Browns notebook: Gregg Williams strikes deal to replace defensive coordinator...
The Browns secured a new leader for their defense Saturday night, firing defensive coordinator Ray Horton in the aftermath of a 1-15 season and agreeing in principle with Gregg Williams of the Los...
View ArticleEmergency in the ER: What went wrong between Summa and its longtime physicians
For four decades, they were the doctors who cared for patients who came through the emergency room doors at Akron City Hospital. On New Year’s Day, that abruptly changed at City Hospital and Summa...
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How to Volunteer: Series continues with how to get involved at the Akron Zoo
There’s something special about volunteering in a place where you can hear lions roaring. Where the walk to your work site passes silly goats balancing on boulders. Where your lunch break is in sight...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson confident top offensive assistant Pep Hamilton won’t...
Browns coach Hue Jackson doesn’t believe his right-hand man on offense will abandon him.Despite coach Jim Harbaugh trying to lure Browns associate head coach-offense Pep Hamilton to the University of...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kyle Korver joins Cavs in Phoenix, can’t play until Hawks...
PHOENIX: Kyle Korver sat in the trainer’s room Sunday saying hello to old faces and new alike. Larry Drew, his old coach with the Hawks, stopped in to say hello. So did LeBron James, Richard Jefferson...
View ArticleThe trickle-down effect of signing Edwin Encarnacion on the Indians’ roster
CLEVELAND: The Indians’ signing of Edwin Encarnacion filled the club’s biggest need on the roster, gave the lineup a significant upgrade and sent a shock wave through a fan base that had been waiting...
View ArticleSnake on a plane: Emirates flight halted in serpent spotting
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before the snake on a plane would turn up too.Dubai-based airline...
View ArticleU2 to visit Cleveland on The Joshua Tree Tour this summer
CLEVELAND: U2 will perform this summer in Cleveland on its The Joshua Tree Tour.The band will appear July 1 at FirstEnergy Stadium, Live Nation announced Monday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan....
View ArticleAkron Say No To Dope opens thrift store to provide transitional housing
New Beginnings thrift shop at Kenmore Boulevard and 13th Street is just that — a place where you can purchase items to help recovering addicts reset their lives.“You can find a new use for something...
View ArticleLocal history: Celebrity couple Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher honeymooned...
When Edward Conti learned about the death of Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds, an unusual word flashed through his memory: “Chanticleer.”The 71-year-old North Hill resident called the Beacon Journal for...
View ArticleLake Erie search resumes for missing plane; service set for Ohio dad, daughter
CLEVELAND: A next step in search efforts that resumed Monday in Lake Erie for a plane carrying six people that disappeared days ago will be bringing up debris spotted on the lake bottom.Cleveland city...
View ArticleOhio couple among victims in Florida airport shooting; woman killed, husband...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.: At least four of the five people killed in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting were on vacation, headed for cruises that promised sun, sand and fun. They were collecting their...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson strays from continuity to hire Gregg Williams as...
The Browns formally announced they hired Gregg Williams as their defensive coordinator and fired Ray Horton late Sunday morning less than two hours before the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers...
View ArticleNorton woman arrested for stealing $44,000 from elderly relative
A 37-year-old Norton woman has been accused of stealing more than $44,000 from an 85-year-old relative.Shannon M. Shook has been charged with theft from the elderly, a second-degree felony.The Summit...
View ArticleAkron detectives investigate shooting
Akron detectives are investigating a shooting that happened about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the 2100 Block of 6th Street S.W.An 18-year-old male was shot in the abdomen and transported to Cleveland Clinic...
View ArticleNorton high-schoolers start off the year in a brand new building
When Norton high-schoolers return from their winter break Monday, they’ll walk through the doors of a brand new school.Many of them stopped by Sunday, along with parents and community members, for the...
View ArticleTrump says ’simple’ to step away from business
WASHINGTON: The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):12:50 p.m.President-elect Donald Trump is again insisting that it will be “simple” to disentangle himself from his extensive...
View ArticleSomething isn’t right at Summa
The leadership at Summa Health emphasizes that a “contract dispute” resulted in the sudden departure of physicians who long practiced in the system’s emergency rooms. Sure enough, read the account of...
View ArticleAnn Taylor in Summit Mall to close later this month
The rocky start to 2017 for retailers continued Monday, with another national chain confirming an Akron-area store closure.The Ann Taylor in Summit Mall will close in late January, said Randy Cook, who...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Johneese Bowers leads East past Garfield in City Series...
Girls basketballEast 38, Garfield 31Johneese Bowers scored all nine of East’s third-quarter points to help lead the Dragons to a City Series road win.“We moved her from shooting guard to point guard at...
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