AKRONTwo held in robberyAKRON: Akron police arrested two teens on allegations they assaulted and robbed a man Tuesday night in Goodyear Heights.Tyvon D. Ward, 19, and Alfonso J.R. James, 17, were each being held on a robbery charge.A 25-year-old man told police that two males approached him about 10 a.m. in the area of Goodyear Boulevard and Pioneer Street. One struck him in the head while the other demanded he empty his pockets. The robbers ran away with $40 and a cell phone, police said.Officers called to the scene located the two suspects in the neighborhood and arrested them without incident.Man shot in chestAKRON: An Akron man was shot in the chest after two people got inside his car Tuesday in West Akron.The man, 21, was being treated at Akron General Medical Center for a single gunshot wound to the chest. Police say the injury was not life-threatening.According to police, the man was stopped about 5 p.m. in his 1995 Ford Crown Victoria in the 500 block of Madison Avenue when two strangers began to get inside. One of the men then fired a shot.The men fled the area and have not been identified.Anyone with information is asked to call Akron police at 330-375-2490.Anonymous tips can be left at http://ci.akron.oh.us/ASP/tip.html.Motorcyclist killedAKRON: A 34-year-old Akron man has died after a motorcycle accident early Wednesday, authorities said.The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office and Akron police are investigating the death of Samuel W. Bibey of 13th Street Southwest. He was driving a 2008 Harley-Davidson south on North Howard Street near Medford Avenue about 1:30 a.m. when he traveled off the right side of the road and struck a guardrail.Bibey was thrown from the motorcycle.He was transported to Akron General Medical Center, where he died from his injuries at 2:06 a.m.Sewer inspectedAKRON: Akron has begun an internal inspection of one of the city’s main sewer lines that runs along the Cuyahoga River near the Towpath Trail from Memorial Parkway to the sewage treatment plant on Akron-Peninsula Road.Built in the mid-1920s, the sewer pipe is a key component of the city’s wastewater collection system. It includes a concrete pipe section and a brick- and-concrete section with a cross section of about 7 feet by 10 feet.Inspectors will use closed-circuit television cameras and sonar technology to document the internal condition of more than four miles of the pipe. Work is expected to be completed by early September.Visitors to the Towpath Trail might notice inspection vehicles parked along or near the trail.For information, contact Patrick Gsellman of the Akron Engineering Bureau at 330-375-2355 or pgsellman@akronohio.gov.Ward 2 meetingAKRON: Ward 2 Councilman Bruce Kilby will host the last of his ward meetings before a summer recess tonight.The gathering will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Forest Hill school, 850 Damon St.Guest speaker will be mayoral candidate and Councilman-at-large Mike Williams, who will speak on zoning issues that affect Ward 2.An open forum also will be offered.Houses evacuatedAKRON: Firefighters evacuated the homes surrounding 276 N. Arlington St. about 8 p.m. Wednesday after detecting a natural gas leak in the house.Firefighters planned to vent the home to get rid of the gas. A firefighter on the scene told a dispatcher that someone apparently knocked a gas meter off the wall.Dominion East Ohio responded to the scene and the street was reopened about 8:30 p.m.NORTHEAST OHIOCrab dip recalledHeinen’s is recalling 204 pounds of its Heinen’s Own Crab Dip after a metal fragment was found in one package.The dip was made in Heinen’s Warrensville Heights commissary and sold at all 17 stores. The dip was made Friday in a 451-pound batch, of which 204 pounds have been sold. The remainder has been removed from store shelves.The dip is packaged in 8-, 16- and 32-ounce containers, marked with a sell-by date of July 29. No illnesses or injuries have been reported from the dip, according to Heinen’s recall notice.Anyone who has the dip is asked to return it to any Heinen’s location for a full refund. Customers with questions may call 216-475-2300, ext. 2251.PLAIN TOWNSHIPFlooding concernsPLAIN TWP.: Several residents complained to trustees Tuesday night about flooding along 20th Street Northwest and in the vicinity of 55th Street Northeast.Road Superintendent Joe Iacino told the board he will meet with officials of Meyers Lake to see if lowering the lake would alleviate flooding along 20th Street, and he will apply for an Ohio Public Works grant to correct flooding problems on 55th Street.In other action, trustees approved a 2012 COPS in Schools Law Enforcement contract. The township splits the costs of the school resource officer with Plain Local schools.STARK COUNTYAnnexation rejectedCANTON: Stark County commissioners on Wednesday rejected the proposed annexation of 158 acres from Sugar Creek Township to Beach City.Although the village’s annexation petition met most requirements for approval, the board found it insufficient on two legal points.The area to be annexed was “unreasonably large,’’ according to the commissioners’ resolution, which noted that the area is 54 percent of the size of the 294-acre village.The board’s resolution also stated the change would not serve the general good of the area, as shown by the fact owners representing 99 percent of the land did not sign the annexation petition.Also, commissioners did not make any move to put a sales tax on the general election ballot. They have held public hearings about a 0.5 percent sales tax to fund county operations.Commissioner Peter Ferguson said the board wants to consider the alternatives following a meeting held Tuesday with department heads.Aug. 10 is the deadline to put an issue on the Nov. 8.SUMMIT COUNTYWork continuesGREEN: Construction workers will be milling the west side of Arlington Road south of the Interstate 77 interchange the rest of this week in preparation for laying new asphalt next week, officials said Wednesday.Work will continue next week despite the World Golf Championships tournament coming to nearby Firestone Country Club and the Pro Football Hall of Fame festival in Stark County on many of the same days.The contract does not mandate a shutdown for those events, but does stipulate that no further reductions will be created during this time.There will be flaggers assisting traffic along the construction.Motorists are advised to expect delays while getting through the area.The contractor anticipates moving the construction to the east side of the road by the second week of August. Once this happens, Arlington will have four lanes of traffic open (two in each direction) as opposed to the one lane in each direction and a center turn lane currently available for motorists.STATE NEWSNo parole optionCLEVELAND: A judge has ruled that a Cuyahoga County jury will consider either life in prison without parole or the death penalty for convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell.Parole will not be a possibility for Sowell, 51, who was convicted Friday of aggravated murder and other charges in the deaths of 11 women whose remains were found at his Cleveland home.Judge Dick Ambrose ruled Wednesday that Sowell was a repeat violent offender and sexual violent predator — specifications in the indictment that Sowell had waived his right for a jury to consider.This eliminates the chance for parole.The sentencing phase begins Monday.— Associated Press