Transgender rights advocate says stories are key to acceptance
Ohio is one of 32 states where it is legal to be fired from a job for being gay or evicted from an apartment for being transgender.As of March 27, though, Akron is the 17th city in the state to combat...
View ArticleLocal history: Flowers, cards and candy? Mother’s Day founder feared...
Ah, Mother’s Day. That sentimental day of lavish bouquets, fancy chocolates and store-bought greetings.It’s become just what Anna Marie Jarvis feared it might.When the special day’s founder visited...
View ArticleElections chief Jon Husted joins 2018 race for Ohio governor
COLUMBUS: Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted entered the race for governor Sunday, positioning himself in an announcement ad as a pro-gun, pro-family values conservative.Capitalizing on divisive...
View ArticleCamp Y-Noah holds free Family Fun Day
GREEN: There is an implied compliment to being called a “best-kept secret.”But Camp Y-Noah Director Carl “Rocky” Wargo would be happier if that idiom wasn’t needed to describe the YMCA’s 250-acre...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 8: Rundgren in Cleveland; author Susan Faludi in Hudson;...
Rock out with Todd Rundgren in ClevelandTodd Rundgren makes another of his frequent visits to Northeast Ohio, this time at House of Blues Cleveland at 7 p.m. He’s touring behind a new album, White...
View ArticleODOT: New highway interchange in Akron going smoothly, state says
Pharmacist Dan Jones begins to smile.So does everyone else behind the counter at Klein’s pharmacy on South Broadway on the edge of downtown Akron.They’ve just been asked to comment on the ongoing $97.6...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: LeBron James, Cavaliers reach level of dominance that seemed...
TORONTO: Game 4 didn’t have to be this close, this dramatic. A maddeningly characteristic third-quarter lapse after the Cavaliers built a 16-point lead on Sunday gave the Toronto Raptors a glimpse of...
View ArticleCavaliers 109, Raptors 102: LeBron James scores 35 points, Cavs complete...
TORONTO: LeBron James and the Cavaliers are headed back to a familiar place after sweeping aside another overmatched opponent.James scored 35 points, Kyrie Irving added 27 and the Cavs swept the...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kyrie Irving turns it on at ‘winning time,’ sparks Cavs...
TORONTO: Kyrie Irving knew what time it was.With 6:38 remaining in the fourth quarter as Serge Ibaka completed an and-one to give the Toronto Raptors a one-point lead, the Cavaliers guard knew what was...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls schools might cut teachers, raise fees
CUYAHOGA FALLS: City schools Superintendent Todd Nichols has proposed cutting $2 million in expenses, including eliminating 24 teaching positions, the Cuyahoga Falls News-Press reports.“This is every...
View ArticleAkron nurse to compete on American Ninja Warrior
MEDINA: A labor and delivery nurse at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center is auditioning in Cleveland this week for the American Ninja Warrior television program, the Medina Gazette...
View ArticlePortage County authorities investigating death at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park
NELSON TWP.: Authorities are investigating the death of a man this weekend at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, the Kent-Ravenna Record-Courier reports.David Richards, 33, of Tuscarawas County, was pronounced...
View ArticleAkron man reports being shot several times by unknown assailants
An Akron man reported that he was shot several times at 7 p.m. Friday while sitting in a vehicle in the 700 block of Lafollette Street in South Akron, police said.Anthony K. Sams, 20, reported that the...
View ArticleUniversity could be first in Ohio to allow concealed weapons
CEDARVILLE, OHIO: A small Ohio school could become the first college in the state to allow concealed weapons on campus.The proposal at Cedarville University would allow faculty and staff with permits...
View ArticleJudge denies release for teen before trial in dad’s slaying
WARREN, OHIO: A 15-year-old Ohio girl charged in the fatal shooting of her sleeping father will stay in custody for now after a judge denied her request for release as she awaits trial.The girl’s...
View ArticleCounty developmental disabilities board seeks levy renewal
AKRON: The Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board is seeking to place a 4.5 mil levy renewal on the November ballot. County council on Monday gave initial approval for the ballot measure.The...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Heavenly hospital hotline
Even people with a direct line to God can’t solve telephone problems.Bob: Yer recent column about robocalls is right on! Thank you.Our phone-alization at the parish rectory is similar. The rectory...
View ArticleNine Northeast Ohio would-be ninjas invited to tackle the Cleveland course...
Athletes travel from all over the country just to get a crack at the insanely difficult American Ninja Warrior obstacle course.And nine lucky Northeast Ohio would-be ninjas — including two from the...
View ArticleConstruction of new Ellet High School making progress
The Akron Board of Education got a progress report and a performance Monday night at its mobile meeting at Ellet High School. Ellet Principal Michelle Kearns gave a PowerPoint presentation on the...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 9: Wine and dogs at Wolf Creek; documentaries on coal...
Watch documentaries in AkronDowntown Akron hosts two documentary screenings Tuesday:■ Blood on the Mountain, the new film about the coal industry in West Virginia by Akron’s Mari-Lynn Evans, will be...
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