Local history: Jimmy Doolittle’s 1942 raid on Tokyo gave morale boost to...
Pilot Jimmy Doolittle was the courageous hero that America needed.Still reeling from the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States struck back 75 years ago when Doolittle led...
View ArticlePortage Park District to conserve 215-acre property in Kent, Brimfield Township
Many more outdoor recreational activities could soon be available in Portage County, thanks to a recent large land acquisition.The Portage Park District purchased the 215-acre property located north of...
View ArticleManhunt underway for Cleveland man who livestreamed killing
CLEVELAND: A manhunt is underway for a suspect that police say killed a man while streaming the homicide live on Facebook.Law enforcement is searching the Cleveland area and beyond for Steve Stephens,...
View ArticleAkron considers where to allow medical marijuana businesses
With Statehouse lawmakers greenlighting medical marijuana, Akron might be hanging Ohio’s first official “open for business” sign.Other large cities and even smaller villages have welcomed growers and...
View ArticleFormer Buchtel High School basketball player gives back
Kenny Smith was a raw, unpolished basketball player when he walked into the gym at the Ed Davis Center two decades ago. Ultimately, he fine-tuned his game at Buchtel High School before landing a...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — April 17
AKRONCouncilwoman’s meetingsAKRON: At-Large Councilwoman Veronica Sims will host community office hours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 3 at Joy Park Community Center, 825 Fuller St., and May 10 at Firestone...
View ArticleThings to Do, April 17: Daffodil trail in bloom; ‘T2: Trainspotting’ at...
Take a stroll through daffodilsIf you’ve never visited the H.S. Wagner Daffodil Trail in Furnace Run Metro Park in Richfield Township, now is the time — the sunny yellow symbols of spring are expected...
View ArticleIndians report: Tigers ace Justin Verlander brings up question of stolen...
CLEVELAND: The topic of sign stealing has again followed the Indians after a poor start by a Cy Young-level opposing pitcher.In October, the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Rick Porcello began to...
View ArticleCavaliers’ losses after double-digit leads
• Nov. 29 at Milwaukee, up by 14, lost by 17• Jan. 4 vs. Chicago, up by 13, lost by 12• Jan. 21 vs. San Antonio, up by 11, lost by 3• Jan. 25 vs. Sacramento, up by 10, lost by 4• March 9 at Detroit, up...
View ArticleDouble-digit leads no blueprint for Cavaliers’ success
CLEVELAND: No lead is safe.It’s a tendency the Cavaliers carried into the postseason, no matter how much they’d like to swear it off.It’s a byproduct of their collapse at Atlanta on April 9, when the...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls art teacher in jail for violating probation
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The city school district has placed an art teacher on unpaid leave after discovering she was missing school because she was in jail, the Cuyahoga Falls News-Press reported.Kerry L....
View ArticleTask force plans sobriety checkpoints in Summit County
The Summit County OVI Task Force has announced it will conduct sobriety checkpoints Friday and Saturday morning across Summit County.The group does not announce the location of the checkpoints in advance.
View ArticleRavenna man killed in motorcycle accident
STREETSBORO: A Ravenna man was killed Sunday morning in a motorcycle crash on state Route 303 near Diagonal Road.David Freshour, 68, of Ravenna failed to negotiate a curve while traveling eastbound at...
View ArticleIllegal still found along trail in Canal Fulton
CANAL FULTON: City police are trying to figure out who was running an illegal still along an equestrian trail in the 900 block of Milan Street.After being alerted by a resident who spotted the still,...
View ArticleTwo Akron men sentenced to prison for selling fentanyl
Two Akron men have been sentenced to prison for selling fentanyl.U.S. District Court Judge John Adams sentenced Brian L. Williams, 54, to 15 years in prison Monday. The judge sentenced Terrance L....
View ArticleCity shrinks annual payments by adding $5.8 million to life of sewer loan
The city of Akron is taking out its first 45-year loan to spread the “unaffordability” of a $1.4 billion sewer project for generations to come.Akron City Council’s budget and finance committee gave a...
View ArticleBob Dyer: The NBA and the Double A
I’m not a sportswriter, but I have occasionally played one on TV. So today I’m bringing you both hoops and baseball.Cease and desistBecause I don’t actually cover sports, I don’t have to be the least...
View ArticleCoventry Township trustee sues two Summit County sheriff’s officials over arrest
A Coventry Township trustee is suing two Summit County sheriff’s officials, accusing them of misconduct and using excessive force during an arrest in November 2015.Trustee Richard Kutuchief is seeking...
View ArticleAkron dealer who sold potent mix of heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil...
HUNTINGTON, W.VA.: An Ohio man who sold heroin laced with an elephant tranquilizer that caused more than two dozen overdoses in West Virginia was sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison...
View ArticleGreen to mark 25th anniversary with Silver Coin Challenge
GREEN: The city is celebrating its silver anniversary throughout the next four months with a Silver Coin Challenge open to all Green residents.Green was incorporated as a city on April 5, 1992. To mark...
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