Akron lane closures postponed at central interchange
Motorists are getting a reprieve from shutdowns at Akron’s central interchange. Late last night, the Ohio Department of Transportation posted on Twitter and Facebook that ramp closures have been...
View ArticlePresident Obama commutes life sentence of Akron drug dealer imprisoned since...
President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the life sentence of a major cocaine trafficker who operated out of Akron in the 1990s.Ervin Darnell Worthy, 51, was expected to spend the rest of his life...
View ArticleNew West Point aims to open first phase in October; will include wine bar and...
You’ll be able to buy your holiday wine and some other treats at the new West Point Market.The first phase of the reinvented West Point, including a wine department with a bar, is scheduled to open by...
View ArticleRoller-coaster life of 1996 Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu...
STRONGSVILLE: Dominique Moceanu was nine months pregnant with her first child. Her father was dying from a rare eye cancer.Studying for a degree in business management at John Carroll University, she...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls riverfront concerts are canceled; organizer blames poor...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The remainder of the 2016 Riverfront Concert Series has been canceled, and there are no plans for it to return in 2017.That could mean next year will be the first in 30 years that the...
View ArticleDoylestown motorcyclist in serious condition after Friday morning accident in...
A Doylestown motorcyclist was seriously injured after his bike was involved in an accident with a car at about 10:30 a.m. Friday in Chippewa Township.According to an Ohio State Highway Patrol report,...
View ArticleWoman killed in London knife attack was from Akron; 1970 graduate of Kenmore...
When Karen Bird-Nowicki heard the name and saw a photograph on television, she knew the woman fatally stabbed in London this week was a friend from her high school days in Akron.“I was so shocked. It’s...
View ArticleBarberton man and woman arrested Friday after crystal meth and other drugs...
A Barberton man and woman were arrested Friday in connection with a drug bust at a home on Diamond Avenue in Barberton.About $950 in cash, 32 grams of crystal meth, numerous prescription pills and...
View ArticleGoodyear announces board member, Cuyahoga Falls native and former acting CIA...
Michael J. Morell, former deputy director of the CIA and a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. director since 2014, has been granted a temporary leave of absence from the Akron tire-maker to work for the...
View ArticleVets, families will be able to borrow bikes for free at Clinton park
Clinton: Pedaling a bicycle may seem like child’s play, but it can have significant mental health benefits for adults.That’s why the veterans support organization Wheels4Change works to get vets on...
View ArticleThings to Do, Aug. 6: Twins Days; Geekfest, ‘Force Awakens,’ Blues & Brews in...
See double at Twins Days The Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg is this weekend. Billed as the “World’s Largest Annual Gathering of Twins,” it is open to all multiples — identical, fraternal, young and...
View ArticleI-77, I-76 traffic-disrupting road project will not begin this weekend.
A major highway construction project that will affect about 35,000 motorists using Akron’s central interchange will be on hold at least through this weekend, an Ohio Department of Transportation...
View ArticleKenmore Freeze closed; nostalgic reflections from ice cream stand fans
To call Kenmore Freeze an “ice cream stand” would be to overlook its true role in the community.For local baseball teams, it was where players went to celebrate their victories, and sweet balm after...
View ArticleBrowns training camp snapshot (Day 7): Coach Hue Jackson not happy with...
Friday’s developments• Without hesitation, Browns coach Hue Jackson said he wasn’t happy with the way the running game performed during Friday night’s scrimmage. The team’s running backs had trouble...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Not only does Corey Coleman idolize Steve Smith, Andrew...
BEREA: Browns rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman aims to emulate Baltimore Ravens five-time Pro Bowler Steve Smith and Pittsburgh Steelers four-time Pro Bowler Antonio Brown.Well, Coleman already...
View ArticlePro Football Hall of Fame schedule of events
Saturday8 a.m.: Grand Parade in downtown Canton7 p.m.: Class of 2016 Enshrinement Ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame StadiumSunday8 p.m.: Hall of Fame Game between Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis...
View ArticleBrowns’ offense sparked by Baylor buddies Robert Griffin III, Corey Coleman
BEREA: The Baylor boys stole the Browns’ show.Quarterback Robert Griffin III provided reasons to believe he may still have some Pro Bowl-caliber performances left over from his remarkable season four...
View ArticleMissing Ohio teen found safe in Grand Teton had cut, dyed hair
MOOSE, WYO.: Searchers located an Ohio teen who went missing in Grand Teton National Park on Saturday and tracked her down after she fled when authorities tried to rescue her.Fauna Jackson, 16, was...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson says Robert Griffin III playing with more...
COLUMBUS: Browns coach Hue Jackson will formally name Robert Griffin III his starting quarterback in the next few days, and it’ll feel like great timing because Griffin is on a hot streak.Griffin had...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Coach Hue Jackson reveals he masterminded Terrelle Pryor’s...
COLUMBUS: Terrelle Pryor caught a jump ball from Robert Griffin III over cornerback K’Waun Williams for a 5-yard touchdown and burned defensive back Mikell Everette on a go route to haul in a 75-yard...
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