Wounded father says Ohio girl was fatally shot as she hid behind him
CINCINNATI: The father of 9-year-old Cincinnati girl killed by gunfire at home this month says he and his daughter were shot as he struggled with an intruder who held a gun to a child’s head.Alex...
View ArticleLane closures expected Friday on Interstate 77 in Bath Township
BATH TWP.: The Ohio Department of Transportation is warning highway motorists that various lane closures will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday along Interstate 77 between Ghent Road and state...
View ArticleHuntington Bank anticipates it will occupy all former FirstMerit downtown...
Huntington Bank anticipates it will occupy all three former Akron FirstMerit office buildings and surpass promised employment numbers from its merger agreement, the bank’s Akron regional president said...
View Article4 teen boys accused in girl’s sexual assault at Northeast Ohio school
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OHIO: Four teenage boys have been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a storage closet at a Northeast Ohio high school.University Heights police say the suspects...
View ArticleSumma CEO Thomas Malone resigns: What happens next at Summa remains unclear
Dr. Thomas Malone Thursday announced his resignation as president and CEO of Summa Health, 21 days after more than 240 physicians signed a no-confidence letter calling for his departure.Malone, a...
View ArticleRoutine traffic stop turns violent, again
The Akron Organizing Collaborative is right to demand answers about the actions of two Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers. Watch the video from the dashboard camera in their cruiser, and the...
View ArticleAkron man who was attacked by Highway Patrol police dog released from jail
An Akron man who was attacked by a police dog on Monday was released Wednesday evening from jail after posting bond.Dannie Oliver, 36, had been arrested on a charge of obstructing official business...
View ArticleSummit preschools receive five-star rating from state education department
All 12 of the Summit Educational Service Center’s preschool program sites recently received a five-star Step Up to Quality rating from the state.The rating recognizes the highest level of quality in...
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Hudson’s Ben Gedeon using Senior Bowl as steppingstone toward new legacy in NFL
MOBILE, ALA.: Ben Gedeon zoomed through a field in his Jeep, jumped out, tackled a bear, tossed it into the vehicle and drove away. The heroic act occurred five years ago with more than 100 Hudson...
View ArticleAkron mayor and county executive pledge to keep helping Summa
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan and Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro each said they will continue to work with Summa and whoever is hired as its next chief executive to ensure the health care system...
View ArticleDowntown Akron intersection to close for six months; part of Innerbelt will...
If your daily routine takes you through the downtown Akron intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Main, Howard and Perkins streets, you’re going to want to find a new routine for a while....
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Gregg Williams confident he’ll get most out of Jamie...
MOBILE, ALA.: New Browns defensive coordinator Gregg Williams vowed Thursday to repair the motor of linebacker Jamie Collins if it ever sputters.The Browns are ecstatic about retaining Collins on...
View ArticleMore than 60 guns seized from Cleveland officer accused of rape
CLEVELAND: Cuyahoga County prosecutors say authorities seized more than 60 guns from a Cleveland police officer charged with raping and pistol-whipping his girlfriend.Cleveland.com reports a weapons...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams talk trash,...
MOBILE, ALA.: Coach Hue Jackson insisted he’s not interested in the Browns appearing on the HBO documentary series Hard Knocks, but his most recent competitive clash with defensive coordinator Gregg...
View ArticleJLG to shutter Orrville manufacturing plant
ORRVILLE: JLG Industries Inc. is closing its local manufacturing plant and moving production to its Pennsylvania locations.The Orrville operation, part of the Oshkosh Corp., will close Sept. 30, along...
View ArticleAkron police warn residents about car break-ins
AKRON: City police are investigating a rash of car break-ins that occurred late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning on the city’s far west side and in the Fairlawn Heights neighborhood.In each...
View ArticleAkron Finance Director Diane Miller-Dawson appointed to Summit County...
AKRON: Diane Miller-Dawson has been appointed to a four-year term on the Summit County Children Services board of trustees.She is the finance director for the city of Akron. Miller-Dawson, of Akron,...
View ArticleEx-college professor in Ohio gets 4 years for possessing child porn
CINCINNATI: A once well-respected former professor at the University of Cincinnati will serve four years in federal prison for his “addiction” to collecting child pornography.The Cincinnati Enquirer...
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Eat, drink and be Catholic — Theology on Tap comes to Akron
All it took was a slight nod from the priest to settle the loud crowd. Instinctively, the hands collectively rose in unison to touch their fingertips to their foreheads. In the name of the Father. The...
View ArticleTrio of teenagers robs group of phones, wallets in Kent
A group of teenagers was arrested early Friday morning on charges of robbing people of their cell phones and wallets in Kent.Caleb Williams, 18, faces charges of robbery, felonious assault, marijuana...
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