Chrissie Hynde, music photographer share images and stories from English punk...
Chrissie Hynde and rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky regaled an audience with stories of English punk rock’s glory days during a lecture Thursday night at the Akron Art Museum.Furmanovsky, an...
View ArticlePolice: 5 officers dead, 7 hurt in Dallas protest shooting
DALLAS: Gunmen shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven others during a protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states, authorities said. It appeared to be the deadliest...
View ArticleLeBron James speaks out against violence in the wake of Dallas shootings
Akron’s LeBron James, reigning NBA finals MVP and three-time champion, who has spoken out about societal issues in the past, took to social media in the wake of the Dallas shootings to urge people to...
View ArticleThree days in the heroin epidemic
On Tuesday, those on the front lines of fighting the drug overdose epidemic in Akron faced an alarming one-day surge. Instead of paramedics responding to two or fewer overdose calls, 10 calls involving...
View ArticleSummit County Executive Russ Pry recovering from another surgery
Summit County Executive Russ Pry is in Cleveland Clinic Akron General recovering from surgery this week to repair a tear in his small intestine.He will be at the hospital for several days, Jason...
View ArticleCommunity meetings set to discuss Akron Public Schools construction plan
The Akron Board of Education and Akron City Council have scheduled a series of meetings to discuss the final stage of the plan to rebuild schools in the city.The state has said that based on enrollment...
View ArticleRotary camp at Rex Lake still bustling after more than nine decades
New Franklin: Christie Burdicko spends two weeks every summer reconnecting with friends.They gather at a camp site on Rex Lake, where they swim, boat, fish and enjoy other activities along the...
View ArticleOhio among 10 states suing over restrooms transgender students can use
Ohio and nine other states sued the federal government Friday over rules requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms conforming to their gender identity, joining a dozen...
View ArticleIn interview, Ginsburg says she doesn’t want to envision a Trump win
WASHINGTON: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn’t want to think about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the White House, and she predicts the next president — “whoever she will be” — will...
View ArticleLocal Black Lives Matter group plans to avoid RNC
Black Lives Matter in Cuyahoga County will not protest during the Republican National Convention. Jeffrey Mixon, president of the Cuyahoga County chapter of the national Black Lives Matter movement,...
View ArticleNAACP leader: Police, public need to recognize their biases
A local civil rights leader said Friday that this week’s police incidents that left black men dead in Minnesota and Louisiana did not justify the deaths of five Dallas police officers at a peaceful...
View ArticleSpain: Seven gored in hair-raising Pamplona bull-run
PAMPLONA, Spain: Six foreigners, including three Americans, were among seven people gored in a hair-raising second running of the bulls Friday at Pamplona’s San Fermin festival, the Navarra regional...
View ArticleThings to Do, July 9: Dragon boat fest; stargazing; wine tasting and art;...
Take in festival against cancerThe annual Dragons on the Lake festival begins at 8:30 a.m. and continues all day at Portage Lakes State Park, with races every 12 minutes. Teams of 20 paddlers, a...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Rookie Tyler Naquin still rolling; Michael Martinez traded...
CLEVELAND: Indians rookie outfielder Tyler Naquin has had to survive at the major league level this season — in more ways than one. Aside from adjusting to major league pitching, he’s also had to deal...
View ArticleIndians 10, Yankees 2: Indians snap two-game skid behind Mike Napoli’s...
CLEVELAND: Three home runs in the first inning and five total. A prodigious blast that nearly hit the scoreboard. An ace performance.Friday night had just about everything for the home sellout crowd in...
View ArticleGood Park Junior Tournament: Adam Filo, Olivia Swain earn boys, girls titles
Adam Filo went to the forefront on Thursday at J.E. Good Park Golf Course in Akron. He sealed the deal on Friday.Meanwhile, Olivia Swain emerged from a tightly bunched field on the girls side. Both won...
View ArticleRich Heldenfels: After Dallas and other incidents, is some straight,...
Could we talk about race?Just talk about it? Not yell about it, not throw names at each other, not try to assign blame?Could we just have a conversation that might help people understand each other’s...
View ArticleAkron, Bath and Summit County will provide extra protection in Cleveland at...
Despite the recent turmoil involving police nationwide, several local law enforcement agencies still are helping with security during the Republican National Convention July 18 through 21 in...
View Article3-D printing’s promise rising in Northeast Ohio
Anyone who’s watched the 1991 movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day remembers the scene when the bad-guy, shape-shifting terminator rises and reshapes itself out of a puddle of liquid metal. A similar...
View ArticleFBI identifies woman found shot in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
FBI agents have identified the woman who runners found shot near a trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park last weekend, but they’re staying mum on who she is.“Right now, we just can’t reveal any...
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