Army major keeps his streak as Bridgestone Invitational volunteer alive, even...
AVON: Nearly a month ago, U.S. Army Maj. Tim Jenkins felt like Santa Claus as he passed out Bridgestone Invitational golf hats and towels to the game’s fellow devotees at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.The...
View ArticleAkron Whole Foods taking shape; West Point Marketplace adds pet store and...
Jubilation and mourning erupted online last week after someone posted a site plan for Akron’s first Whole Foods on Facebook.The architectural drawing of West Point Marketplace shows only a triangle of...
View ArticleMan accused of demanding money, sex from woman or he’d tell her family about...
Summit County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Maple Heights man last week on charges that he blackmailed a woman whose photos were featured on a pornography website.Dashawn Goins, 37, told the woman he...
View ArticleGirl, 17, dies Easter morning after car hit from behind on Interstate 76
An Ellet High School student was killed in the early hours of Easter Sunday after a suspected drunken driver struck her car from behind on Interstate 76, police and family reported.Patricia “Tricia”...
View ArticleMan tazed, shot by police after he attacks humane officer with shovel, knife,...
Police shot an Akron man Monday afternoon after he attacked a humane officer with a shovel, knife and barbells “for no reason,” officers said.The incident started when a Humane Society of Greater Akron...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Miami hates Hinckley’s buzzards
As usual, my favorite newspaper made a big deal about the return of the buzzards to Hinckley earlier this month, an annual affair that comes with a community-wide celebration.Reader Nancy Foye-Cox was...
View ArticleSummit County buys property for early voting site
The political spats over where to hold early voting in Summit County should be over.County Council on Monday approved buying property on Grant Street in Akron next to the Board of Elections.The county...
View ArticleHigh school sports: OHSAA has an ongoing investigation involving Archbishop...
The Ohio High School Athletic Association acknowledged Monday that it is investigating Archbishop Hoban High School for unspecified reasons.Tim Stried, the director of information services for the...
View ArticleSummit County proposes giving Austen BioInnovation Institute a financial...
Summit County is hoping to assure the future of the financially troubled nonprofit Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, by postponing annual loan payments and providing a $102,000 grant.Legislation...
View Article2016 NFL Draft: Browns reportedly host QB Paxton Lynch, WR Corey Coleman for...
Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch and Baylor wide receiver Corey Coleman paid pre-draft visits to the Browns on Monday, ESPNCleveland.com reported.Browns coach Hue Jackson said last week he would spend...
View ArticleLeBron will sit out Tuesday night against Rockets; Tyronn Lue says all three...
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James earned his 52nd player of the week award Monday. He’s celebrating by taking Tuesday off.James already has the record for most player of the week awards and now has one for...
View ArticleIndians to place outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall on DL; Marlon Byrd, Collin...
GOODYEAR, Ariz: The Indians on Monday announced that outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall will open the 2016 season on the disabled list, outfielders Marlon Byrd and Collin Cowgill will be on the Opening Day...
View ArticleAkron RubberDucks to add feminine charm; fans get to name new mascot
The Akron RubberDucks are making way for a new duck in town, and she’s donning her best blue bow.That’s right: She.The RubberDucks’ new female mascot, a duck dressed in a blue skirt and Akron tee, will...
View ArticleAkron questioning the future of its two city-owned golf courses
Akron should consider selling or even giving away its two golf courses, a city councilman said Monday.Councilman Bruce Kilby, during a free-wheeling discussion on the city budget and spending...
View ArticlePolice charge man accused of attacking humane officer with shovel, knife,...
Akron police have charged the man accused of attacking a humane officer Monday with a shovel, knife and barbells. McCullen Webb, 33, of Akron is charged with felonious assault. He is accused of...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Team brass says Demario Davis is upgrade over fellow LB...
With former Browns inside linebacker Karlos Dansby reportedly set to sign with the Cincinnati Bengals, he’ll have a chance to haunt Cleveland twice a year in the AFC North.But the Browns are confident...
View ArticleFood Notes: Lamp Post moves; small plates at Grapes in a Glass; Acme...
Today, we’re just all over the plate … place? In Akron’s Ellet neighborhood, the Lamp Post diner (a rarity in this area in that it’s open 24 hours) has moved across the street to a small building at...
View ArticleODOT unveils $2.1 billion worth of highway and bridge projects this year
RICHFIELD TWP.: Ohio will work on nearly $2.1 billion worth of new and ongoing road and bridge projects this year, including $351 million worth in Summit County.State leaders announced Tuesday that the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 29
SOFTBALLCLOVERLEAF 11, FAIRVIEW PARK 0Fairview Park 000 00 — 0 0 5Cloverleaf 172 1x — 11 11 0Batteries—Rinehart, Pauley (4), and Comerfield; Craig and Smith. W—Craig, 2-0. L—Rinehart, 0-1. Save—None....
View ArticleIndians open to Carlos Santana being more aggressive early in counts
GOODYEAR, Ariz: Indians first baseman Carlos Santana derives a lot of his value in his ability to work the strike zone and get on base, which the club hopes is still as much of an asset this season as...
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