Ohio
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Norton firefighters are called on to extinguish a burning pickup truck on Roop Avenue, June 20, 2015. Herald Video by Rich Muller.

