Sarah Taylor
Broadcast and Digital EditorA Northeast Ohio native, Sarah Taylor graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she worked at her first NPR station, WMUB. She began her professional career at WCKY-AM in Cincinnati and spent two decades in television news, the bulk of them at WKBN in Youngstown (as Sarah Eisler). For the past three years, Sarah has taught a variety of courses in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State, where she is also pursuing a Master’s degree. Sarah and her husband Scott, have two children. They live in Tallmadge.
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Canton Police worked with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to build a case against members of the Shorb Blocc gang. -
The CDC is encouraging certain people who are considered immunocompromised to consider getting another shot to help protect against the new strain. -
Since his hiring in 2017, Sean Lewis has quickly turned the Kent State program around, with two consecutive winning seasons. Now he's being rewarded for it. -
In the wake of nastiness that developed in the Democratic primary for the 11th Congressional district seat, Brown talked about how big money influenced that race and how he's trying to help the party be more successful in Ohio in the future. -
Fueled by the delta variant, cases of COVID-19 in Ohio have soared to a statewide average of 125 per 100,000 people according to the Ohio Department of Health; Summa Health is the first hospital in Akron to announce it is requiring that its employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine; the state health department continues to report strong numbers of vaccination this week; and more stories. -
Christine Fowler-Mack, who began her tenure early this month, unveiled COVID-19 safety measures at a school board meeting Monday evening. -
The city of Akron has chosen a military veteran with decades of law enforcement experience to be the city’s next police chief; after slowing to a trickle, the number of new coronavirus cases in Ohio appears to be on the rise; a central Ohio hospital system says it will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19; and more stories. -
Three of Akron-based FirstEnergy’s electric companies will refund customers amounts collected from a fee included in a tainted energy bill; the new superintendent of Akron Public Schools received unanimous support from the school board for her first proposal; the Ohio Attorney General’s Office says a grand jury has cleared a police officer who shot a Black man outside a public housing complex in Cleveland; and more stories. -
Even though it's not in the bipartisan infrastructure deal, Brown continues to advocate for a $400 billion investment in "soft infrastructure" that includes childcare and other care services that Pres. Biden had proposed in his American Jobs Plan. Brown says it would increase wages for workers who provide home care or community care to the sick and elderly. -
Ohio's top Democrat is not overly concerned that Joe Biden, despite winning the presidency, lost ground among women and Hispanic voters.
