Revere community turns out to support student-athlete who suffered cardiac...
RICHFIELD: When he woke up, Revere junior Caleb Perkins felt dizzy and disoriented. He found his body hooked up to machines and realized he was in some sort of an emergency room. Following doctors’...
View ArticleKnock knock, the campaigns know you’re in there
Matt Edson opened his front door to a couple of local college students and unknowingly became one of millions of Americans whose thoughts are being tracked by rich business people and political...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Tennis court killers
Well, I figured my series of columns about local Playboy Playmates might have a bit of a run, but when I wrote about Jeffrey Dahmer recently, I didn’t think readers would start sending me emails about...
View ArticleAkron’s STEM high school to graduate its first class
After he graduates from high school, Damon Harris has decided to pursue something that he’s passionate about — film directing.“I had an interest in engineering when I started out because math has...
View ArticleSumma Health promotes von Gruenigen to chief medical officer
Summa Health on Tuesday announced the promotion of Dr. Vivian von Gruenigen to the position of chief medical officer, effective July 5. She will replace Dr. Erik Steele, who announced plans in March to...
View ArticleNate Ulrich: Five Browns storylines to monitor with organized team activities...
Browns veterans and rookies appeared on the field together for the first time Tuesday as they entered phase three of the offseason conditioning program and began organized team activities.Wednesday’s...
View ArticleFive departments fight blaze Tuesday night at Arlington Road pet care center
At least five fire departments worked to extinguish a large fire that engulfed the Arlington Pet Care facility at 2835 S. Arlington Road in Springfield Township on Tuesday night. The Springfield Fire...
View ArticleBlack bear seen roaming around Akron neighborhood
The elusive black bear frightening folks in southern Summit and northern Stark counties this week has turned out to be a Gentle Ben on Twitter.Akron police received at least four calls Tuesday morning...
View ArticleOne lucky Tallmadge High senior wins a brand new Ford
In a ballroom at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls, about 200 Tallmadge High School graduating seniors anxiously waited Tuesday for the announcement they’d been looking forward to all year: Who...
View ArticlePolice: Gun held to woman’s head, 4 others robbed during home invasion in...
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a home invasion burglary on Tuesday in Coventry Township.Two males entered a residence in the 1100 block of Lockwood Road about 9:35 p.m.One held a...
View ArticleCavaliers 115, Raptors 84: Kyrie Irving, LeBron James lead lopsided Game 1...
CLEVELAND: Another long layoff couldn’t slow the Cavaliers. Neither could the Toronto Raptors. LeBron James made his first nine shots and scored 24 points and the Cavaliers hammered the Raptors 115-84...
View ArticleFood Notes: Ice cream shop chugs into Barberton depot; closeout grocery adds...
Opening day is coming for an unusual and historic ice cream place in Barberton.Rhonda and Gary Ziegenhorn will open the Erie Depot ice cream and sandwich shop June 7 at the 19th-century Erie Depot at...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue man trapped for hour Tuesday in Highland Square apartment...
Akron firefighters late Tuesday rescued a person trapped for an hour in an apartment fire at Highland Square.The fire, which was reported at about 11:30 p.m., displaced all 13 residents of the South...
View ArticleMarcus Price sentenced to 3 years in prison for tampering with evidence in...
Though a Summit County jury found Marcus Price not guilty of murder, he is still going to prison.The same jury convicted Price last week of tampering with evidence for helping to cover up the February...
View ArticleAkron police investigate shooting at Greenlawn Cemetery
Akron police are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening at a cemetery in the city’s Rolling Acres neighborhood. Akron Beacon Journal news partner NewsNet5 reported.Police said an...
View ArticleDemocrats, Sanders on the brink as campaign nears end
WASHINGTON: The awkward embrace between Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party may be nearing a breaking point.Leading Democrats are growing increasingly vocal in their concerns about the White House...
View ArticleLeBron is Akron’s Billion Dollar Man; dollar figure confirmed in Nike deal
That “kid from Akron” is now known as Akron’s Billion Dollar Man.When LeBron James signed what was called a historic lifetime contract with Nike back in December, the terms were not disclosed but some...
View ArticleDick Goddard announces retirement plans
Dick Goddard, the legendary weatherman and protector of pets, will wrap up his regular forecasting for WJW (Channel 8) in November, and then focus on animal welfare.Comparing the change to Groundhog...
View ArticleOhio Senate race is most expensive in U.S., may be ugliest
Rounding page 80 in Dark Money — investigative journalist Jane Mayer’s exposé on how billionaires influence American politics — Ted Strickland became justifiably concerned.“It’s very disturbing,” said...
View ArticleHigh school baseball: St. V-M, Norton advance to play each other in Division...
St. Vincent-St. Mary and Norton utilized run-scoring doubles to achieve success in Division II district semifinal baseball games Wednesday at Canal Park. Sophomore Jack Mullin smacked a double in the...
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