Trump budget cuts would affect all 7 Ohio Amtrak stations
TOLEDO, OHIO: President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would cut Ohio’s Amtrak passenger train service and seriously disadvantage those who rely on it, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says.The Republican’s...
View ArticleStart of spring means free Dairy Queen cones and Rita’s Italian ice
Spring officially arrived at 6:28 a.m.And what better to mark the occasion than with a free ice cream cone or Italian Ice.Most Dairy Queens in Northeast Ohio are offering a free small vanilla ice cream...
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Heroin does discriminate: Data suggest poor, uneducated neighborhoods in...
While Bill Hardy walked to a gas station on Kenmore Boulevard with his children one day a few months ago, his son spotted a discarded object. It was a hypodermic needle, the kind used to inject heroin...
View ArticleNew effort aims to reduce population at Summit County Jail, but some police...
Twenty-three inmates currently housed at the Summit County Jail don’t have beds.Instead, they are sleeping on cots, including some that resemble large rubber sleighs.The use of cots is a result of the...
View ArticleBraces just another badge of courage for Cavaliers’ iron man Tristan Thompson
LOS ANGELES: Tristan Thompson didn’t want to open his mouth at first, at least not in front of the television cameras.But as the Cavaliers center discussed the Julius Randle elbow he took to his two...
View ArticleNew event celebrates historic Indian portage path by having racers carry...
Local history lovers know well Akron’s role as a portaging corridor for American Indians.The city sits atop a continental watershed divide, with water on the south side flowing toward the Ohio River,...
View ArticleOrange barrels coming to Interstate 77 in southern Cuyahoga County
The Ohio Department of Transportation is starting work this week to widen Interstate 77 in southern Cuyahoga County.The state agency is expanding I-77 from two to three lanes between Oakes Road and the...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. and former Wadsworth Mayor Jim Renacci running for Ohio governor
U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci announced his aspirations Monday to become Ohio’s next governor, challenging the second-in-command to term-limited Gov. John Kasich in the 2018 Republican primary.Renacci, who’s...
View ArticleNew Ohio law: Drivers must leave 3-foot gap to pass bicyclists
COLUMBUS: A new Ohio law requires drivers to allow at least 3 feet of space when passing bicyclists on the road, though some cyclists say it’s tough to enforce and not a strong enough deterrent to cars...
View ArticleAkron to add LGBT residents to list of protected classes, establish local...
City leaders and social justice advocates are pushing for a local commission to hear discrimination cases and to extend protections to the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: Zips’ season comes to end in 85-69 loss...
The University of Akron men’s basketball team ended a successful season on a down note Monday night in the National Invitation Tournament.UT-Arlington dominated the visiting Zips en route to an 85-69...
View ArticleRubber City Shakespeare changing name, adding youth outreach
Heading into its fifth anniversary season, Rubber City Shakespeare Company on Friday night announced a name change, new educational programs and its new 2017-18 lineup of shows in downtown Akron.The...
View ArticleChild porn suspect dies in cell shortly after arrest in Ohio
ELYRIA, OHIO: Police say a 47-year-old man died in a holding cell after he was arrested in a child pornography investigation in northern Ohio.Police in Elyria, west of Cleveland, say officials were...
View ArticleA month after Bryon Macron found dead in lake, investigators yet to determine...
It’s been a month since a missing Medina County township trustee was found dead in a lake, and investigators have yet to determine how he died.Medina County Coroner Lisa Deranek said at a news...
View ArticleChloe the kinkajou mesmerizes Summit County Council
Chloe the kinkajou stole the show.Chloe, one of the Akron Zoo’s animal ambassadors, was the star of an annual presentation Monday by the zoo before Summit County Council.“The animal ambassadors serve a...
View ArticleEllet IGA to close; home delivery grocery business to be purchased, expanded...
The Ellet IGA — the last IGA grocery store in the greater Akron area — is closing.But with its closing, the store’s home delivery service will be purchased by Acme Fresh Markets.Jim Trout, the...
View Article‘I had no choice,’ says man who shot and killed online seller of stolen...
“I had no choice.”That’s what William Knight, 63, told police dispatchers after he killed a man in Akron’s Goodyear Heights neighborhood on Monday night.Knight, who has a permit to carry a concealed...
View ArticleFirstMerit debit card lawsuit settled
Huntington Bancshares will pay nearly $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against the former FirstMerit Bank, which Huntington purchased last year.Akron-based FirstMerit was accused of...
View ArticleAkron Dish: New steakhouse coming to Portage County; tasting dinners at Blue...
And I thought there might be a bit of a lull in food news between St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. Not a chance.I offer you a variety of morsels, including bites about a new place coming to Portage...
View ArticleAkron tech company leaving city’s downtown for Cuyahoga County; lured by...
An Akron tech startup, nurtured in the business incubator in the city’s downtown, is planning to relocate to Independence.Cuyahoga County is luring the company, 7signal, with a $480,000 Business...
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