AKRONPNC Bank robbedAKRON: Akron police are investigating a robbery Monday morning at PNC Bank, 548 S. Canton Road.Employees said a woman entered the bank about 10:44 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money. The woman received an undisclosed amount of cash, then fled the branch, heading south.She might have gotten into a tan, midsize car with a loud exhaust and temporary license plate, police said.The woman is described as in her mid-30s, heavy set and about 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8. She was wearing a blue blazer-style jacket, red shirt and blue jeans.Anyone with information is asked to contact Akron detectives at 330-375-2490.Robbery thwartedAKRON: An Akron man faces aggravated robbery charges after police said the victim foiled an attempted heist.Melvin L. Thompson, 41, of Childs Avenue, is accused of attempting to rob a man who was seated in his car at an East Akron gas station.According to police reports, the 62-year-old man was playing some lottery tickets when a man opened the passenger-side door, entered the car and demanded money. He was wearing a mask and carrying a stun gun, police said.When the victim threatened to shoot the would-be robber with his handgun, the robber jumped out of the vehicle and ran.Police said Thompson was located in an apartment on Perkins Street and booked into the Summit County Jail.Man shot in chestAKRON: Akron police have issued an arrest warrant for an Akron man accused of shooting another man in the chest following an argument.Raymond D. Bushner, 24, of Orlando Avenue, is accused of shooting a 43-year-old man about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Eastgay Drive.The victim was taken to Akron General Medical Center, where his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, police said.Police said Bushner is black, about 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds and should be considered armed and dangerous.Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact detectives at 330-375-2490.Driver robbedAKRON: Akron police are seeking three young men who robbed a delivery driver for Georgio’s Pizza about 8:30 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of Gale Street.According to a police report, the driver said three men approached him from behind, struck him in the back of the head and demanded money. When he dropped three pizzas on the ground, one of the assailants grabbed the food and ran. The other two continued fighting with the driver until they got his wallet.The men took money from the wallet and fled.The driver was not injured, police said.Anyone with information is asked to contact Akron detectives at 330-375-2490.Sewer inspectionAKRON: The city is beginning an external inspection of its main sewer pipe.The inspection will require clearing trees and shrubs along the sewer for 8,300 feet from the Akron Water Pollution Control Facility along Riverview Road to just west of Weathervane Lane, and along the Towpath Trail from North Portage Path to about 7,600 feet south.Towpath visitors might notice the work. Inspection crews also will be visible along the sewer.Built in the mid-1920s, the pipe is a key component of the city’s wastewater collection system.Ramp to closeAKRON: The ramp from Cuyahoga Falls Avenue to state Route 8 southbound will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Wednesday for work.The closing will include a portion of the right lane south of the ramp.The Tallmadge Avenue exit ramp will remain open.Ward 4 meetingAKRON: Councilman Russel C. Neal, Jr. will host the November meeting for Ward 4 residents at 6:30 tonight at the Lawton Street Community Center, 1225 Lawton St.The topic will be healthful eating.Veronica Sims, from Akron Summit County Community Action Agency, will talk about Akron’s Fresh Food initiatives. Anita Jackson of Manana’s Healing House will share tips on healthful food preparation.The meeting is free and open to the public.CANTONEPA settlementCANTON: Akron Iron & Metal LLC has agreed to pay a $142,000 fine to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.The civil penalty settles violations by the company of Ohio’s air pollution control laws at its metal salvage operation at 1451 Trump Road NE, Canton.In March 2008, the company installed three jet torches without obtaining a permit-to-install and operated them for more than 30 months without employing best available technology and reasonably available measures to control particulate and dust emissions, the EPA said.Excessive visible emissions were documented on two occasions in 2010, the agency said.Akron Iron & Metal uses the torches to cut scrap metal pieces for steel mills and other users. Because the torches contain oxygen-pressurized nozzles fueled by propane and natural gas, they are regulated as air-contaminant sources.On Jan. 1, the company completed installation of a three-sided enclosure with bag house and began using it to properly control emissions.NORTHEAST OHIOLighting discountsResidents and businesses in Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson and Wadsworth soon will receive coupons for energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).The coupons — worth up to $22 for 10 bulbs in Cuyahoga Falls and Wadsworth and up to $26 for 14 bulbs in Hudson — will arrive in the mail early this month and must be used by Dec. 31.Changing at least 10 light bulbs can save up to $370 in reduced electric bills over the life of the bulbs, experts say. Lighting accounts for 20 to 30 percent of a typical residential electric bill.The coupons can be used as any store with GE-brand CFLs in stock and that accepts manufacturers’ coupons. A list of participating stores can be found in the home-lighting section of www.efficiencysmart.org.The energy-conservation initiative, run by Columbus-based Efficiency Smart for the American Municipal Power, is designed to reduce electric usage and electric bills. The three municipal electric utilities opted to participate.For more information, call 877-889-3777.SUMMIT COUNTYJudge applicantsAKRON: The Summit County Republican Party is accepting applications for the vacancy created by the retirement of Common Pleas Judge Patricia Cosgrove.Applications and resumes should be sent to county GOP Chairman Alex Arshinkoff at party headquarters, 1755 Merriman Road, Suite 250, Akron, OH 44313. The deadline is 4 p.m. Nov. 9.A screening committee will interview applicants at noon Nov. 10 and make a recommendation to the party’s executive committee at 6:30 p.m. that evening at the Hilton, 3180 W. Market St. The executive committee will forward its recommendations to Gov. John Kasich, who will make the appointment.For more information, contact Debbie Walsh, the county party’s executive director, at 330-434-9151 or at dwalsh@summitcountygop.org. Airing of ‘Gun Fight’AKRON: Summit County Progressive Democrats will show the movie Gun Fight at 7 p.m. Thursday in Meeting Room 2 of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. Main St., Akron.Using the mass shooting at Virginia Tech as a focus, this movie explores various sides of the volatile issues of gun ownership and gun rights in the United States.A discussion will follow the showing.This event is free and open to the public.