Pair attempts to burn Coventry Middle School, detectives seek public’s help...
Summit County Sheriff’s detectives hope the public will help them identify two male suspects who were caught on surveillance cameras attempting to burn down Coventry Middle School last month. The...
View ArticleDavid Cameron to quit Wednesday; Theresa May to be new British prime minister
LONDON: A political era ended Monday — unexpectedly and without an election — as Prime Minister David Cameron said he will step down in two days in favor of Theresa May, a senior member of his Cabinet...
View ArticleAkron firefighters and their promotions
The three-year contract recently approved by the city of Akron fire union sets a new and welcome direction for how firefighters will be promoted. Gone will be the use of promotional testing, the source...
View ArticleDefense attorney to jurors: Akron man shouldn’t be convicted of most serious...
Defense attorneys aren’t denying that Michael Huguley fatally stabbed his girlfriend after the two quarreled at their Akron home a year ago.They are arguing, however, that he shouldn’t be convicted of...
View ArticleSoap Box Derby racers parade downtown to kick off week of competition
Downtown Akron was full of racers and families Monday as a parade of derby champions kicked off the 79th running of the All-American Soap Box Derby week.Champions from New York to Japan have arrived...
View Article#NeverTrump movement persists as RNC committees gather in Cleveland
Between discussions about the core values of their party, Republican delegates filed past a big-screen TV inside the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland on Monday.“#NeverTrump delegates to change...
View ArticleBrowns: Running back Isaiah Crowell apologizes for Instagram drawing
BEREA: Browns running back Isaiah Crowell has apologized for posting a drawing on Instagram last week showing a police officer getting his throat slashed.Crowell posted the drawing after men in...
View Article2016 Eastern League All-Star Game: Clint Frazier growing into player the...
Anybody who tuned in to the MLB Network on Sunday night saw exactly why the Indians are so high on outfielder Clint Frazier.The No. 2 prospect in the Tribe organization, Frazier went 2-for-3 with a...
View ArticleLeaky toilet? Burst pipe? Akron creates new policy to make sure unexpectedly...
Akron unveiled a new policy Monday to provide some financial relief to utility customers socked with high, unexpected bills caused by everything from toilet leaks to clerical errors.The policy comes at...
View ArticleHusband of Ohio mother accused in sons’ deaths admits to sex charge
BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO: The husband of a woman accused of killing their three sons has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for having sex with his wife before they were married when she was...
View ArticleCaitlyn Jenner to appear in Cleveland during RNC to raise awareness of LGBT...
Donald Trump will not be the only headline-dominating figure in Northeast Ohio next week.Caitlyn Jenner — whose transition from Bruce, an Olympic Gold medalist and patriarch of the Kardashian family,...
View ArticlePolice: Driver in Northeast Ohio crash that killed 3 was driving about 80 mph...
CLEVELAND: Police officers estimate the car that crashed and killed three teenage passengers in Cleveland had sped past the officers at 80 mph prior to the wreck.Cleveland.com reports the 20-year-old...
View ArticleStunned by national events, Highland Square neighbors convene in parking lot...
On Monday evening, Highland Square neighbors left their homes and began walking down the sidewalk, some with folded canvas chairs slung over their shoulders.On the road beside them, cars from nearby...
View ArticlePokémon among us: Virtual game craze hits Akron
There are a lot more young people wandering the streets of Akron and elsewhere with their eyes fixed on their phones in search of the adorable virtual critters known as Pokémon.But you won’t be...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron names interim president
The University of Akron Board of Trustees named an interim president Monday evening to replace Scott Scarborough, who stepped down May 31.Matthew Wilson, 45, dean of UA’s School of Law, will fill the...
View ArticleOhio couple gets 10-year term for locking up adopted kids
JEFFERSON, OHIO: A husband and wife in Ohio have been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges related to keeping their adopted children locked inside bedrooms for all but a few hours a day.The...
View ArticleAfter 10 overdoses in 9 hours, an arrest in Ohio heroin case
COLUMBUS: Columbus police who dealt with 10 heroin overdoses within nine hours say a suspect was arrested in connection with at least one case.The department says 10 people overdosed Sunday at eight...
View ArticleFaced with likely Trump coronation, some GOP delegates quit
PROVIDENCE, R.I.: Running out of options to voice displeasure with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, some delegates who oppose him have flirted with a movement to try to upend...
View ArticleGreen native Kelsie Ahbe set to compete for Canada in pole vault at Rio Olympics
Parents dread the thought of a 3 a.m. phone call about their child.But last Monday in the wee hours, Brad Ahbe called his wife, Suzie, from Edmonton, Alberta, to let her know their daughter, Kelsie, a...
View ArticleRepublican National Convention: What it is, what to expect
Of the 50,000 people anticipated in Cleveland for the Republican National Convention this week, only 2,472 are voting delegates.Their job is to decide whether they want billionaire businessman Donald...
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