Akron police investigating slaying of man found dead with gunshot wound to head
AKRON: The Summit County Medical Examiner and Akron police are investigating the slaying of a 19–year–old man, whose body was found Sunday about 1:20 a.m. on the street in the 1400 block of Cordova...
View ArticleLocal history: Original polytechnic president is revered name at University...
Did you hear about the University of Akron president who dreamed of presiding over a polytechnic university?He eventually got his wish, although he had to move away for the job.Parke R. Kolbe...
View ArticleSlain Akron police officer Justin Winebrenner remembered a year after his death
BARBERTON: Five-year-old Charlee Winebrenner takes a trip to the cemetery, with her grandfather, every Wednesday to talk to her dad.“She just sits there and talks to him. Sometimes we take him flowers,...
View ArticleHigh school football: Playoff pairings — Nov. 16
Playoff ScheduleRegional FinalsHome team listed firstDivision I(Games at 7 p.m. Saturday)Region 11 Lakewood St. Edward (11-1) vs. 5 Euclid (10-2) at Parma Byers Field2 Stow (12-0) vs. 3 Lewis Center...
View ArticleNBA: Carmelo Anthony’s 29 points help Knicks beat Pelicans 95-87
Knicks 95, Pelicans 87Carmelo Anthony enjoyed Kevin Seraphin’s solid performance even more than his own big game. Anthony had 29 points and a season-high 13 rebounds, and the host Knicks beat the New...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam vows no bye-week firings, but...
PITTSBURGH: Owner Jimmy Haslam’s face was red, but perhaps no redder than after any other Browns loss.He was obviously somber as he left the locker room and strode down the hallway at Heinz Field after...
View ArticleNBA admits referees blew four calls down stretch in Cavaliers’ loss to Bucks
In addition to the inadvertent whistle near the end of the first overtime, the league conceded that referees blew four calls during important moments of the Cavaliers’ 108-105 double-overtime loss to...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s soccer: Zips clip Buffalo 1-0 for MAC championship,...
A happy University of Akron soccer fan shouted it for all to hear.It never gets old.Winning championships, that is. As the man said during Sunday’s postgame ceremony, it really doesn’t get old. The...
View ArticleTeens vs. Trump? Cuyahoga Falls marketing students use Kickstarter to try to...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A high school student’s joke has evolved into a concerted effort to get presidential candidates to take teenagers seriously.It began as a simple class project. Find a problem and solve...
View ArticleExperts cultivate environmentally friendly solutions to improve Akron area
Robyn Mello normally spends her time finding pockets in Philadelphia where orchards can be planted.Last week, though, she was in Akron, focused on how to improve the Crowne Point Ecology Center in Bath...
View ArticleAuthorities say man shot to death at senior living complex
EUCLID, OHIO: Authorities say a man was shot to death at a senior living complex in Northeast Ohio.The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 63-year-old Robert Williams.Police...
View ArticleCuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train car catches fire; no one hurt
Officials of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad are investigating a small fire under a railcar on Sunday during the National Park Scenic tour.The fire was quickly extinguished about 3:30 p.m. by fire...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: First-round pick Cameron Erving takes some lumps in starting...
PITTSBURGH: Browns rookie offensive lineman Cameron Erving experienced some welcome-to-the-NFL moments Sunday in a 30-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. Starting for the first time...
View ArticleSteelers 30, Browns 9: Cleveland takes beating, but Johnny Manziel makes...
PITTSBURGH: Johnny Manziel is campaigning for more playing time, and even though the Browns took a 30-9 beating from the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC North showdown Sunday at Heinz Field, the 22nd...
View ArticleDriver guides bus with eight students aboard away from deadly Akron plane...
On a dark, rainy afternoon Tuesday, bus driver Sandy Jett hadn’t expected anything out of the ordinary as she navigated through the side streets of a quiet Ellet community with eight students from...
View ArticleAMC warns viewers that ‘Walking Dead’ could vanish from independent cable...
AMC Networks informed some viewers Sunday night that they could miss out on future episodes of The Walking Dead and other popular shows if the company does not reach a new contract with a bloc of...
View ArticleNew downtown Akron hotel now set to open in mid-December
The Northside Courtyard by Marriott, downtown Akron’s first new hotel in decades, will open about a month later than planned. Hotel officials now say the 147-room property in the Northside District...
View ArticleAkron officer hurt when police van crashes into duplex; residents not home
An Akron police van crashed into a duplex in the 600 block of Russell Avenue on Saturday night, leaving an officer with minor injuries.The officer was treated at Summa Akron City Hospital and released,...
View ArticleCanton teacher is superhero to second-grader after saving his life
CANTON: Teacher Kara Rankin didn’t need a costume for Halloween. She turned into a superhero a week before the holiday by saving the life of 8-year-old Jacob Vogt after he suffered a seizure.Rankin was...
View ArticleIndians shortstop Francisco Lindor finishes second in American League Rookie...
Two rookies barely in their 20s showed that there’s a new wave of talented shortstops in the American League. On Monday night, Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros won the first round with the Indians’...
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