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BATH TWP.: Don’t drive to Bath Township to see LeBron James’ house. Fans may have gotten a rare opportunity to see the king returning home from last month’s NBA championship, but it is highly unlikely...
View ArticleBack patio at Old 97 Cafe in Kenmore is a treat to behold
In the heart of Kenmore, nestled quietly along Kenmore Boulevard sits the Old 97 Cafe.The old, small brick facade at 1503 Kenmore Blvd. doesn't demand the attention of drivers-by, but the old-school...
View ArticleDNC: Schedule of speakers
Monday, July 25: Wells Fargo Center Speaker: Pam Livengood Pam and her family of Keene, NH have been personally affected by the growing substance abuse epidemic and are guardians for their grandson...
View ArticlePNC begins installing logo, name on downtown Akron building
The downtown Akron skyline got a little bit of orange added to it on Friday.Workers for PNC Bank began hoisting part of the Pittsburgh-based company’s logo and name to the top of the 23-story...
View ArticleHillary Clinton chooses Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as running mate
ORLANDO, FLORIDA: Hillary Clinton named Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic...
View ArticlePolice give all-clear in Munich shooting; suspect dead, nine others killed
MUNICH: An 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and a nearby McDonald’s Friday night, killing nine people and wounding 16 others before killing himself, the...
View ArticleAkron school and city officials get input from the community about the future...
The Akron Council of Parent Teacher Associations on Friday shared suggestions with school and city officials on how to proceed with the final stage of the plan to rebuild public schools throughout the...
View ArticleAkron man, Kevin Ecker, gets 21 years for selling drugs that killed addict
An Akron man will spend 21 years in prison for selling a drug addict the highly potent fentanyl that killed her when she overdosed in March 2015.Kevin Ecker’s case was the 22nd drug-related involuntary...
View ArticleSummit County brings mental health awareness to Main Street
Summit County’s new initiative to change attitudes toward mental health is the first such countywide effort nationwide and the first to involve faith-based leaders, the founder of Change Direction said...
View ArticleBrowns add defensive line depth by signing veteran Nick Hayden
The Browns boosted their roster to the maximum of 90 players a week before the start of training camp by signing veteran defensive lineman Nick Hayden on Friday.The 6-foot-3, 295-pound Hayden appeared...
View ArticleHigh schools: North Canton Hoover junior football player Zach Herrera dies...
North Canton Hoover junior Zach Herrera died Friday at Akron Children’s Hospital, four weeks after suffering a brain aneurysm, according to his sister, Alexis Herrera.Alexis announced the news on her...
View ArticleRNC: Area residents watched Trump, now want help sorting through the information
One of the questions posed to a group of Akron-area residents Thursday evening prior to Donald Trump’s acceptance speech was: What do you want to hear?They were among a diverse group of 16 local...
View ArticleRNC after dark: Delegates, volunteers partied in last hours of convention
When the evening session of the final day of the Republican National Convention began, the food and drink vendors in Freedom Plaza outside Quicken Loans Arena were told to close down until the end of...
View ArticleRNC Fact Check: Trump cherry-picks data, stretches truth in speech
CLEVELAND: In his speech Thursday night accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump stretched the facts on numerous occasions, got them right in other cases and cherry-picked data to make his...
View ArticleThings to Do, July 23: Akron Arts Expo; canal cleanup; Race for the Cure;...
Akron Arts Expo roars back to Hardesty ParkThe popular Akron Arts Expo runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in Hardesty Park, 1615 W. Market St., with more than 160...
View ArticleIndians outfielder Michael Brantley has scar tissue removed from shoulder,...
Indians outfielder Michael Brantley has had another setback, though it appears this one might only cost him about a week.Brantley underwent an outpatient procedure on Friday to break up and relieve...
View ArticleOhio Republicans head home with mixed feelings on Trump
CINCINNATI: Ohio Republicans leave the Cleveland convention with mixed feelings among them about their party’s presidential nominee, while saying they will take him over his Democratic foe.The state’s...
View ArticleConvinced you need a fitness tracker? Think again
NEW YORK: Maybe you don’t really need a fitness tracker.It might be tempting to get one, now that the weather’s nice and you’re spending more time outdoors. A Fitbit or an Apple Watch, for instance,...
View ArticleBigfoot stories get hairy at library: Author, filmmaker search for truth...
Tom Priddy thought he was about to die. It was 2013 and he and a buddy were fishing along a creek in Salt Fork State Park when they heard something coming toward them through the tall grass on the...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Pokemon should be booted from cemetery
Rarely will you see a more devoted pair than this husband and his son.The son’s mother — his father’s wife of 43 years — died of a heart attack three years ago.Almost every day since, the two have...
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