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Brian Freeman has never thought of himself as artistic. But after just two art classes at New Destiny Treatment Center, he has discovered a creative streak he didn’t know he had.Freeman is a patient at...
View ArticleTallmadge mayor says development projects his priority for 2016
TALLMADGE: As Mayor David Kline starts his second term this month, he wants to see commercial, residential and retail development projects that began in his first four years in office completed. Testa...
View ArticleNBA: Arron Afflalo scores 38, Knicks beat Hawks 111-97
Knicks 111, Hawks 97Arron Afflalo scored a season-high 38 points and host New York beat Atlanta on Sunday afternoon.Afflalo was 14-for-17 from the field and 7-for-8 from 3-point range, making his first...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Left tackle Joe Thomas doesn’t rule out asking for trade...
CLEVELAND: The wash-rinse-and-repeat cycle of losing, hirings and firings may have finally gotten to perennial Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas.When asked about the possibility of a new coach and...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam fires coach Mike Pettine, GM Ray Farmer; promotes...
CLEVELAND: Jimmy Haslam jinxed the Browns on Aug. 1 when he vowed not to blow up the organization after the 2015 season. The Browns went on to have a horrendous season, and Haslam responded by firing...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Firing coach Mike Pettine, GM Ray Farmer won’t be enough to...
CLEVELAND: Sunday’s firings of coach Mike Pettine and General Manager Ray Farmer won’t be enough.For the Browns to regain legitimacy and eliminate the toxic atmosphere inside Berea headquarters, owner...
View ArticleOhio police officer convicted in wife’s death takes case to U.S. Supreme Court
SPRINGBORO, OHIO: The next move in the case of former suburban police official convicted in connection with his wife’s 1995 death in their Southwest Ohio home is up to the U.S. Supreme Court.The...
View ArticleMarilyn Keith elected new Akron council president over Linda Omobien in 7-6...
Akron City Council finally selected a new leader Monday and it wasn’t the person anyone had expected.With council divided in the waning hours before the reorganization meeting between council members...
View ArticleChilly temperatures allow ski resorts to open
BOSTON TWP.: While some grumbled about the light snow that began dusting Northeast Ohio this weekend, avid skiers and snowboarders were eager to take advantage of the first substantial snowfall of the...
View ArticleAkron teen in serious condition after being struck in face with wine bottle
A 16-year-old Akron resident is in serious condition at Akron Children’s Hospital after being hit in the face with a bottle while walking with his girlfriend in South Akron. Police said that the youth...
View ArticleHudson native Caila Quinn, daughter of Step2 CEO, makes debut on ABC’s ‘The...
A Hudson native and daughter of Step2’s chief executive officer made her television debut Monday night on ABC’s popular reality show The Bachelor. Caila Quinn, 24, was born in Westlake and is a...
View ArticleStow BMV agency temporarily closed; alternate agencies available in the area
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Deputy Registrar agency at 3039 Graham Road in Stow closed without notice Monday with hopes it will reopen. The deputy registrar at the location resigned on Monday...
View ArticleConvention & Visitors Bureau announces grant recipients
AKRON: The Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau on Monday announced the recipients of its 2016 Partnerships in Motion — Destination Development Grant Program.A total of $49,950 was awarded to...
View ArticleNurse pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud in malnutrition death
DAYTON, OHIO: A nurse serving a 10-year prison sentence in the malnutrition death of an Ohio teenager with cerebral palsy has pleaded guilty to health care fraud.The Dayton Daily News reports that...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron James ‘hasn’t listened’ to new Kanye West track...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James said he hasn’t listened to Kanye West’s new song, which disparages the Cavaliers’ star, and sent a veiled shot toward West for not being an athlete. West’s new single Facts is...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Cornerback Justin Gilbert denies report he refused to go in...
BEREA: Browns second-year cornerback Justin Gilbert denied a report on Twitter on Sunday that he told coaches he wouldn’t go into the season finale at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers.Lauren Brill...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam confident Sashi Brown is qualified for his new role
BEREA: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s decision to give Sashi Brown the ultimate authority on player personnel decisions has raised eyebrows because the executive is known as a business man, not a football...
View ArticleCavaliers 122, Raptors 100: Kyrie Irving looks like old self with 25 points,...
CLEVELAND: Kyrie Irving stepped into a 3-pointer from 30 feet away and sank it. Later he spun by two defenders and Euro-stepped his way to the basket early in the fourth quarter.Irving has been talking...
View ArticleBrowns players express mixed emotions about Mike Pettine being fired with...
BEREA: Former Browns coach Mike Pettine packed belongings into his pickup truck Monday morning outside team headquarters with the franchise on the verge of interviewing candidates to replace him.As...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Johnny “Billy” Manziel’s alleged Las Vegas trip should be his...
BEREA: I hope the Browns aren’t searching for a head coach who can salvage Johnny Manziel.I hope owner Jimmy Haslam’s infatuation with “Johnny Football” ended on Sunday, when the second-year...
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