Browns notebook: Coach Hue Jackson says Cody Kessler will begin OTAs as...
BEREA: Browns coach Hue Jackson confirmed Cody Kessler is the early favorite to start the regular-season opener Sept. 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland.On Saturday, Jackson said Kessler...
View ArticleCavaliers report: Coach Tyronn Lue adamant Cavs won’t scrimmage during layoff...
Although he said his players remain locked in and are working like consummate professionals, coach Tyronn Lue knows the Cavaliers are antsy with a nine-day layoff before the start of the Eastern...
View ArticleActress Octavia Spencer tells Kent State graduates: ‘Understand each other’
KENT: Octavia Spencer told about 800 Kent State students in caps and gowns Saturday that she nearly missed her own commencement.During her last quarter at Auburn University, she convinced the school to...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 14: Take Mom out on her special day
Take Mom to a serenade The Akron Symphony Chorus will serenade moms and others at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Akron, featuring a performance of Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs....
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Himalayan Music Academy keeps culture alive for immigrant community
It’s an unlikely place to catch a glimpse of the Himalayas. Inside a nondescript North Main Street storefront, up the stairs and down a hall covered in old, gray industrial carpet and lined with a few...
View ArticleRover defies the state EPA
John Kasich long has insisted that he takes two views of the expanding oil and gas industry in Ohio. The governor likes the boost to economic development. He also says he wants the work done right,...
View ArticleGood News — May 15: Carpenters volunteer to build playground for elementary...
Members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 285 Members Action Committee recently donated their time and skills to build a playground for the elementary branch of Summit Academy on Leland...
View ArticleFamilies celebrate Mother’s Day with art and mimosas at the Akron Art Museum
Raising a child is never easy, but raising a few can be chaotic. Just ask Sally Thompson of Copley Township, who raised six daughters.“It was kind of bedlam sometimes,” Thompson said. Now that her...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled May 14
NAMIBIALutherans mark ReformationThousands of members of the Lutheran church gathered Sunday at a stadium to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The commemoration occurred during an assembly...
View ArticleLocal history: Strange-but-true oddities in law and order
We’re doing some spring cleaning today at “This Place, This Time,” sweeping up some odds and ends from research into local history.These out-of-the-ordinary items were discovered during scans of...
View ArticleAkron doctor, 89, isn’t ready to hang up his stethoscope anytime soon
Dr. Russell Platt came to Akron to train as a doctor because he knew that as a person of color in the 1960s, he would not get a job in a hospital in the south.Platt knew “regrettably” that even though...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Jason Kipnis moves up in struggling lineup; Brandon Guyer...
CLEVELAND: Prior to Sunday’s breakthrough, the Indians had been stuck in an offensive rut, with frustration building.They were averaging just 2.45 runs per game in 11 games in May. They also had been...
View ArticlePotty training: Some of the Cavaliers’ trademark handshakes born on the throne
INDEPENDENCE: When it comes to the Cavaliers’ intricate, personalized handshakes, creativity thrives on the throne.At least for Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson.The pregame ritual has been the Cavs’...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — May 14, 2017
AKRONRun with Girls on the RunAKRON: Girls on the Run Northeast Ohio will host its 21st semiannual 5K at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at InfoCision Stadium, 375 E. Exchange St.The 5K is a celebratory race to...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 15: ‘Salvage’ at None Too Fragile; ‘Little Engine’ for...
‘Salvage’ at None Too FragileNone Too Fragile continues its run of Salvage, about three women who clash while going through a deceased loved one’s possessions, at 8 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday and...
View ArticleIndians 8, Twins 3: Terry Francona shuffles lineup, Jason Kipnis responds...
CLEVELAND: Offensive slumps within a baseball season can be infuriating for teams. Breaking out of them, even for a day, can be like a breath of fresh air. The Indians got plenty of the latter on...
View ArticleMultiple deaths reported in Akron house fire; neighbor says children lived there
Akron firefighters are investigating a fatal fire that occurred early Monday morning at 693 Fultz St. in the city’s Sherbondy Hill neighborhood.Fire officials said as many as four people — and possibly...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after crash in Green
GREEN: A 28-year-old Louisville man died Monday morning after a motorcycle crash in the 5400 block of Mayfair Road.The Summit County Sheriff’s Office said the motorcycle went off the right side of the...
View ArticleNumber of fatal fires in Akron
Number of Fatal Fires in Akron, By Year:2016: 92015: 02014: 22013: 22012: 02011: 22010: 32009: 22008: 22007: 22006: 82005: 52004: 22003: 10Source: Akron Fire Department
View ArticleSumma breaks ground on new six-story tower
Summa Health broke ground Monday on its new West Tower during a ceremony on the Akron City Hospital campus.The event marked the first step in the $270 million Phase I of Summa’s facility plan,...
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