Fire chiefs concerned about Summa Health System emergency room plans
Some local officials were gobsmacked last week when they learned from the Akron Beacon Journal that Summa Health System abruptly planned to replace its emergency room physicians on New Year’s Day. More...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron has empathy for what Ronda Rousey is going through...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: LeBron James can empathize with Ronda Rousey today. James has been there and says he understands how Rousey is feeling.Rousey’s UFC comeback fight ended 48 seconds after it started...
View ArticleCavaliers 121, Hornets 109: LeBron, Kevin Love lead victory with Jordan McRae...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: The Cavaliers’ season-long search for a backup point guard seemed to haunt them Saturday when they were forced to start the game with no point guard on the floor. The injury-riddled...
View ArticleOhio State notebook: Massive Clemson defensive line, injury to starting left...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: Before Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal against Clemson, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said one of the keys to getting there was that the Buckeyes had started the same...
View ArticleBrowns insist they’re focused on ending dismal season with winning streak...
After all of the pain and suffering they endured in 2016, the Browns have made a New Year’s resolution to end this disappointing season on a winning streak, even if it costs them the No. 1 overall pick...
View ArticleFiesta Bowl: Clemson 31, Ohio State 0: Tigers dominate Buckeyes in College...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: Deshaun Watson ran for two touchdowns and threw another and No. 3 Clemson crushed No. 2 Ohio State 31-0 Saturday night in the Fiesta Bowl to set up a rematch with Alabama for the...
View ArticleSearch 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...
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