Green councilman alleges that Summit GOP leaders tried to influence politics...
GREEN: A city council member alleged that the Summit County Republican Party interfered in council business after members voted in new leadership at a meeting on Thursday.The council voted 4-3 to name...
View ArticleWrongful death lawsuit filed against DJ and Akron bar in assault that left...
The family of an Akron man who died after being punched in the head in an Akron bar has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the DJ convicted of the assault and the bar’s owners.Stacy Ryan, the wife...
View ArticleLocal artist Virgil Villers captures Norton Panther pride at new high school
In Norton, Panther pride is larger than life, thanks to a sculpture by local artist Virgil Villers installed at the new high school.The sleek black panther crouching atop a stone arch is meant to show...
View ArticleSumma doctors blame series of ‘poor decisions’ by leadership for...
Summa Health’s decision to abruptly cut ties with its longtime emergency medicine doctors wasn’t the only reason for a no-confidence vote this week by hundreds of area physicians.But the ER staffing...
View ArticleU.S. veteran arrested in airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: An Army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 6
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance 72, Salem 51Archbishop Hoban 59, Walsh Jesuit 26Barberton 66, Kent Roosevelt 43Buchtel 77, Garfield 56Copley 90, Aurora 44Coventry 68, Springfield...
View ArticleHoban boys beat Walsh Jesuit 59-26
It’s not often that a contest between heated rivals Walsh Jesuit and Archbishop Hoban can be considered finished before approaching the final quarter.But Hoban fans were already confident of a win...
View ArticleBrowns could fire defensive coordinator Ray Horton soon, replace him with...
Browns defensive coordinator Ray Horton appears to be the fall guy for a 1-15 season.The Browns have discussed firing Horton for a few days and could make the move soon.The presumptive favorite to...
View ArticleCavaliers put pieces in place to complete trade for sharpshooter Kyle Korver
NEW YORK: The Cavaliers cleaned up some bookkeeping matters with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, clearing the way for Kyle Korver to come to Cleveland. Mo Williams is joining Mike Dunleavy in the...
View ArticleCavaliers 116, Nets 108: Kyrie Irving’s big fourth quarter helps Cavs hold...
NEW YORK: Kyrie Irving arrived for the team’s morning shootaround early Friday to get some extra work in. He was the first one out of the locker room during halftime to get some extra shots.By the...
View ArticleBrother of airport shooting suspect says U.S. government failed him
PENUELAS, Puerto Rico: The brother of a man accused of killing five people at a Florida airport questioned Saturday why his brother was allowed to keep his gun after U.S. authorities knew he’d become...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Remembering the horror of Y2K
With the advent of a new year, my thoughts returned — as always — to the ghastly “Y2K” disaster that nearly ended civilization as we know it.I am so proud of how all the peoples of the world hung...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest Akron man wanted in Ravenna Twp. slayings
An Akron man wanted in the shooting deaths of a Portage County couple has been arrested, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service said Saturday.David Darnell Calhoun Jr., 25, is in...
View ArticleAfter melee, Beachwood Place’s youth restrictions begin
CLEVELAND: An upscale suburban Cleveland shopping mall where police broke up a post-Christmas melee with pepper spray joined other shopping complexes in Ohio and the U.S. in restricting children 17 or...
View ArticleVictim advocate added in Stow court after long absence; Hudson woman’s death...
Crime victims in Stow Municipal Court now have someone to turn to if they have questions about their case or the services available to them.A full-time victim advocate is working in the court for the...
View ArticleRavenna police: Two dead, a third person wounded in shooting
Two people were killed and a third person wounded in a shooting at a Ravenna apartment building early Saturday morning, police said. Ravenna police responded to a call about 4:35 a.m. that shots had...
View ArticleOhioans gear up to celebrate, protest Trump inauguration at home and away
Can’t make it to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the inauguration of America’s next president or to join 170,000 women who will march for equality the next day?Don’t fret. Republicans are planning a...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 7
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsBeachwood 57, Bedford 42Lincoln Park (Pa.) 61, Tallmadge 51Mogadore 63, Norton 56New Philadelphia 49, Cambridge 47 (OT)Northwestern 61, Hillsdale 50Parma Padua...
View ArticleHigh school basketball: Norton boys fall 63-56 to Mogadore in Swartz brothers...
NORTON: Brothers Russ and Rod Swartz both used the word “similar” to describe their coaching styles before meeting for the first time in a regular-season game.Russ’s Mogadore Wildcats won 63-56 over...
View ArticleJason Lloyd: Addition of Kyle Korver gives Cavs another long-range shooter,...
PHOENIX: On the second anniversary of the day he acquired Timofey Mozgov, David Griffin finished the deal for Kyle Korver. It’s a perfect illustration of how far the league has shifted in such a short...
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