Estranged husband calls deadly Akron house fire “a tragedy”
RAVENNA: The estranged husband of a woman who was killed along with six others in an Akron house fire called the blaze “a tragedy.”Patrick Boggs was arrested shortly after the fire on an unrelated...
View ArticleHudson breaks ground on new Splash Pad
HUDSON: The city and the Kiwanis Club of Hudson broke ground this week on the new Splash Pad play area being built in Veterans Way Park.The water area, which will feature 12 in-ground mounted sprays,...
View ArticleStow police handle 12 crashes on state Route 8
STOW: City police are warning drivers to slow down in rainy conditions after they handled 12 crashes on state Route 8 within a 24-hour period.One of those crashes involved a police vehicle. Police...
View ArticleAkron man arrested on charges relating to fire that killed seven family...
An Akron man charged in an arson that left seven people dead could face the death penalty.Assistant Akron Prosecutor Marissa Pappas confirmed the possibility Tuesday morning during Stanley Ford’s...
View ArticleBlossom Music Center bans most purses and bags; orchestra performances not...
Just days after a suspected terrorist bombing killed concertgoers in England, Blossom Music Center on Wednesday announced a more restrictive policy on items that can be brought into popular music...
View Article900 Signet employees in Akron affected by jewelry company’s $1 billion credit...
Signet Jewelers will sell its prime credit portfolio for $1 billion later this year in a move that means about 900 of its Akron employees will end up working for the company’s new credit...
View ArticleLooking for something to do this holiday weekend? Check out our list of 2017...
Here are Memorial Day observances in the Akron-Canton area:FRIDAY-MONDAYJackson Township — Sixth annual Field of Honor/Field of Heroes will be presented at the Safety Center, 7383 Fulton Drive NW....
View ArticleOhio judge rejects motion to dismiss charges against officer
CINCINNATI: Jury selection began Thursday under tight restrictions after a judge rejected a defense motion to dismiss charges in the retrial of a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black...
View ArticleCedar Point’s new Point Plummet water slide not for the faint of heart or...
Sandusky: I had 109 chances to turn back. Yet I braved each step along the way as I climbed the stairs to face the plunge.Mind you, the thought of standing atop a six-story water slide inside a tube...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 26: Fireworks and baseball; Kenmore Community Days; Rock...
Enjoy fireworks and baseballFireworks nights are always big sellers for the Akron RubberDucks, and they’ll do three straight nights of pyrotechnics starting Friday when they play host to the Bowie...
View ArticleSumma Health relaxes controversial dress code: employees can shed pantyhose
Summa Health’s female employees can toss their pantyhose and set their toes free in open-toed shoes at work.And all employees can uncover tattoos, except facial tattoos or those containing profanity or...
View ArticleBond is set at $7 million for man charged with setting Akron fire that killed...
The attorney for an Akron man arrested on charges related to a house fire that killed seven people argued for a bond during his arraignment Thursday morning.Akron Municipal Court Judge Ann Marie...
View ArticleAlliance man who tossed cat into fire sentenced to a year in prison
CANTON: A former Alliance man who killed a cat by throwing it into a fire has been sentenced to a year in prison. Chad Karka, 40, claims he was drunk during the incident, which took place Jan. 19. He...
View ArticleRubber City Pop Culture Fest debuts this weekend in Akron’s East End
Get ready to geek out this weekend at the Rubber City Pop Culture Fest. Comics artists will mix with wrestlers, zombies and cosplay enthusiasts sprawled across 20,000 square feet at the Historic...
View ArticleOhio legislators ask Trump to kill E-Check
Mostly conservative members of the Ohio House have resolutely asked President Donald Trump and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate the 20-year-old E-Check program and other...
View ArticleAkron man accused of kidnapping, raping high school girl
MEDINA: An Akron man is facing new kidnapping and rape charges after being accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl from Brunswick High School last year.William Roberts, 37, pleaded not guilty Thursday...
View ArticleAmbassadors from LeBron James Family Foundation help open Cedar Point’s new...
SANDUSKY: Some kids from Akron were among the first Thursday evening to take the plunge at Cedar Point’s new water park.As part of a fundraiser for the LeBron James Family Foundation, water park...
View Article$12 million, rock-splitting, tunnel-boring Rosie debuts for cameras
With rain falling steady, Rosie’s makers pulled back the white tarps covering the two sections of her body exposed to the elements. Her back three sections were tucked somewhere out of sight inside a...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron James, passes Michael Jordan as playoff scoring...
BOSTON: LeBron James said last summer he was “chasing the ghost,” a reference to Michael Jordan. But with James 28 points away from passing Jordan as the NBA’s all-time leading playoff scorer, James...
View ArticleCavaliers 135, Celtics 102: Cavs headed to third consecutive NBA Finals as...
BOSTON: Now the Cavaliers’ bodies can go where their minds have been going for months.Back to Oakland.Back to the site of their greatest triumph.Back to the NBA Finals.With a record-setting first...
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