City Series baseball championship/Ellet 4, Firestone 1: Griffin Malick...
Throughout the year, if the Ellet Orangemen needed a player to step up and produce in a big spot, that player was often Griffin Malick.The junior right-hander, fired a complete- ame three-hitter to set...
View ArticleNate Ulrich’s Browns analysis: A look at which lessons OTAs should provide
The Browns held their first practice of organized team activities Tuesday, and Wednesday’s session will be the first one open to reporters. There will be 10 OTA practices — Tuesday through Thursday,...
View ArticleInvestigators charge neighbor with murder and arson in Akron fire that killed...
Stanley Ford last week could have seen the night sky glow orange from his Hillcrest Street home as a fast-moving fire around the corner on Fultz Street killed a mother, father and five children.Last...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: After a tough four quarters that showed vulnerability,...
CLEVELAND: It was time for LeBron James and Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue to step up their games.The four-time league MVP and the coach with 1½ seasons and 33 playoff games under his belt didn’t live up...
View ArticleCavaliers 112, Celtics 99: Kyrie Irving, LeBron James combine to score 76...
CLEVELAND: The Cavaliers needed a scorer or two to step up Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals to overcome a double-digit deficit against the Boston Celtics.Enter Kyrie Irving and...
View ArticleCavaliers take extra security precautions for Game 4 following Manchester...
More than 20,000 fans bought tickets for the sold-out Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday night.Just...
View ArticleKayaker’s body recovered, another presumed dead in Ohio
MARION, OHIO: Authorities in Ohio are continuing to search for a kayaker who is presumed dead after his friend’s body was found floating in a river.Search crews will be on the Scioto River near Marion...
View ArticleSuspect shot, killed by Canton police
CANTON: A suspect was shot to death by city police early Wednesday morning in the 1300 block of 22nd Street NW, the Canton Repository reports.Few details have been released.“Right now, we’re in the...
View ArticleMan killed by train in Barberton
BARBERTON: A 49-year-old man was killed Monday night after he was struck by a CSX train near Waterloo Road and Wooster Road North, authorities said.The man’s identity has yet been released.He was...
View ArticleGreen and school district reach $1.5 million settlement over tax breaks
GREEN: The Green school district will get about $1.5 million from the city this year to end an 18-month-old dispute over tax breaks the district said were costing it much-needed income.The school board...
View ArticleWisconsin man sentenced to prison for false claims in Summit County about...
A Wisconsin man who falsely claimed to the Summit County Veterans Services Commission in Akron that he was a Navy SEAL wounded four times in Vietnam has been sentenced to more than four years in...
View ArticleFormer Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee’s sentencing delaying until August
Former Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee’s sentencing in her federal bribery case has again been delayed until early August.Lee’s sentencing was postponed from May 26 until June 28 to allow time...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Tribe’s scoreboard fails math
When I see grammatically incorrect public signage, I cringe. One of my readers wigs out when he spots incorrect public math.Bob: I have been a math teacher for the past 38 years. In addition to...
View ArticleInternational Soap Box Derby hires new president
Mark Gerberich has three main passions.He loves events. He loves sports. And he loves teaching kids through competition.Gerberich will get to combine all three in his new job as president and chief...
View ArticleNew Akron Children’s Hospital Kidney Stone Clinic offers one-stop shop for...
When 6-year-old Blakely Kopatz first saw blood in her urine in January, her mother didn’t know what to make of it.Blakely had no other symptoms, other than a mild stomachache. The thought that Blakely...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: No. 1 overall pick Myles Garrett sitting out first set of...
BEREA: Browns rookie defensive end Myles Garrett won’t terrorize quarterbacks from the sideline, so the team is keeping the No. 1 overall draft pick out of organized team activities this week in hopes...
View ArticleBlindsided by trade to Browns, Brock Osweiler determined to become their...
BEREA: Brock Osweiler was literally in a trap when the brutal business of the NFL ambushed him.The 6-foot-7, 240-pound quarterback was golfing March 9 in Arizona when he learned the Houston Texans had...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Kyrie Irving’s special night previews the passing of the...
CLEVELAND: The passing of the torch was so palpable that the hair on your arms might have been standing up.Kyrie Irving sounded as if he felt it, too, felt charged with the responsibility of carrying...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Cody Kessler says improved arm strength frees him to be...
BEREA: Cody Kessler fancies himself as a lean, mean, throwing machine.A grueling workout regimen and an ultra-strict diet allowed Kessler to gain a few pounds of muscle, lower his body-fat percentage...
View ArticleNorthern Ohio city dealing with aggressive wild turkeys
HURON, OHIO: Police in northern Ohio say residents have been complaining about a small flock of aggressive wild turkeys on the loose.The Sandusky Register reports police in Huron have received several...
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