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Power outages reported across Akron Saturday; most in Goodyear Heights

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Over 1,300 FirstEnergy customers without power in Akron, most in Goodyear Heights
Bryce Buyakie

Akron Beacon Journal

Over 1,300 FirstEnergy customers are without power in Akron's Goodyear Heights neighborhood Saturday morning.

As of 10:30 a.m., FirstEnergy has yet to determine the cause of the outage and is preparing to dispatch a crew to the location, according to the FirstEnergy website.

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Other outages impacting 20 or fewer customers were reported across Summit County.

FirstEnergy estimated power will be restored by noon.

Bryce Buyakie covers courts and public safety for the Beacon Journal. He can be reached by email at bbuyakie@gannett.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @bryce_buyakie.

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