Spirit Airlines landing at Akron-Canton Airport in November, but area is not...
Akron-Canton Airport’s newest airline arriving in November is new to the region, but the region and airport aren’t new to the head of Spirit Airlines.Spirit Airlines Chief Executive Officer Bob Fornaro...
View ArticleLocal Humane Society changes its name for more clarity
PAWSibilities, Humane Society of Greater Akron is changing its name to the Humane Society of Summit County just in time for its Fall in Love Adoption Event on Saturday.“There was a lot of confusion,”...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Crestwood tops previously unbeaten Mogadore 24-7
Portage TrailCrestwood 24, Mogadore 7Logan Thut rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown, and the host Red Devils (5-1, 1-0) scored 24 unanswered points to defeat the Wildcats (5-1, 0-1) in a County...
View ArticleHigh school football / Jackson 35, GlenOak 10: Undefeated Polar Bears make...
JACKSON TOWNSHIP: It was either going to be a definitive night in the Federal League or a night in which the league race took on the look of scrambled eggs.It turned out to be a definitive all right....
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 30
FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance at West Branch, ppd.Archbishop Hoban 41, Mentor Lake Cath. 10Aurora 43, Highland 10Avon 42, Lakewood 6Avon Lake 35, Amherst Steele 14Barberton 41, West Holmes...
View ArticleLeBron James turns up heat on Cavaliers to sign free agent J.R. Smith
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James has been through this before. Just last year, fellow Klutch Sports client Tristan Thompson was embroiled in a contract dispute with the Cavaliers and James did his best to...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Timing of little consequence when Zips facing...
Sticking out on the schedule like a thumb hit by a hammer, the grudge match between the University of Akron and Kent State football teams won’t get end-of-the-season treatment this year.Instead of...
View ArticleHigh school football / Ellet 48, Green 34: Marquise Bridges scores five...
GREEN: Football may be a team sport, but it’s always nice to have a game-changing player at running back and defensive back.Ellet senior Marquise Bridges is that type of player for coach Joe Yost, and...
View ArticleTrump shames ex-beauty pageant winner for her sexual past
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.: Plunging deeper into campaign controversy, Donald Trump publicly shamed a former beauty queen on Friday for her “disgusting” sexual past and then — in one of presidential history’s...
View ArticleReporter with a gun: Lessons from the firing range
From the porch behind my uncle’s house, I watched my dad shoot a silver handgun at a makeshift target. The series of bullets scattered wood debris as they struck the base of an old oak at the forest’s...
View ArticleUnscripted Trump overshadows his own economic message
NOVI, Mich.: Thousands of Michigan voters roared with approval as Donald Trump lashed out at an economic system he said was rigged against everyday Americans. They cheered louder when he declared that...
View ArticlePoll: Half of Trump backers don’t trust vote count
NEW YORK: Donald Trump is making the unprecedented assertion that the general election “is going to be rigged,” and many people who are drawn to his presidential campaign have major doubts about the...
View ArticleA dream and $1 gets Rootstown couple a sailboat to share the seas together
It all started with a dream and a popup ad.After spending their 19th anniversary on the lake in Conneaut, Suzi and Bly Daniell decided to buy a boat. It’s something they’d always wanted. The Rootstown...
View ArticleHow the trustees can repair relationships at UA
The words often have been repeated around the University of Akron — about the need to repair relationships on campus and with the larger community. Matt Wilson, who moved from dean of the law school to...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron 31, Kent State 27: Backup quarterback Tra’Von Chapman...
KENT: The calendar normally reads late November when rivals Kent State and the University of Akron face off in the chill, but an early October day provided cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s —...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Vivid visions of Akron
I rarely write about books, mostly because I hate to read.Just kidding.We already have someone doing book reviews (Barbara McIntyre on Sundays), so we’ve got that covered. But in rare cases, I can’t...
View ArticleAkron-Canton racks up more weather records in September
The Akron-Canton area posted high temperatures and precipitation that went into the top 10 list for September.Unofficial data from the National Weather Service in Cleveland show that the average...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio native Matt Lanter stars in NBC’s new series ‘Timeless’
He’s already a pretty popular guy in the world of sci-fi having been the voice of Anakin Skywalker in the Clone Wars TV series.But if all goes well Monday night with the premiere of Timeless on NBC,...
View ArticleLocal Muslims wary of Hungary’s anti-migrant referendum
BUDAPEST, Hungary: Muslims in Hungary say they are wary of the government’s anti-migrant referendum this weekend, which polls suggest has boosted xenophobic feelings.The government, contending that...
View ArticleRecovering drug addict, 28 years sober: “There is hope. I’m proof.”
Marshon Whitley got down on her knees in October 1988 and asked God to take the taste of drugs out of her mouth.Nearly 28 years later, she is still sober and giving back as a licensed chemical...
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