Akron authorities investigating two house fires
AKRON: City firefighters are investigating the cause of two separate house fires that took place Monday night.There were no injuries in either incident.Firefighters responded at 6:18 p.m. to 692 Upson...
View ArticleIndians manager Terry Francona, Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith are unlikely...
CLEVELAND: They are slowly becoming Cleveland’s Odd Couple, the Indians’ 57-year-old manager and the Cavs’ 31-year-old shooting guard. On the surface, Terry Francona and J.R. Smith seem to have little...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Cavs rings or World Series debut?
I thought the vote would be much closer. But you guys clearly have an acute case of Indians Fever.According to my completely scientific poll of self-selected respondents (cough), fully 80 percent of...
View ArticleWorld Series notebook: Danny Salazar makes Indians’ roster; Jason Kipnis...
CLEVELAND: The Indians are still unsure as to how he might be used, but All-Star pitcher Danny Salazar is back. Salazar was informed on Monday that he was being added to the Indians’ World Series...
View ArticleAkron T-shirt companies offer Indians gear with flair
Does your Cleveland Indians garb need an update?Perhaps that T-shirt from the last time the team was in the World Series is showing the wear of nearly 20 years. Two local T-shirt companies have you...
View ArticleIndians continue to shrug off underdog label heading into World Series
CLEVELAND: Just as they have all October, the Indians will enter yet another series as the underdogs when they meet the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Progressive...
View ArticleIndians shortstop Francisco Lindor’s lucky penny from 7-year-old McDonald...
CLEVELAND: Presuming nothing disturbed it from its special resting place, Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor will have his lucky penny in his pocket Tuesday night for Game 1 of the World Series.But...
View ArticlePolice say woman, 28, admits to stealing $6,000 from employer
Police on Monday arrested an Akron gas station cashier who is accused of admitting to stealing $6,000 from her employer over three months.Crystal L. Hackney, 28, is charged with felony theft. She...
View ArticleOhio auditor declares Minerva records “unauditable”
MINERVA: The Ohio auditor has declared the village’s financial records unauditable.The state cited incomplete financial records and bank reconciliations.“Poor records lead to poor service for...
View ArticleHigher pressure at the Statehouse
Are Ohio Democrats playing politics in urging Republican candidates and lawmakers to give up their campaign contributions from William Lager? He is the founder of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow,...
View ArticleParent meetings to discuss school mergers in Akron schools
Akron Public Schools officials are inviting parents from the Firestone Park, Kenmore and North Hill communities to meet with them to discuss the district’s future consolidation plans. The Akron Board...
View ArticleArea residents share stories of Edwin Shaw as date with wrecking ball draws...
LAKEMORETo Lakemore residents, Edwin Shaw Hospital was the heart of a village, an asset to be treasured, a source of neighborhood pride.To patients and orphaned children and addicts, Edwin Shaw was a...
View ArticleAkron artist provides #RallyTogether backdrop for World Series in CLE
Akron artist Mac Love may have been destined to provide the backdrop for the World Series in Cleveland.As a boy in New York, Love grew up learning to love the Cleveland Indians from his father, a North...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Indians’ Corey Kluber picks up ‘Cleveland Against the World’...
CLEVELAND: On the second biggest night in Cleveland sports history, Indians right-hander Corey Kluber delivered a performance that matched all the pageantry, all the fanfare, all the excitement.When...
View ArticleKnight Arts Challenge winners include fringe fest, expanded Akron Arts Prize,...
The Knight Foundation asked artists in the Akron community to dream big for the second year of the Akron Knight Arts Challenge, culminating in the awarding of another $1 million to 19 new grass roots...
View ArticleCavaliers 117, Knicks 88: Cavs smash Knicks in season opener after ring ceremony
CLEVELAND: LeBron James led his pack of teammates toward the banner this city had waited 52 years to see. Then he laid his newly minted ring finger on the wine-colored banner before it was raised to...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Stray Dog finds home at Office tavern in North Hill; PizzaFire...
The former Office in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood has captured a Stray Dog.Charly Murphy, owner of Stray Dog food carts, is taking the helm in the kitchen of the Office City Tavern at 778 N. Main...
View ArticleBrunswick lawyer sentenced to jail for making up story about car accident
ELYRIA: A Brunswick lawyer who lied to police about who crashed his car earlier this year was sentenced Tuesday to 10 days in the Lorain County Jail, the Medina Gazette reported.Kenneth Lewis, 42, had...
View ArticleIndians 6, Cubs 0: Corey Kluber dominates, Roberto Perez has multi-HR night...
CLEVELAND: Corey Kluber took his brilliance on the mound to a new level on the game’s biggest stage and Roberto Perez blasted his way to a multi-home run night, leading the Indians to a 6-0 win over...
View ArticleTallmadge man gets two life sentences plus 25 years for molesting 12-year-old...
A 49-year-old Tallmadge man was sentenced to prison Wednesday for molesting a 12-year-old girl whom he knew.A Summit County jury found James Renaud guilty of two counts of rape, two counts of sexual...
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