Cavaliers notebook: LeBron James fires back at critics, insists he isn’t a...
Cleveland: After taking hits for days over his perceived role in David Blatt’s firing and the belief he is a coach killer, LeBron James fired back Wednesday. James said he has always supported his head...
View ArticleIndians add three area restaurants to stadium food options for 2016 season
CLEVELAND: The Indians will add three area restaurants as food options within Progressive Field for the 2016 season, the team announced Wednesday.Happy Dog, Ohio City Burrito and Cleveland Pickle, all...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 27
BASKETBALLBOYSScoring SummarySTOW 46, PERRY 43Stow 6 9 17 14 — 46Perry 13 9 8 13 — 43STOW (12-3) — Wright 1-0-2, Rice 3-0-6, Lindsay 1-0-3, Bower-Malone 5-5-15, McMurray 3-1-7, Vantrease 0-2-2,...
View ArticleCavaliers 115, Suns 93: Big second half clinches All-Star game for coach Ty...
CLEVELAND: He played 11 seasons in the NBA without an All-Star appearance. It only took Tyronn Lue three games as a head coach to get there. LeBron James had 21 points and nine assists and Kevin Love...
View ArticleTeachers who sought to fly in space look back at Challenger disaster
Carolyn Staudt remembers the knock on her classroom door on Jan. 28, 1986.In came members of the basketball team of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, where she was teaching geometry, chemistry and...
View ArticlePolice: Boy burned in boiling water prank, other boy charged
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO: Police say a 12-year-old boy in Northeast Ohio suffered burns to his back and buttocks when another boy poured boiling water on him as a prank.Cleveland.com reports that the...
View ArticlePlan now: Meat Loaf at Rocksino, Yanni at Nautica, country mega ticket at...
It’s almost February and all the fourth-quarter album releases that usually precede a spring/summer tour are being illegally downloaded (except Adele, of course).So it’s time to get fans hyped to spend...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to prison for selling heroin to man who died from drug
AKRON: A 22-year-old Akron man was sentenced to seven years in prison this week for providing heroin to a person who died from the drug.Dyshawn Gray pleaded guilty Dec. 3 to involuntary manslaughter...
View ArticleNew Akron mayor says he wants to change culture at City Hall
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan says he wants to change the culture at City Hall — even down to the way that workers answer the phone.The new mayor, who has been on the job for less than a month, says he...
View ArticleKevin Love left off All-Star team, LeBron James and coaches remain Cavaliers’...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James is entering All-Star weekend as the only chosen one.Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving were both left off the Eastern Conference reserves list for the Eastern Conference, as selected...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls police arrest woman on drug trafficking charges; another...
Cuyahoga Falls police on Thursday arrested one woman and are seeking another woman on methamphetamine and marijuana trafficking.Shasta JA Fazenbaker, 22, of Cuyahoga Falls, was arrested in the 4200...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam not quite ready to talk about breaking up with...
CLEVELAND: Several signs point to the Browns dumping troubled quarterback Johnny Manziel at some point this offseason, but owner Jimmy Haslam isn’t quite ready to talk about a separation.Breaking up is...
View ArticleUpdate: Kent State professor denies allegations of “offensive” statements in...
Students of a Kent State University professor who’s under FBI investigation made no mention of his alleged ties to the Islamic State in end-of-the-semester reviews — but some did complain about...
View ArticleBAM! Comic-book treasure trove goes on sale in Canal Fulton
CANAL FULTON: For decades, they sat in boxes tucked away inside a home in northern Columbiana County.The collection was a labor of love for an avid comic reader from Salem who started devouring comic...
View ArticleTiffany Powell convicted in murder of her ex-boyfriend; could be sentenced to...
Tiffany Powell showed little reaction and hid behind a computer monitor to avoid being photographed Friday as she learned a Summit County jury had found her guilty in the death of her ex-boyfriend.The...
View ArticleContractor convicted of stealing from elderly Copley couple
A contractor was convicted Friday of stealing from an elderly Copley Township couple.A Summit County jury found Allan Vertucci, 41, of Green, guilty of theft from a person in a protected class, a...
View ArticleFirstMerit says it honored pledge of 150 new jobs for plaza upgrade; city...
In 2013, the city of Akron took out a loan from FirstMerit Corp. to pay to spruce up downtown Akron’s Cascade Plaza outside FirstMerit headquarters.City Council approved issuing a note or bond for up...
View ArticleTwo groups of Akron water customers most at risk for toxic lead in city’s...
Lead in Akron’s drinking water is not a problem but it is a concern, said Willie Smith of East Akron.“This is ugly. This is ugly,” he said of the lead risk in Akron. “It’s troubling. I’m not surprised...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Tyronn Lue surprised Kevin Love left off All-Star team,...
AUBURN HILLS, MICH.: Eastern Conference coaches spent the last week seemingly doing two things: voting on All-Star reserves and hammering the Cavaliers for firing their first-place coach.Perhaps the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 29
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance 59, Carrollton 40Brecksville 54, Nordonia 39Brunswick 63, Solon 58Buckeye 60, Wellington 57Canton McKinley 68, GlenOak 55Canton South 61, Minerva...
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