Pistons 112, Cavaliers 110 (OT): Jordan McRae scores career-high 36 points in...
CLEVELAND: These two teams are about to see a lot of each other over the next couple of weeks. They weren’t about to show anything meaningful in an irrelevant season finale. Jordan McRae scored a...
View ArticleIndians 4, Rays 1: Carlos Carrasco dominates Rays again
St. Petersburg, Fla.: Once Carlos Carrasco settled down his stomach, he could concentrate on taming the Tampa Bay Rays.Carrasco worked eight efficient innings, giving up three hits and one run while...
View ArticleJail inmate complained of chest pain twice before he died
A Summit County Jail inmate who died Tuesday morning complained of chest pains twice in 12 hours before he was found unresponsive in his cell.A nurse checked Antonio Daniel’s vital signs both times he...
View ArticleBob Dyer: You people are lazy
Hardly a day goes by that we don’t continue to burnish our stellar national image.This time Akron is ranked seventh among the “Top 10 Laziest Cities in the Country.”Yippee!Oh, sorry. Yawn.Allegedly, we...
View ArticleRubberDucks turn to a dog to tame bird problem
The first pitch at Canal Park will not be thrown until 6:35 p.m. Thursday, but the Akron RubberDucks already have named their MVP. His name is Sir Duke Walsh.The frisky 7-year-old boxer has free run of...
View ArticleUA protesters travel to Wayne College and capture the ear of trustee chairman
ORRVILLE: Protesters with their mouths taped closed greeted University of Akron Board of Trustees members at their Wednesday meeting at the Wayne campus.It was the trustees’ first meeting on the campus...
View ArticleCharges filed against driver in crash that killed Ellet student, 17
A Tallmadge man who is accused of killing a 17-year-old Akron girl in a drunken crash on Easter morning has been charged with aggravated vehicular assault.Police report that Charles Queer Jr., 63, was...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron launches Kickstarter campaign for museum
The University of Akron is turning to crowdfunding to help establish a National Museum of Psychology.The school announced Wednesday that it is launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise $250,000 for the...
View ArticleSummit County Democrats choose Joy Oldfield to run for open common pleas...
Nominating a candidate for Summit County Common Pleas Judge was top of the ticket at the Democratic precinct committee meeting Thursday night at North High School in Akron.With Summit County Common...
View ArticleAkron wants to ticket vehicles parked on vacant lots
Akron is once again tightening its residential parking regulations.City Council will vote on a proposal Monday to allow neighborhood inspectors and police to ticket vehicles parked on vacant lots.“It’s...
View ArticleProgram visits Buchtel High to bring harsh ‘reality’ of adult life to students
When Jada Rohn and Kayla Johnson arrived at Buchtel High School on Thursday morning, they were sophomores.But for a few hours, they and about 100 other students were 25 years old and the sole...
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BASEBALLScoring SummariesCANTON SOUTH 11, MINERVA 9Minerva 003 230 1 — 9 13 0Canton South 000 362 X — 11 12 3Batteries—Zwahlen, Kohl (5), Long (7) and Mayle; Phillippi, Tessanne (5), Moore (7) and...
View ArticleZika virus hits home: Summit County resident acquired it while traveling abroad
A Summit County resident who traveled to an area where the Zika virus is common came home with the disease, local officials said Thursday, emphasizing the case is no threat to public health.Who the...
View ArticleOhio history organizations rally to save tax checkoff
History organizations in Ohio are fighting to save a grant program that has funded everything from an effort to collect veterans’ stories to a project that will open rock ’n’ roll critic Jane Scott’s...
View ArticleLeBron James and Justin Bieber could square off for homecourt advantage at...
Justin Bieber fans find themselves basketball followers rooting for a Cavaliers sweep of the Detroit Pistons in the NBA playoffs.Bieber’s nearly sold-out world tour is scheduled to kick off at 7:30...
View ArticleIndians 6, Rays 0: Danny Salazar allows three hits in six innings
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: Danny Salazar gave the Indians another strong start against the Tampa Bay Rays.Salazar gave up three hits in six innings and Marlon Byrd hit one of three home runs as the Indians...
View ArticleRubberDucks 3, Baysox 2: Sellout crowd enjoys home opener in Akron
Hope springs eternal with each home opener, especially when your baseball team is off to a hot start.RubberDucks fans saw a glimpse of just how good their team might be Thursday in a 3-2 win over 2015...
View ArticleNBA still riding LeBron, puts Cavaliers in prime Sunday afternoon spot to...
CLEVELAND: For as much effort as the league has put into pushing Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry as the new face of the NBA, they still aren’t ready to break away from their past.The Warriors...
View ArticleOhioan charged with murder in ruptured testicle case
CLEVELAND: An Ohio man accused of kicking another man in his testicles during a robbery has been charged with murder in the injured man’s death following a gangrene infection.A grand jury in Cleveland...
View ArticleBoston Heights Costco to open June 22; Bass Pro still planning to build,...
Warehouse store giant Costco is opening its store in Boston Heights on June 22.Costco — whose stores offer everything from groceries to clothing, appliances and garage doors — quietly opened a...
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