University Park Alliance to notify remaining tenants that leases will be...
University Park Alliance — the once strong neighborhood redevelopment group that’s been embroiled in a lawsuit for more than three years — is getting out of the rental business.The organization’s lack...
View ArticleAfter three delays, Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee has new trial date...
Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee has a new trial date in her federal bribery case. Lee’s trial, delayed three times, is now scheduled for Nov. 29. U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Boyko set...
View ArticleNational Night Out attracts hundreds of families to events across Akron
Chance Crowe beamed from the driver’s seat of a firetruck, a roll of cotton candy clinging to a stick in his hand.The 3-year-old boy’s mother, Candace Hartney, snapped a photo on her cellphone and a...
View ArticleThe Rev. James Ragnoni leaves legacy of love in North Akron
Beloved is the best way to describe the Rev. James Ragnoni.“You always knew he was in the room because others were gathered around him. He was happy being a priest. He loved his ministry. He loved his...
View ArticleAkron lane closures postponed at central interchange
Motorists are getting a reprieve from shutdowns at Akron’s central interchange. Late last night, the Ohio Department of Transportation posted on Twitter and Facebook that ramp closures have been...
View ArticleFood Notes: Lebanese fest expands menu; PizzaFire discloses Fairlawn...
Lebanese food is a lot more than hummus and falafel.Fares Jasser is out to say that loud, clear and deliciously at this year’s Lebanese Food Fair, Friday and Saturday at Our Lady of the Cedars in...
View ArticleObama shortens terms for 214 prisoners; Akron man among those commuted
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Wednesday cut short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 life sentences, in what the White House called the largest batch of commutations on a...
View ArticlePresident Obama commutes life sentence of Akron drug dealer imprisoned since...
President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the life sentence of a major cocaine trafficker who operated out of Akron in the 1990s.Ervin Darnell Worthy, 51, was expected to spend the rest of his life...
View ArticleNew West Point aims to open first phase in October; will include wine bar and...
You’ll be able to buy your holiday wine and some other treats at the new West Point Market.The first phase of the reinvented West Point, including a wine department with a bar, is scheduled to open by...
View ArticleEmirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands, bursts into flames in Dubai;...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: All 300 people aboard an Emirates airliner survived a crash landing in Dubai on Wednesday, scrambling down emergency slides before flames consumed the plane in an accident...
View ArticleFirstMerit, Huntington employees begin getting layoff notices, job offers for...
FirstMerit and Huntington bank employees this week have begun getting notices that their positions are being eliminated or that they have a new job with the merged company.But how many employees have...
View ArticleMemorial announced for Summit County Executive Russ Pry; party details plans...
A public memorial to honor Summit County Executive Russ Pry will take place at 10 a.m. Aug. 13 at the John S. Knight Center in downtown Akron.The memorial will be followed by a Celebration of Life from...
View ArticleRoller-coaster life of 1996 Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu...
STRONGSVILLE: Dominique Moceanu was nine months pregnant with her first child. Her father was dying from a rare eye cancer.Studying for a degree in business management at John Carroll University, she...
View ArticleBrowns rookie Corey Coleman has a new friend in his corner — some guy named...
Corey Coleman probably has a better summer vacation story than you because he found himself on cloud nine with His Airness.Coleman, a rookie wide receiver whose highlight plays have been turning heads...
View ArticleWandering Ohio girl, 4, found OK in woods; parents charged
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO: Authorities say a 4-year-old girl who apparently wandered from her Ohio home was found alone in a wooded area hours later, and her parents have been charged with child...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Hospital opens dental clinic aimed at helping poor and...
Jayden “JJ” Wykoff nibbled on his teddy bear Bob’s ear Wednesday as he sat tilted back in a new, kid-sized dentist chair at Akron Children’s Hospital.Eight-year-old JJ, who has autism, didn’t know what...
View ArticleState still deciding when to begin ramp closures at Akron’s central...
Ramp closures are still coming soon at Akron’s central interchange, but it’s unclear when the road work will once again get a green light.Late Tuesday night, the Ohio Department of Transportation...
View ArticleOccupants escape fire in Akron home early Thursday
A house on Johnland Avenue in Akron was “fully involved” in flames early Thursday morning when firefighters arrived.The occupants of the house at 1141 Johnland Ave. made it out safely, according to the...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Road chaos takes a holiday
Now, let me get this straight.The Ohio Department of Transportation first announced it was going to rebuild the Interstate 76/77 bridges over Johnston and Spicer streets in Akron in 2012.In other...
View ArticleRetired federal Judge David Dowd dies at 87; longtime judge remembered fondly
When David Dudley Dowd Jr. first became a federal judge, he inherited a backlog of cases.His solution was to try two cases at the same time, one in the morning and another in the afternoon.The backlog...
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