Comfortable in his role with Cavs, Kevin Love not bothered by trade rumors
NEW YORK: Maybe it’s the bling of his championship ring. Maybe it’s the security of his $110 million contract. Likely it’s some combination of both. Regardless, Kevin Love is more comfortable now —...
View ArticleAkron Mayor Dan Horrigan stakes legacy on growing population
Dan Horrigan is betting his legacy as mayor of Akron on his next move.Monday at 3 p.m. in council chambers, he and city planners will present a comprehensive housing strategy to revive a once vibrant,...
View ArticleKnight Foundation to fund On the Table gathering in Akron
Akron leaders are hoping that local residents will be willing to sit down for a meal and brainstorm about how to improve the community.The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced Monday that...
View ArticleSuper Bowl LI: Brady suspects game jersey was stolen after Super Bowl win
HOUSTON: Tom Brady thinks his Super Bowl jersey has been picked off. The Patriots quarterback, selected the MVP of New England’s 34-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night, couldn’t find...
View ArticlePresident Donald Trump calls negative polls ‘fake news’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is insisting “I call my own shots” and that any negative polling data is “fake news.”It’s unclear what prompted Trump’s early morning tweets on Monday.The New York...
View ArticleSummit County judge tells accused murderer to consider a plea deal
A Summit County judge on Monday told a 19-year-old accused murderer that he shouldn’t dismiss the option of a plea deal because if he’s found guilty, he’ll likely die in prison.Fred Taylor, of Akron,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Planes, clowns and condoms
A recent column about the demise of observation decks at big airports triggered some nostalgia.Bob: When I was a kid we went to the Akron-Canton Airport’s open house and we were on the deck. A plane...
View ArticleJury seated in former Summit County councilwoman’s federal trial
CLEVELAND: She lost her job. She lost her party position. And, now, she faces the potential loss of her freedom.Still, in the face of this outcome, former Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee again...
View ArticleODOT: Guardrail on state Route 18 is last resort
The Ohio Department of Transportation says it won’t build a double-sided guardrail on state Route 18 in eastern Medina County unless all other efforts to improve safety on the road fail first.“We hope...
View ArticleAkron charging more to take neighbors’ sewage
Akron will be charging more to take sewage from its neighbors.Council rushed a plan Monday to up sewer rates for noncity residents, including customers in Cuyahoga Falls, Lakemore, Springfield...
View ArticleAkron gets TV time thanks to Blue Green on PBS
Shows about Akron are a rare commodity on TV. Blue Green is trying to change that.The man with the colorful name hosts Around Akron with Blue Green, a monthly TV magazine on Western Reserve PBS. The...
View ArticleAkron once again is snubbed by U.S. News and World Report
Akron is nowhere to be found on U.S. News and World Report’s second annual ranking of the 100 “Best Places to Live” in the United States.But it’s not because Akron is not a nice place to live.It’s not...
View ArticleA human skull was found on the sidewalk in Akron. A year later, its identity...
It’s been over a year since a human skull — and later a full skeleton — was discovered on Marcy Street in Akron, and investigators have exhausted all leads in determining the man’s identity.What is...
View ArticleCavaliers 140, Wizards 135 (OT): Cavs need all of Big Three to rally past...
WASHINGTON: LeBron James brought the Cavaliers back. Kyrie Irving finished things off. James’ remarkable 3-pointer in the last second of regulation and Irving’s 3-pointer from the wing — essentially...
View ArticleDeveloper proposes new restaurants, retail in Fairlawn
FAIRLAWN: A developer is proposing to tear down an aging shopping center along West Market Street and construct a new 9,400-square-foot building for two restaurants and a retail store.The project,...
View Article3 inmates overdose inside Medina County Jail
MEDINA: Three inmates at the Medina County Jail were taken to Medina Hospital last week after they apparently overdosed on heroin while in a holding cell, the Medina Gazette reports.A sheriff’s...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron gets new board trustee
Gov. John Kasich has appointed an Akron-area attorney and former president of the Akron Urban League to the University of Akron board of trustees.Lewis W. Adkins Jr., a partner at the law firm of...
View ArticleLifting ban on travel for immigrants reunites Iranian couple in Stow
Morteza Shakeri of Stow was a bundle of nerves as he paced the Akron Canton Airport concourse Monday evening.The Iranian native and several friends were at the airport to greet his wife and daughter...
View ArticleProsecutors want option to retry 3 men freed after 20 years
CLEVELAND: A Cleveland-area judge is considering whether prosecutors should have the option to retry three men who spent 20 years in prison before their convictions for a 1995 murder were overturned...
View ArticleBetsy DeVos confirmed as Education secretary as Pence breaks tie
WASHINGTON: The Senate on Tuesday confirmed school choice advocate Betsy DeVos as Education secretary by the narrowest of margins, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie in a historic...
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