U.S. Marshals Service captures two fugitives wanted in Akron
The U.S. Marshals Service has captured two Akron fugitives — one wanted on aggravated robbery charges and the other for involuntary manslaughter.Akron police on Thursday announced the arrests of Davon...
View ArticleSeries lets you follow Monica Potter’s renovation of her Cleveland home —...
I’ve been dying to see inside the house actress Monica Potter renovated in Cleveland. And boy, was it worth the wait.This week, HGTV started airing a series about the renovation, Welcome Back Potter....
View ArticlePending FirstMerit transfer of some customers in Stark, Ashtabula includes...
Dan Rusnock has been a FirstMerit bank customer for 21 years. He first opened his account at a branch in Green. In recent years, he and his wife have been banking at the Manchester Road branch in the...
View ArticleAkron’s haunted tradition changes hands, but 43-year legacy of frights will...
Fans of Akron’s Haunted Schoolhouse and Laboratory got an unexpected scare Friday when news broke that the 43-year Halloween amusement tradition had been sold.But Cindy Johns — who founded the haunted...
View ArticleODOT: Ongoing highway construction near Central Interchange in Akron is on...
The Ohio Department of Transportation says construction along Interstate 76/77 just west of the Central Interchange in Akron is going smoothly.The work — which involved closing highway ramps, removing...
View ArticleHigh school football Friday night scoreboard
Friday’s GamesCity SeriesBuchtel 21, Ellet 20Garfield 36, Kenmore 6Federal LeagueGlenOak 19, Canton McKinley 2North Canton Hoover 35, Green 0Perry 35, Lake 0Greater Cleveland ConferenceSolon 46, Elyria...
View ArticleOhio State football: Battle in trenches could determine winner between...
MADISON, Wis.: Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Watt would like a unique birthday gift this year.A win over Ohio State might be more cherished than any present.The second-ranked Buckeyes will visit Camp...
View ArticleHigh school football/Aurora 42, Copley 28: Greenmen win Suburban League showdown
COPLEY: You can’t keep a good offense down.At least that was the case on Friday when Aurora outlasted host Copley 42-28 in a Suburban League-American Conference game that was loaded with league...
View ArticleHigh school football / Archbishop Hoban 21, Walsh Jesuit 0: Knights blank...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: It took Archbishop Hoban more than 31 minutes to score Friday night against Walsh Jesuit.But the visiting Knights (7-1) used three second-half touchdowns, including two on interception...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Twinsburg tops Hudson, 21-12
Suburban LeagueTwinsburg 21, Hudson 12Cam’Ron McClain and Jared Eaton each rushed for a touchdown to lead the visiting Tigers (2-6, 2-3) to an upset win over the Explorers (6-2, 4-1) in a National...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 14
FOOTBAllScoreboardFriday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 21, Walsh Jesuit 0Ashland 23, Clear Fork 14Aurora 42, Copley 28Avon 30, Amherst Steele 0 Barberton 28, Kent Roosevelt 14Beachwood 60, Painesville...
View ArticleCavaliers sign free-agent guard J.R. Smith to four-year deal
CLEVELAND: The final piece to the Cavaliers’ championship defense is in place.The Cavs and J.R. Smith agreed to a four-year deal Friday that could be worth $57 million, according to a league source,...
View ArticleALCS/Indians 2, Blue Jays 0: Francisco Lindor, Corey Kluber lead Indians over...
CLEVELAND: Francisco Lindor delivered the one big hit that was needed and Corey Kluber put together another outing befitting an ace, and the Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 in Game 1 of the...
View ArticleAccidental shootings kill a child every other day
Hours earlier, he was a happy 4-year-old who loved Iron Man, the Hulk and all the Avengers. Now, as Bryson Mees- Hernandez approached death in a Houston hospital room, his brain swelling through the...
View ArticlePresident Obama delivers blow to Trump and elected officials who support him
In what was likely his final appearance in Cleveland as president, Barack Obama condemned elected Republicans who support presidential nominee Donald Trump while urging attendees to vote for Democratic...
View ArticleHigh school football/Buchtel 21, Ellet 20: Pyrce Taylor guides Griffins to...
The Buchtel-Ellet high school football game Friday night at the University of Akron’s InfoCision Stadium featured a little bit of everything.Eight turnovers and two safeties? Check.Two teams competing...
View ArticleAce Corey Kluber delivers as Indians beat Blue Jays 2-0 for 1-0 lead in ALCS
CLEVELAND: For nearly seven innings, he dodged, ducked, dipped, dived and dodged. Corey Kluber did Friday what aces do.On a night he didn’t have his best stuff, on a night he struggled to put hitters...
View ArticleLeBron James endorsement: For my kids, for Hillary
Two years ago, I told you I was coming home to Northeast Ohio — where I was born and raised. When I came back, I had two missions.In June, thanks to my teammates and all your support, I accomplished my...
View ArticleRobin Swoboda: The smells of home aren’t always so sweet
As I write these words, I am sitting on the deck of a dear friend’s home in Colorado. My view is nothing short of spectacular, and a much-needed respite from what has become a roller-coaster kind of...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Akron ‘war hero’ really wasn’t
He was billed as a war hero, and he took full advantage of it.Nobody realized he was only a war hero in his own mind.Arnon “Sonny” Cool was a longtime president of the Summit County Veterans Service...
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