Akron Zoo mourns loss of Roscoe the snow leopard
In his prime, Roscoe the snow leopard could be seen napping atop the highest, sun-warmed rocks in his mountain-like exhibit at the Akron Zoo.From his perch, he could look down over a vista that...
View ArticleAkron police to re-evaluate downtown safety after fatal shooting; 26-year-old...
Akron police plan to re-evaluate downtown safety after a shooting early Sunday morning left a 26-year-old Akron man dead and a woman wounded.Officers responded to a shots-fired call at South Main and...
View ArticleAuthorities capture Akron man accused of stealing $75,000 in cash
An Akron man wanted in connection with the theft of about $75,000 in cash has been captured by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. Derrick Whatley, 33, was arrested Monday near the 800...
View ArticleCharge: Youngstown man hid girlfriend in freezer, lived with her impostor
YOUNGSTOWN: A man stored his girlfriend’s body in a freezer with the help of another woman, who assumed the dead girlfriend’s life by moving into her home, using her credit cards and caring for her...
View ArticleUniontown police sergeant walks out of Akron hospital three weeks after being...
After spending three weeks recovering at Summa Akron City Hospital, Uniontown police Sgt. David White was looking forward to doing one thing when he got home Monday — petting his dog.The 25-year police...
View ArticleFather accidentally shoots 6-year-old son in leg in Akron
A father accidentally shot his 6-year-old son in the leg early Tuesday morning, Akron police say.The boy was treated at an area hospital for a minor injury, as the bullet grazed his leg.Authorities...
View ArticleHead of UA honors college resigning; she will be among several top...
Another top administrator hired by the embattled former University of Akron President Scott Scarborough is leaving.Lakeesha Ransom, vice provost and dean of the Drs. Gary B and Pamela S. Williams...
View ArticleBrowns D-tackle Danny Shelton honored grandparents, lifted lava boulders on...
Life in Samoa moves at a slow pace. It’s quiet and relaxing with very few distractions.So when Browns defensive tackle Danny Shelton rumbled across a beach and lifted lava boulders there last month...
View ArticleLongtime Akron educator, school board member Vera Cogan O’Neill dies; was...
Longtime Akron educator Vera Cogan O’Neill began her career as a teacher, but she really was a lifelong student. O’Neill, Akron’s first female high school principal and a former school board member,...
View ArticleState to collect millions of tax dollars from charter school that inflated...
The Ohio Department of Education is withholding $12.4 million from the state’s largest online charter school this year. The decision to dock payments for the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT)...
View ArticleJury finds Cleveland man guilty of murder in shooting death in robbery gone...
Three people identified Trent Turner as the shooter in a drug robbery gone bad that left a Green man dead in November 2015.Turner’s defense attorneys, though, claimed the three were motivated by...
View ArticleFrank Avenue to close in Jackson Township
JACKSON TWP.: Township officials are warning motorists that Frank Avenue between University Street and Bundoran Street will be closed starting Monday for a culvert project.The road will remain closed...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls to seek money for notorious six-road intersection near Chapel...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Folks have talked about the need to redesign Barney’s Busy Corners — the notorious six-road convergence near Chapel Hill Mall — for decades, but no one has ever taken the step of...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Taverne of Richfield staying open; Gridiron, BurgerFi closed;...
The historic Taverne of Richfield restaurant is not for sale. The Gridiron near the University of Akron and BurgerFi in Cuyahoga Falls are closed. The groundbeefapalooza that is the National Hamburger...
View ArticleFamily members want to see man charged in fatal fires put to death; Stanley...
The family members of nine people killed in fatal fires want to see the Akron man prosecutors say is responsible put to death.That was the consensus the victims’ families shared after sitting through...
View ArticleLegendary football coach Ara Parseghian dies at 94
Ara Parseghian, who took over a foundering Notre Dame football program and restored it to glory with two national championships in 11 seasons, has died. He was 94.University of Notre Dame President...
View ArticleNate Ulrich’s Browns briefing: Behind Joe Thomas, across from Myles Garrett,...
BEREA: Not many NFL players can say they’re a backup to a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Not many can say they line up across from the No. 1 overall draft pick every day in practice.But...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for terrorism charges
An Akron man who released the names and addresses of members of the military with a message urging people to attack them on behalf of the Islamic State was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in federal...
View ArticleAkron couple sent to prison for harboring and hiring undocumented workers
A married Akron couple who harbored and hired undocumented workers for their Royal Buffet and Grill restaurant in the Chapel Hill neighborhood are going to federal prison.Zhou Qiang Zou, 35, and Xin...
View ArticleWoman indicted on charges of killing two teens while texting and driving
The Summit County grand jury on Wednesday indicted a 24-year-old New Franklin woman who’s accused of killing two teenagers and severely injuring a third while texting and driving in May.Natasha Boggs...
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