Bob Dyer: Cruising off to the great beyond
Bob: My wife and I appreciated your column about gathering vital information that our children will need when we die.We have created a notebook that has much of the information you talked about. We...
View ArticleTwo Akron teens report being robbed of marijuana, cigarettes Saturday
Two 16-year-old males told Akron police they were robbed of their marijuana and cigarettes while walking on Atwood Avenue shortly before noon Saturday.The teens said two males walked up behind them....
View ArticleNorth Canton man sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for bribing former...
A North Canton man who pleaded guilty to bribing former Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison.U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Boyko also sentenced...
View ArticleAkron man, former postal employee sentenced to federal prison for conspiring...
An Akron man and a former postal employee are heading to federal prison for conspiring to mail and deliver a large quantity of methamphetamine.U.S. District Judge Dan Polster sentenced Wesley J....
View ArticleSafewise.com releases list of safest cities in Ohio
Hudson is the safest community in the Akron area, according to a new study.Safewise.com, a group that pushes home security systems, on Monday released its list of the “20 Safest Cities in Ohio,” with...
View ArticleEx-Trump aide Michael Flynn rejects Trump-Russia probe subpoena; Dems say he...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in rebuffing a subpoena Monday in the investigation...
View ArticleCleveland rapper Machine Gun Kelly to perform during halftime at Tuesday’s...
Just as fans hope to see a dramatically different LeBron James when the Cavs take to the court Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, those lucky enough to be inside of Quicken Loans...
View ArticleEllet vs. Firestone City Series baseball postseason final preview
Teams: Ellet (16-8, 12-1) vs. Firestone (19-6, 12-1)When: 5 p.m. TuesdayWhere: Canal ParkCoaches: John Sarver for Ellet and Matt Brooks for FirestoneEllet’s projected starters: Griffin Malick, Jr., P;...
View ArticleCavaliers’ J.R. Smith questions LeBron James’ confidence, looks for more...
INDEPENDENCE: A lack of confidence and LeBron James do not seem to belong in the same sentence. Not when the four-time league MVP had scored at least 25 points in each of the Cavaliers’ 10 previous...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Coach Hue Jackson says don’t be surprised if QB DeShone...
AURORA: Cody Kessler will begin organized team activities Tuesday as the first-string quarterback, but that doesn’t mean he’ll receive the most tutoring from coach Hue Jackson. Actually, Jackson...
View ArticleHigh school softball / Ellet 18, Firestone 2: Orangemen win 17th consecutive...
Ellet continued its domination over City Series softball foes on Monday night when it needed only 4½ innings to dispatch Firestone in the postseason final.Junior Maddie Anderson provided the pitching,...
View ArticleConcert blast: Blood, horror as bomber strikes young crowd in England
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND: For the young crowd of music fans, the Ariana Grande concert was supposed to be a night of high-energy candy pop and fun on a school night. The scene quickly turned into sheer...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam says he’s ‘highly confident’ turnaround will begin...
AURORA: If Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is right, the long-awaited reversal of his team’s fortunes is on the horizon.Haslam and the rest of the franchise’s bigwigs are talking a good game coming off a...
View ArticleVictim’s family upset by work release for Akron man who has served half of...
An Akron mother’s heart has broken three times in the past year and a half.The first was in August 2015 when she found out her son, Marcus Glover, had been shot and killed.The second was in November...
View ArticleResidents demand action after shooting near Little League ball fields
Ellet residents flooded City Hall on Monday to demand more of their elected leaders as Little League baseball limped back to the mound at Davenport Park, where gunshots forced children to cower a week...
View ArticleODOT warns motorists about upcoming traffic changes on Interstate 76 in...
The Ohio Department of Transportation is warning motorists that there will be a new traffic pattern on westbound Interstate 76 through Barberton and Norton starting this week.Two ramps also are closing...
View ArticleMan crawls to safety 4 days after falling from Northeast Ohio cliff
ELYRIA, OHIO: Northeast Ohio police say a man who fell down a cliff and spent four days in a ravine was rescued after he crawled onto a nearby golf course, despite having broken his legs, pelvis, and...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Food Truck Wednesdays coming to downtown Akron; Crave Cantina...
There’s Food Truck Fridays and now there’s Food Truck Wednesdays — both in downtown Akron. The new food truck rally launches this week and is called Cascade Cucina, running from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m....
View ArticleCity working on plan to stop toxic algal blooms in Akron drinking water
Stewards of Akron’s water supply and the University of Akron are teaming up to take on the same toxic algal blooms that left hundreds of thousands of Toledo residents without drinking water three years...
View ArticleBarberton residents and visitors can borrow bikes
BARBERTON:Not having a bike is no longer an excuse for not riding a bike.Starting Friday, residents and visitors to the Magic City can borrow a bike, helmet and lock free of charge at one of three...
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