Authorities: Man dies in tree trimming accident in Ohio
LEWISBURG, OHIO: A 66-year-old Ohio man is dead after police say he was crushed in a tree trimming accident.Preble County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Robert Schneider tells the Dayton Daily News a family...
View ArticleOpen-carry gun proponents speak with critics in peaceful Akron meeting
It’s likely no minds were changed Sunday when proponents of openly carrying guns peaceably met with the owner of an Akron barber shop who last week confronted a man carrying a long gun near his...
View ArticleBengals 37, Browns 3: Most lopsided loss since 2005 leaves Browns with NFL’s...
CLEVELAND: The only time the Browns showed any real fight Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals occurred when inside linebacker Chris Kirksey reprimanded Jeremy Hill for jumping into the stands at...
View ArticleCavs struggling on both sides as season reaches quarter point
MIAMI: It has not been a good three weeks for the Cavaliers, who have a losing record since Nov. 14 and have fallen out of first place in the East. There are plenty of reasons why, but ultimately the...
View ArticleIndians looking to add outfielder, offense as MLB winter meetings begin...
The baseball world has packed its bags and headed to Nashville for the annual winter meetings, which begin Monday. The Indians have already made a few minor deals, and league-wide two $200-million-plus...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Firing Browns coach Mike Pettine now does no good, but...
CLEVELAND: Firing Browns coach Mike Pettine with one-quarter of the season remaining would do no good. In fact, it might do more harm than good. Owner Jimmy Haslam, already saddled with the reputation...
View ArticleBomb threats prompt College of Wooster to call off classes
The College of Wooster canceled classes and closed academic buildings Monday after receiving two bomb threats.The liberal arts school says nothing was found after Wooster police and bomb-sniffing dogs...
View ArticleNew Akron mayor announces seven cabinet members
Akron Mayor-elect Dan Horrigan unveiled seven new members of his cabinet Monday, saying the group is “not afraid to challenge me or the status quo.”The new mayor, making the announcement at the Akron...
View ArticleAkron man arrested after unusual chase-arrest in Macedonia
An Akron man was jailed after leading police on an unusual chase through the Walmart parking lot in Macedonia.The incident began about 11:30 p.m. Saturday when Macedonia police patrolman Chris Neal...
View ArticleLeBron James, Nike agree on lifetime contract
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James will wear the legendary swoosh for the rest of his life. James and Nike have agreed on a lifetime contract that could serve as the next step toward a shoe empire similar to...
View ArticleActivist minister walks path of Akron gun-rights advocates to protest violence
The Rev. John Beaty decided to follow in the footsteps of advocates of openly carrying guns who walked through downtown Akron on Sunday afternoon.But Beaty’s weapon of choice Monday was the printed...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron finds no fault with professors who complained about...
A University of Akron investigation has found that an English professor who violated the school’s sexual harassment policy wasn’t a victim himself as he claimed.Professor William Thelin had filed a...
View ArticleIndians notebook: OF Joey Butler claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay; new...
NASHVILLE, Tenn: The Indians on Monday claimed outfielder Joey Butler off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays. Butler, 29, last season hit .276 with 8 home runs, 12 doubles, 30 RBI and five steals in 88...
View ArticleLeBron James expected to be back on court Tuesday as Cavaliers aim to end...
INDEPENDENCE: His goal of playing in all 82 games is already dashed, but LeBron James doesn’t seem overly upset by it. “I also want to wake up with a fresh hair cut everyday,” he joked Monday. “[Stuff]...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Urban Meyer’s philosophies detailed in ‘The Chase’ could help...
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam doesn’t need to hire Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. Instead, Haslam needs to follow Meyer’s recruiting principles in the 2016 draft and build a foundation of leadership with...
View ArticleIndians say OF Michael Brantley’s timetable for return still the same despite...
NASHVILLE, Tenn: The expected return date for Indians left fielder Michael Brantley was already unclear. As the winter meetings get underway in Nashville, it continues to get murkier, though the...
View ArticleBrowns coach Mike Pettine says organization not 100 percent unified, tension...
BEREA: For years, whenever the Browns have been accused of allowing divisive forces to create dysfunction within their building, they have strongly denied it and portrayed the organization as...
View ArticleHigh school football: Archbishop Hoban students, staff welcome home Division...
Archbishop Hoban students and staff had never experienced a celebration quite like the one that took place inside Barry Gymnasium on Monday.“We have never witnessed what we are about to witness today,...
View ArticleDismissed president files suit against Urban League
The former head of the Akron Urban League is suing for wrongful termination and asking for twice the severance pay spelled out in his contract.Fred Wright, past president and CEO of the center on...
View ArticleNorton fails to keep its word
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has every reason to have run out of patience with Norton. The city has failed to live up to an agreement it signed two years ago to bring sewers to Nash...
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