Former GOP senator and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich dies
COLUMBUS: Former Republican U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a two-term Ohio governor who preached frugality in his personal and public life and occasionally bucked the GOP establishment, died Sunday. He...
View ArticleNBA Finals: Draymond Green suspended for Game 5 after being assessed a...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: Draymond Green is out and LeBron James is on the high road. Klay Thompson is throwing verbal jabs and a lopsided 3-1 NBA Finals became a whole lot more interesting on Sunday.Green was...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Suspended for Game 5, Warriors’ Draymond Green should have...
OAKLAND, Calif.: Draymond Green punched LeBron James in the groin on Friday night, and now LeBron James’ reputation is unfairly taking a hit.The NBA assessed Green a flagrant-1 foul Sunday, suspending...
View ArticleOnline threats prompt league to cancel autograph sessions with Akron Racers...
The National Pro Fastpitch softball league has canceled postgame autograph sessions with the Akron Racers and other teams until further notice because of threats made to players and staff on social...
View ArticleNightclub shooter was a body builder, security guard
FORT PIERCE, Fla: He was a body builder and a security guard, a religious man who attended the local mosque and wanted to become a police officer.Early Sunday, 29-year-old Omar Mateen opened fire at a...
View ArticleTeen suspected of drowning in southwest Ohio lake identified
TROTWOOD, Ohio: Authorities say a teenager died after going underwater in southwest Ohio.Authorities were called to Madison Lakes Park Sunday evening and searched for the teen in a cliff area of the...
View ArticleFiery Wayne County crash kills three
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash late Sunday in Wayne County that killed three people.Ronald J. Pesicek, 73, and Sylvia P. Pesicek, 70, of Wooster; and a motorcyclist...
View ArticleBodies removed from Orlando nightclub after worst mass shooting in U.S. history
ORLANDO, Fla.: he last of the bodies were removed from an Orlando gay nightclub overnight as investigators dug into the background of the gunman, who called 911 to profess allegiance to the Islamic...
View ArticleOhio middle school principal admits wallet theft, resigns
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Officials say an Ohio principal has resigned after she pleaded guilty to stealing a thrift store worker’s wallet last summer.Authorities say surveillance footage shows Nicole Edwards...
View ArticleCicadas on the menu for Stow foodie
Stow: Cicadas. For Don Xu, they’re what’s for dinner.Xu, a self-described foodie, could hardly wait for the 17-year cicadas to emerge last month so he could fry some up and taste them. He cooked his...
View ArticleTheater review: ‘Spamalot’ is ridiculously good fun at Weathervane
Weathervane’s Spamalot cast performs Monty Python’s silly, nonsensical humor with such zest, you can’t help but sit in the audience with a dopey grin on your face.The 2005 musical comedy, a wacky...
View ArticleLeadership, the Voinovich way
George Voinovich understood the full value of experience in public life. He held seven offices, state representative, Cuyahoga county auditor, county commissioner, lieutenant governor, Cleveland mayor,...
View ArticleShareholders of FirstMerit, Huntington OK proposed merger; regulators still...
The shareholders of both FirstMerit Corp. and Huntington Bancshares have approved the proposed merger of the two banks.In separate special meetings today, held in Akron and Columbus, shareholders...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Readers save the day
Didn’t Monday’s weather make you want to go outside and play? Same here. So I did.Fortunately, a bunch of readers got together and wrote my column for me.Thanks, guys!New attractionBob: I noted a photo...
View ArticleSteam plant seeks permanent ownership with hospital co-op
After decades of being passed through ownership, the city’s steam plant might finally get a more permanent set of owners.The city’s department of public service proposed a co-op form of ownership of...
View ArticleFuneral scheduled for former GOP senator and Ohio governor George Voinovich
CLEVELAND: The city of Cleveland will hold a public viewing for former Republican U.S. Sen., Ohio Gov. and Cleveland Mayor George Voinovich.The 79-year-old Voinovich died in his sleep Sunday at his...
View ArticleAlleged drug dealer on trial for involuntary manslaughter told police his...
Jessica Canada Holmes’ drug dealer told police after her death that his product was a “matter of life and death,” Akron police detective Mike Schmidt told a jury on Monday.Holmes, 21, died in March...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kevin Love returns to starting lineup for Game 5
OAKLAND, CALIF.: Kevin Love’s career as a backup lasted exactly one game. Love was reinserted into the starting lineup for Monday’s NBA Finals Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors. The absence of...
View ArticleLocal Muslims condemn Orlando shootings
In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shootings, leaders of the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent condemned the “cruel, cold-blooded massacre,” pledged solidarity with the victims and their families and...
View ArticleProsecutor: FedEx delivered illegal prescription drugs
SAN FRANCISCO: FedEx delivered packages containing illegal prescription drugs for Internet pharmacies even after it noticed authorities were cracking down on the businesses and was told that one had...
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