Phil Savage explains why it ‘would be a huge benefit’ for Browns, Deshaun...
National champion Deshaun Watson would give the Browns an invaluable assist in their search for a franchise quarterback if he were to accept an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl later this month in...
View ArticleDecision for the Summa board
The board of directors of Summa Health are pleased with the progress of the organization the past two years. That conclusion rings clear in the statement it issued on Wednesday afternoon. The directors...
View ArticleNew Help Line aims to connect addicts in Summit County with best agency to...
A New Help Line aims to better connect Summit County residents addicted to alcohol, drugs or gambling with the best agency to assist them.Callers to the Help Line, launching Tuesday,will be asked a few...
View ArticleAkron man arraigned in Portage County on charges related to shooting deaths...
The Akron man accused of the Nov. 30 shooting deaths of two people in Portage County was placed on a $6 million cash bond Thursday.David Darnell Calhoun Jr., 25, was arraigned in Portage County Common...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 12
BASKETBALLBOYSScheduleFriday’s Games(All games 7:30 p.m., unless noted)Alliance at MarlingtonBerlin Hiland at East CantonBlack River at FirelandsBrecksville at StowBuchtel at Ellet, 7 p.m.Chippewa at...
View ArticleOhio State football: Departing players, new coaches mean new identity for...
COLUMBUS: Since Ohio State’s drubbing by eventual national champion Clemson in the College Football Playoff, coach Urban Meyer has hired new offensive coordinators who have to figure out how to score...
View ArticleSummit County Sheriff’s Office identifies driver in Coventry Township...
COVENTRY TWP.: Authorities say they have identified the driver who struck a pedestrian early Sunday morning along South Main Street and left the scene.But the Summit County Sheriff’s Office declined...
View Article17-year-old East high senior shot, killed in Akron was promising culinary...
A teen who was shot to death Wednesday afternoon at West Thornton Street and Laurel Avenue in Akron has been identified as 17-year-old Ernest Anderson Jr. of Schumacher Avenue. Anderson was a senior at...
View ArticleSlain 5-year-old girl’s sister in Stark County custody while parents face...
The other daughter of a couple accused of killing their 5-year-old and hiding her body in their restaurant will remain in Stark County’s care while the parents’ court cases proceed.The Jackson Township...
View ArticleODOT to close Interstate 271 ramp to Interstate 90 westbound
The Ohio Department of Transportation will shut down the northbound ramp from Interstate 271 to Interstate 90 westbound on the east side of Cleveland at 7 p.m. Friday for bridge repairs.The ramp is...
View ArticleUPDATE: Summit County health authorities investigating tuberculosis exposure...
About 50 families of infants at a neonatal intensive care unit at Summa Akron City Hospital were exposed to someone carrying tuberculosis late last year, Summit County health officials said...
View ArticleCampaign contributions and personal interests tie city and county officials...
This story has been updated from its original version to include the compensation of Oriana President and CEO James Lawrence, which tops a Crain’s Cleveland Business listing of Northeast Ohio nonprofit...
View ArticleReporter takes plunge in boat show’s scuba pool, and you can, too
Cleveland: I’ve gotten close to writhing beehives for my job. I’ve eaten insects, flown in a tin can of an airplane and done countless other things most people would consider ill-advised.But putting on...
View ArticleWadsworth man, 20, charged with soliciting a teenage girl for sex over social...
A Wadsworth man was arrested Wednesday and charged with soliciting sex from a 13-year-old girl over social media.Justin N. Drurey, 20, is charged with importuning, a fourth-degree felony. He was...
View ArticleCraigslist seller shoots teen buyer during argument, buyer charged with...
A Plain Township man shot an Akron teen on Thursday during a Craigslist sale that went bad.Ronald Henderson, 18, went to a Brushmore Avenue Northwest home in Plain Township Thursday afternoon to...
View ArticleHot Spot: Mike’s Place serves up huge menu and equally formidable attitude
There’s a near full-sized X-Wing Fighter out front.For some folks, that singular bit of information will be enough to entice them to try Mike’s Place in Kent. But aside from that iconic chunk of Star...
View ArticleFour area residents apply to fill two seats on state’s Public Utilities...
Four area residents — including Akron school board member the Rev. Curtis Theodore Walker Sr. — have applied to fill two vacancies on the Ohio Public Utilities Commission.One of the seats is held by...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls police, fire join with drug counselors to visit homes of...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A new Summit County program will kick off in Cuyahoga Falls on Tuesday, when a quick-response team begins going to homes to offer help to opiate addicts.Mayor Don Walters, Fire Chief...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls band boosters raising money to replace old uniforms
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The Cuyahoga Falls Marching Tiger Band uniforms are older than the musicians wearing them.Now their parents and other band fans are trying to raise $125,000 to replace the 20th century...
View ArticleMan indicted on two counts of murder in Ravenna double-homicide
A $2 million bond was set Friday for an Akron man indicted on two counts of murder in connection with a double-homicide case in Ravenna.Javon Thomas, 26, who is accused of shooting and killing Brian...
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