Revere High School graduate Larry Nance Jr. returns home happy with Los...
CLEVELAND: Los Angeles Lakers rookie Larry Nance Jr. returned home last week.He slept in his own bed under his parents roof, visited with his brother and sister and caught up with some friends and...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Chris Christie flunks Ohio media test
In view of some recent campaign bluster, your favorite columnist is not exactly brokenhearted that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — aka the Toll Booth Troll — has dropped out of the race.While ripping...
View ArticleSnow moves out of Akron, dense fog could takes its place
The snow that created a dangerous commute for motorists and resulted in a snow day for many kids is moving out of Northeast Ohio.But the National Weather Service warns we are not out of the severe...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Lack of killer instinct among five troublesome issues to...
LeBron James wants the Cavaliers to return from the All-Star break with more hunger.Coach Tyronn Lue hopes to see more professionalism.Kyrie Irving seeks more discipline, especially in the fourth...
View ArticleAkron hospital security officer stabbed by psychiatric patient
AKRON: A psychiatric patient stabbed a security officer inside Summa St. Thomas Hospital on Tuesday, Akron police said. Police said the incident occurred around 7:05 p.m. at 444 N. Main St. The...
View ArticleSummit County Sheriff’s deputy saves drowning man, two would-be rescuers in...
If not for the hasty response of neighbors and a Summit County sheriff’s deputy, a man drowning in freezing water might have died Friday night in Coventry Township.Deputy Tim Kensinger was on duty in...
View ArticleDeandre Baskerville sentenced to 15 years to life for Chapel Hill stabbing...
Deandre Baskerville had trouble reading the statement he had prepared before his sentencing Tuesday for the stabbing murder of Terrance Rogers Sr. outside Chapel Hill Mall last summer.Baskerville, who...
View ArticleStudents build snowmen on day off while treacherous road conditions make for...
While some grumbled about their early morning commutes after an overnight snowstorm in the Akron area, some students and teachers across the region got to stay nestled in bed a few extra hours Tuesday...
View ArticleMacedonia police on the hunt for pet-killing alpha coyote
Macedonia police are on the hunt for an “alpha male coyote” believed to have killed at least one family pet and injured another.A trap was baited a week ago with part of a deer that is presumed to have...
View ArticleThief steals Cleveland police officer’s personal car, service gun from Akron...
A Cleveland police officer had his service gun and personal vehicle stolen from the parking lot of an Akron night club early Tuesday morning, according to police reports.Officer Howard Hart III, 27,...
View ArticleNew report offers troubling picture of Akron
Akron, once considered a model for other cities recovering from economic decline, “has lost its edge,” a new report says.The sobering 32-page study released Wednesday found that the city has fared...
View ArticlePipeline compressor station in southern Medina County comes under attack from...
WESTFIELD TWP.: A proposed Nexus Pipeline compressor station in southern Medina County would pose a health threat and increased cancer risk to neighbors, according to experts hired by a grass-roots...
View ArticleBoys basketball/Tuslaw 56, Archbishop Hoban 36: Tall, talented Mustangs rout...
Tuscarawas TWP.: It was an unusual nonleague matchup on the doorstep to the postseason.It was a big school with a relatively small lineup against a small school with a lineup worthy of many colleges.In...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: Zips overcome adversity to register...
An injured center, a forward in foul trouble and a Buffalo team hungry to make up some ground in the Mid-American Conference’s East Division led to a difficult night at Rhodes Arena for the University...
View ArticleMiddle school student killed, 2 hurt in Ohio crash
GALLOWAY, OHIO: Authorities say a crash left a central Ohio middle school student dead and two others hospitalized.Authorities say the a sport utility vehicle the boys were traveling in Tuesday morning...
View ArticleJackson Township doctor’s office raided by state and local law officials
A doctor’s office in Jackson Township was raided by local and state officials Wednesday morning, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office reported.The raid occurred after a search warrant was served on...
View ArticleFood Notes: Bake Shop in Ghent turns 30; Sushi Katsu of Akron owner retiring,...
They serve vastly different kinds of eats, these two tucked-away spots that are front and center in today’s column.They’re both longtime gems and they’re celebrating landmark changes.One is Sushi Katsu...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate possible inmate suicide at Summit County Jail
A Green man who was facing charges of rape and gross sexual imposition involving a preteen girl was found dead in the Summit County Jail last week.The sheriff’s office reported Wednesday that Wayne K....
View ArticleHospital security officer stable after stabbing; patient charged with...
A security officer at Summa St. Thomas Hospital is in stable condition after he was stabbed several times by a psychiatric patient Tuesday night, hospital officials said.Andrew Wallace, 33, was...
View ArticleCavaliers' best chance at a trade remains a minor deal; Kevin Love, Iman...
INDEPENDENCE: While Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline is looming, the Cavaliers have been engaged in trade talks on multiple fronts, according to various league sources. The odds of them actually...
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