Stark County authorities investigating bomb threats, suspicious package
Stark County authorities and the FBI are investigating several bomb threats Saturday night in Canton and Jackson Township, and a package that looked like an explosive device found along a road in Sugar...
View ArticleLocal history: Vernon Odom went to college with Martin Luther King Jr.
What are the chances that two major streets in Akron would be named for 1940s classmates at a private college in Atlanta?Vernon Odom Boulevard, formerly Wooster Avenue, and Martin Luther King Jr....
View ArticleDowntown Akron Marriott debut delayed; plans for another downtown hotel...
Downtown Akron’s first new hotel in decades, the Northside Courtyard by Marriott, will not open for guests until March.And a second planned Akron hotel has a name.Area developer Tony Troppe said the...
View ArticleRace tightens: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders clash on guns, health care
CHARLESTON, S.C.: Turning up the temperature, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled repeatedly in Sunday night’s presidential debate over who’s tougher on gun control and Wall Street and how to...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Seniors who stop driving may not be done with BMV nightmares
Olga Middendorf has been on this planet for nearly 99 years, but proving it to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and others turned into a seven-week nightmare.Middendorf, who turns 99 on Tuesday, has lived...
View ArticleOhio’s Democratic and Republican party leaders decry lack of political civility
The heads of the Ohio Democratic and Republican parties agreed Sunday that civility is lacking in today’s politics.Speaking at a special Martin Luther King Jr. panel discussion at the Akron-Summit...
View ArticleFormer Browns players set to sign autographs at Summit Mall
Several former Browns players from the Kardiac Kids era are scheduled to sign autographs Saturday afternoon in All Star Sports at Summit Mall in Fairlawn.Reggie Rucker, Greg Pruitt, Mike Pruitt, Don...
View ArticleDefensive coordinator Ray Horton denies report he’s been let out of his...
Ray Horton told ESPN and ProFootballTalk.com on Sunday he hasn’t been released from his contract by the Tennessee Titans to join the Browns as their defensive coordinator despite a report to the...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan 18: Celebrate Martin Luther King Day; learn about...
Activities in Akron honor KingAkron celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with numerous free events. Students at the University of Akron are hosting kid-friendly activities and the Akron Art Museum and...
View ArticleKyrie Irving, Cavs gain momentum with 5-1 road trip and Golden State Warriors...
INDEPENDENCE: The only thing better than going 5-1 on a road trip is going 6-0 on a road trip.The Cavaliers were happy to settle for 5-1 with a much-hyped and nationally televised rematch with the...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson continues to indicate Johnny Manziel era nearing end...
The more new Browns coach Hue Jackson talks, the more he seemingly foreshadows the organization severing ties with troubled quarterback Johnny Manziel and addressing its glaring need at the game’s most...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. Day events
Akron Urban League 2016 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration — Monday in the President’s Hall at the Akron Urban League, 440 Vernon Odom Blvd. This year’s celebration will begin with a...
View ArticleLocal K-9 officers reflect on partnerships with their dogs in wake of Canton...
To police dogs, their work is a game.To their handlers, it’s a potentially life-saving job.And at home, their work doesn’t matter — they’re family pets.The relationship between these specially trained...
View ArticleNew book shares how Goodyear pioneered ‘lean’ processes to transform
Norbert Majerus readily admits that English is not his first language.The longtime Goodyear engineer — he’s been at the Akron tire maker since 1979 — was born in Luxembourg. He grew up speaking...
View ArticleAccused killer, 22, turns himself in to Akron police
A man wanted for charges of murder turned himself in to Akron police early Saturday morning.Darien Raymell Mingo, 22, of Riviera Drive in Fairlawn, is accused of shooting and killing Erick Hunt Sr.,...
View ArticleWhy keep marijuana illegal?
Cliff Rosenberger, the Ohio House speaker, promised a “measured approach” to whether the state should legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. That got started last week with the formation of a...
View ArticleMother of death row inmate dies after his failed attempts to give her a kidney
The mother of a death row inmate has died after attempts by the inmate to donate his kidney to save her life.Donna Phillips of Akron died Jan. 11 at age 68. Her son, Ronald Phillips, 42, is next on the...
View ArticleBob Dyer: All gassed up in Wadsworth
I can’t confirm that every word of this story is true. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure nobody could make it up.Bob Park is a landlord in Wadsworth. He owns a small commercial building with three...
View ArticleCanton police suspect weekend bomb threats were a hoax
Canton police suspect a series of bomb threats targeting businesses and City Hall on Saturday was a hoax after investigations turned up no evidence.A Walmart store on Tuscarawas Street West received a...
View ArticleDemocrats drop out of primary races, Republicans not fielding candidates in...
Ripples following the abrupt resignation of Akron’s longest serving mayor were felt again last week as politicians, Democrats in particular, craft the new normal in Summit County.On Friday, Akron...
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