Search resumes for plane with six Ohioans aboard; bag investigated
CLEVELAND: Police were investigating the contents of a bag recovered near a private harbor as part of the search for a missing plane carrying six people, the mayor’s office said Sunday.The bag was...
View ArticleGood memories, good food: A final visit to Parasson’s restaurant on North Hill
Hungry customers lined up to get inside Parasson’s Italian Restaurant on Akron’s North Hill.I remember the loud clank of iron rings on wooden doors, the life-size suit of armor that stood in the...
View ArticleLocal history: Let’s venture back to that futuristic year of 2017
Welcome to the future. We’ve been waiting all our lives for 2017.For generations, people have wondered what life would be like in this glorious time. With the aid of library databases, we searched for...
View ArticleAkron family welcomes first local baby of 2017 at Summa Akron City Hospital
Shatoria Blue paused in midsentence.As she cradled her sleeping newborn, Paris, in her arms Sunday afternoon at Summa Akron City Hospital, she wondered aloud if she should finish her thought.Why had...
View ArticleWomen’s Board of Akron Children’s Hospital hosts 114th Charity Ball
The Women’s Board of Akron Children’s Hospital’s 114th Charity Ball drew 580 people to E.J. Thomas Hall on Wednesday evening.Bill Considine, president and CEO of Akron Children’s Hospital, and his...
View ArticleCavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving’s assist totals rising as he focuses less...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Shortly after taking over as head coach, one of Tyronn Lue’s first missions was convincing Kyrie Irving to block out the noise. Stop fretting over your assist numbers, Lue consistently...
View ArticleFirst Summit County home is sold for $1 at public auction
Attention homebuyers: “Abandoned” or “vacant” houses are selling for $1.No. This is not a gimmick.A 92-year-old bungalow near Goodyear Heights Metro Park in Akron sold for $1 at sheriff’s sale on Dec....
View ArticleResident physicians at Summa Health vote no confidence in system president
Resident physicians at Summa Health System have voted no confidence in President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Malone.The residents announced the vote Sunday and expressed their disappointment in...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic CEO said to be out of the running for VA secretary
NEW YORK: Cleveland Clinic chief Toby Cosgrove has withdrawn his name from consideration as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a post that would have put him in charge of the health care...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: QB Robert Griffin III not sure he’ll be retained but...
PITTSBURGH: Quarterback Robert Griffin III insisted he wants to return to the Browns next season but doesn’t think the franchise retaining him is a certainty.So after the Browns fell 27-24 in overtime...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: What went wrong with the 2016 Browns
The San Diego Chargers out-Browned the Browns, helping them avert becoming just the second NFL team to finish 0-16, but the Browns still set the franchise record for losses in a season with 15 with a...
View ArticleBrowns analysis: Nate Ulrich breaks down 27-24 overtime loss to Steelers
What went right: Quarterback Robert Griffin III finally threw his first touchdown pass of the season in his fifth start with the Browns. Actually, he threw his first and second, connecting with tight...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson wants to immediately dive into offseason work, hopes...
PITTSBURGH: Hue Jackson has publicly pledged four times to win a Super Bowl with the Browns, yet he finished 1-15 in his first season as their coach.Jackson’s opportunity to resurrect the franchise is...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Playoff thrashing shows changes needed in Ohio State offense,...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: During the 2015 season, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer mishandled the quarterback position, sticking with Cardale Jones far too long after the magic of a three-game national championship...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam vows to stick with coach Hue Jackson, front office...
PITTSBURGH: In the wake of the worst season in Browns history, owner Jimmy Haslam vowed to defy his nature by exercising patience.The Browns set a franchise record for losses in a season by finishing...
View ArticleHigh school football: Hoban senior Todd Sibley scores touchdown in New Year’s...
Archbishop Hoban senior Todd Sibley rushed for a touchdown Sunday in the 2017 Under Armour All-America football game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Sibley’s first-half touchdown helped Team...
View ArticleMeeting planned this evening to discuss Summa doctor switch
A meeting to discuss Summa Health Systems’s decision to replace its emergency room physicians will be held at 6 p.m. this evening at Highland Theater, 826 W. Market St. in Akron.The meeting is hosted...
View ArticleNexus pipeline opponents seek more help from residents
GREEN: Nexus pipeline opponents are seeking volunteers to aid in challenging the route of the proposed supersize pipeline that would cut through Green, New Franklin, Medina and other communities.The...
View ArticleBag that washed ashore is from missing plane with six Ohioans aboard
CLEVELAND: A bag that washed ashore near a private harbor has been confirmed as coming from a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland, authorities said Monday as...
View ArticleHow to Volunteer: New occasional series spells it out, starting with the food...
Are you looking for an activity to fill the dreary months of winter?Did you make a New Year’s resolution to be more charitable?Or maybe you’re a retiree with extra time on your hands, a parent who...
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