UA full-time professors to take strike authorization vote next week
Unhappy with contract negotiations after more than a year of talks with little progress, full-time faculty members at the University of Akron will take a strike authorization vote next week.The...
View Article‘Bachelor’s’ Caila Quinn in Hudson with camera crew; more signs she may be on...
When she was a student at Western Reserve Academy, Caila Quinn was voted “most likely to host her own talk show.”She may be getting closer to that dream. New signs, including local sightings of Quinn...
View ArticleWayne County prosecutor studying grand-jury system; Daniel Lutz is vice chair...
Wayne County prosecutor Daniel Lutz thinks it’s interesting how the public perception of grand juries has changed.Lutz said an old refrain — coined by a judge in 1985 — was that a grand jury would...
View ArticleGoodyear, Akron Children’s Hospital team up to help kids stay safe on bikes,...
Madison and Ashley Dies met, like they usually did, at the bike rack after school to pedal home.Ashley, 9, had twisted her long blonde hair into a bun that April day last year and didn’t want to smash...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 3
BasketballBOYSTournament ScoreboardThursday’s ResultsCopley Division I DistrictMedina 52, Stow 47Canton Division I DistrictCanton McKinley 76, North Canton Hoover 55Alliance Division I DistrictLake 95,...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron women’s swimming and diving: Zips swimmers, divers find...
In 2013, an Ohio Bobcat took charge of the University of Akron women’s swimming and diving team.Given the results since, no one will begrudge him the affiliation with one of UA’s fiercest rivals. Brian...
View ArticleLeBron refuses to address tweet, trip to Miami; Tyronn Lue says goal is...
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James was in no mood Thursday to elaborate on his random tweet or his quick trip to Florida during the Cavaliers’ time off this week. James offered a terse “no” when asked if he...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Lake 95, Copley 92 (5OT): Blue Streaks end Indians’ perfect...
ALLIANCE: Lake High School senior Chandler Vaudrin said he saw a little bit of himself in teammate Jake Moranville when he watched the freshman step up to the free-throw line to attempt the two biggest...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson sees potential in Carson Wentz, Jared Goff but says...
CLEVELAND: Browns coach Hue Jackson said he saw potential in the top-rated quarterbacks last week at the NFL scouting combine, but he insisted Thursday night he isn’t completely sold on North Dakota...
View ArticleAkron’s Rialto Theatre to host Gretchen Pleuss release party
If you enjoy live local music and haven’t been to the Rialto Theatre, which was renovated and reopened as a live-music venue last year on Kenmore Boulevard, here’s your chance.Orrville singer and...
View ArticleDevo to donate ‘Whip It’ royalties to PETA to help big cats
Devo is going to Whip It for good. The Akron-bred band’s hit song has been used to sell cleaning products, yogurt and been lip-synced by a serenading unicorn and a YouTube celebrity since its 1980...
View ArticleCoventry Township Trustee Kutuchief found not guilty of resisting arrest;...
Coventry Township Trustee Richard Kutuchief’s shoulders slumped with relief and he heaved a satisfied sigh Friday when a Barberton Municipal Court jury found him not guilty of resisting arrest.“Thank...
View Article17-year-old faces adult charges in slaying of Kent State student
A 17-year-old Stow boy will be tried as an adult in the deadly shooting of a Kent State University student last month.Ty Kremling faces a charge of aggravated murder. He was charged in Portage County...
View ArticleWork for refugees hits home for project designer
Helping develop a vibrant gathering place for Akron’s Bhutanese refugee community has personal meaning for the project designer.Sai Sinbondit is a veteran of refugee camps himself.Sinbondit, 38, is...
View ArticleCommunity house, hostel will be focus point for Bhutanese community
The goal of turning a once run-down house in North Hill into a gathering place for the Bhutanese community and an international hostel for guests is taking shape — and its organizer hopes it will be an...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kevin Love expected to play more center following day off
CLEVELAND: Kevin Love will likely have a new role when he returns from his day off. Love sat out Friday’s game against the Washington Wizards to rest, but when he returns Saturday against the Boston...
View ArticleAlec Scheiner stepping down as president of Browns
Browns President Alec Scheiner had been conspicuously absent from coaching interviews and subsequent news conferences in recent months.Now the reason is clear.Scheiner will officially step down on...
View ArticleCavs 108, Wizards 83: LeBron James has 19 points, 13 rebounds in post as Cavs...
CLEVELAND: After much deliberation between the coaches and players alike, the Cavaliers took what could be a decisive step toward their postseason rotation during Friday’s 108-83 victory against the...
View ArticleAkron 74, Kent State 60: Zips even score with rival Flashes and take momentum...
As expected, the men’s basketball teams from the University of Akron and Kent State University generated substantial physical play and plenty of drama in the regular-season finale for both teams at...
View ArticleBob Dyer: One twisted family tree - woman finds out late husband was also her...
The next time you think you’re having a bad day, image how Valerie Spruill felt when she discovered that her husband and her father are the same person. We will pause here briefly to enable you to...
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