Indians 3, Mariners 2: Carlos Carrasco pitches into seventh inning, walks...
CLEVELAND: The Indians didn’t do the best job of taking advantage of scoring opportunities, but they did enough to support starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco in a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on...
View ArticleSumma announces $350 million in facility upgrades, including new six-story...
Summa Health plans to pump $350 million into its facilities, including construction of a new six-story tower on its main campus on the edge of downtown Akron.The building — facing North Adolph Street,...
View ArticleBarberton, Norton schools closed following water main break
Barberton and Norton schools are closed today following a water main break that occurred in Barberton.As a result of the water main break, a boil alert has been issued. Repairing the leak in a 24-inch...
View ArticleCharles Pilliod, Cuyahoga Falls native who became U.S. ambassador and...
Charles J. Pilliod Jr., who rose from the lowest levels at Goodyear to become its chairman and chief executive officer, and who also served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, died Monday. He was 97.Mr....
View ArticleTarget makes a stand on transgender bathroom issue
NEW YORK: Target is making a stand on the debate around what type of bathrooms transgender people can use.In a statement posted on its company website Tuesday, the discounter, based in Minneapolis,...
View ArticleRace against the clock at Trapped! — the region’s only escape room
For most people, the mere thought of being trapped is scary enough. Try being trapped in a small room with a bunch of friends, relatives or co-workers.Being unable to get out of a room is a nightmare...
View ArticleKayakers to spotlight the whitewater of the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Back when the idea of removing dams along the Cuyahoga River was still years from actually happening, kayak lovers used to fantasize about hometown races on the new whitewater.Now it’s...
View ArticleAkron police investigate a series of unrelated house shootings
For the second time in as many weeks, Akron police are investigating a series of unrelated house shootings across the city.Once again, no one was wounded in any of the shootings. Anybody with...
View ArticleIndians: Matchups for upcoming games
THURSDAY: Mariners at IndiansTime: 12:10 p.m.TV: STOPitchers: Nathan Karns (1-1, 4.50) vs. Cody Anderson (0-1, 5.91)FRIDAY: Indians at TigersTime: 7:08 p.m.TV: STOPitchers: Josh Tomlin (1-0, 1.80) vs....
View Article2016 NFL Draft: Browns own 12 picks, including six of top 100, after trading...
The Browns withdrew from the running for one of the two top-rated quarterbacks in this year’s NFL Draft by trading down Wednesday from the second overall pick to the eighth as part of a blockbuster...
View ArticleCavaliers 107, Pistons 90: LeBron scores 27 points, Cavs tie NBA playoff...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cavaliers tied an NBA playoff record with 20 3-pointers in their 107-90 Game 2 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena....
View ArticleAkron plane crash transcript
Here is a transcript of the flight’s last minutes Nov. 10, 2015. Numbers are military times. HOT 1 is the pilot (the first officer was piloting the plane); HOT 2 is the co-pilot (the captain was...
View ArticleFAA documents show pilot of doomed airplane was fired by previous employer
The pilot in control of the plane that crashed into an Akron apartment building on Nov. 10, 2015 — a disaster that killed all nine people on board — was terminated from his previous employer because of...
View ArticlePilots on doomed Akron jet crash disagreed over speed and descent in final...
There was a troubling conversation in the final moments of a doomed jet flight into Akron Fulton International Airport in November as the pilot repeatedly corrected the co-pilot on altitude, air speed,...
View ArticleCavaliers fans remain confident their favorite team can win an NBA championship
CLEVELAND: There was a sea of Cavaliers fans dressed in wine, gold and blue Wednesday night all around downtown Cleveland.Zach Cain, his wife, Holly Cain, and their 10-month-old daughter, Ariana, were...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall activated, Collin Cowgill...
CLEVELAND: The Indians on Wednesday activated outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall from the 15-day disabled list and demoted outfielder Collin Cowgill to Triple-A Columbus. Chisenhall started the year on the...
View ArticleMariners 2, Indians 1: Taijuan Walker outduels Danny Salazar in Mariners’ win
CLEVELAND: In a matchup of two of the more promising starting pitchers in the American League, the Indians’ Danny Salazar and the Seattle Mariners’ Taijuan Walker didn’t disappoint. Salazar, 26, and...
View ArticleRootstown fire reveals shooting victim, deputies looking for missing car
A 41-year-old man found inside a burned home in Rootstown Township had been shot in the head, and deputies are now searching for his missing car.Bryan Patrick Burns, of 4790 Smith Ave., was discovered...
View ArticleHidden in Plain Sight program helps Akron parents uncover drug use, other...
The objects were inconspicuous: a stick of deodorant, a bottle of lotion, a can of soda, a canister of chips.Parents on Thursday evening inspected each item carefully, but few discovered their secrets....
View Article2016 NFL Draft: Browns trading No. 2 won’t necessarily keep Hue Jackson from...
BEREA: Coach Hue Jackson pounded the podium with his fist Thursday as he argued the Browns didn’t necessarily forgo an opportunity to take one of the two best quarterbacks in the April 28-30 NFL...
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