Suddenly at Summa
Summa Health System insists the abrupt change in physicians staffing its five emergency rooms went seamlessly over the holiday weekend. James McIlvaine, the chairman of the Summa board of directors,...
View ArticleWas Hudson police officer justified in shooting, killing unarmed man? It...
It could take months before investigators complete their report on whether Hudson Police Officer Ryan Doran was justified when he shot and killed an unarmed man fleeing from a car crash last month.An...
View ArticleAuthorities offer $10,000 reward for information on murder suspect
Authorities have doubled the reward for information leading to the arrest of an Akron man who is accused of killing a Ravenna Township man and his pregnant girlfriend.Information on David Calhoun Jr.,...
View ArticleReasons for license suspensions; where to get help
■ Noncompliance: Failure to maintain insurance/show proof of insurance at a traffic stop or accident. Most common reason.■ Random Selection Program: Failure to provide proof of insurance to the state...
View ArticleSummit County saw at least 225 deaths by drug overdose in 2016, meaning more...
Summit County saw a record number of fatal overdoses in 2016, according to estimates by the Medical Examiner’s Office.Authorities won’t know exactly how many died of drug overdoses in 2016 until the...
View ArticleNew effort aimed at helping Summit County residents drive legally; clinics to...
For the first time in four years, Leslie “Lovell” Ingol Jr. soon will be licensed to drive.The Akron man’s driver’s license was suspended in 2012 for operating under the influence and failing to pay...
View ArticleRajai Davis, Oakland Athletics agree to one-year deal
The speedy outfielder who provided Indians fans with one of the most electric moments in franchise history won’t return in 2017.Rajai Davis, who drilled a game-tying home run in the eighth inning of...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Collen Gurley leads Hoban to 70-52 win over Firestone
Boys basketballArchbishop Hoban 70, Firestone 52Junior Collen Gurley scored 19 points and the host Knights (7-1) defeated the Falcons (3-7) in a nonleague game.Junior Garrett Houser scored 14 points...
View ArticleCavs backup point guard Kay Felder gaining confidence with two strong games
CLEVELAND: Tyronn Lue has spoken frequently this season about the difficulty of developing young players on a team contending for a championship. The opportunities and game minutes simply aren’t...
View ArticleBrowns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam write letter to ‘apologize for such a...
Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam apologized to fans Tuesday for putting them through the worst season in franchise history.In a letter sent to season-ticket holders and distributed to members of the...
View ArticleAkron 89, Bowling Green 84: Zips top Falcons to give coach Keith Dambrot...
The magic number was 289 for University of Akron men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot on Tuesday night at Rhodes Arena.Dambrot collected his UA-record 289th win with an 89-84 win over Bowling...
View ArticleHigh school boys basketball / Woodridge 58, Coventry 57: Mason Lydic scores...
COVENTRY: The Woodridge boys basketball team has been challenged nine times this season, and all nine times junior Mason Lydic and his friends have come away with a win.Host Coventry was Woodridge’s...
View ArticleNational accrediting group confirms receiving complaint of patient safety...
A national health accreditation organization confirmed on Tuesday that it had received a complaint “of a patient safety concern at Summa Health System.”The complaint comes amid a firestorm in the local...
View ArticlePolice, feds looking for burglars who robbed Northeast Ohio gun store
NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO: Local police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are searching for a team of burglars who broke into a Northeast Ohio gun shop last month and stole...
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 ArticlePampered, primped pooches to compete at Summit County Fairgrounds
The Summit County Fairgrounds will literally be going to the dogs this weekend.Pooches of all shapes and sizes will be strutting their stuff as the Columbiana Kennel Club Dog Show holds court Friday...
View ArticleSumma withdraws proposal to turn part of Barberton park into parking
Summa saved a Barberton park by not putting up a parking lot.Summa Barberton Hospital has withdrawn its proposal to lease and pave about 5 acres of Barberton’s Tuscora Park for use as a surface lot as...
View ArticleBarberton City Schools Superintendent Patricia Cleary to retire
Patricia Cleary began her working life in banking, but after the birth of her children, it became clear she wasn’t invested.She turned to education instead. After 12 years with the Barberton City...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic performs first deep brain stimulation surgery for stroke...
CLEVELAND: The Cleveland Clinic has performed the first deep brain stimulation surgery for stroke recovery.The hospital is conducting a clinical trial assessing the procedure’s potential to improve...
View ArticleMan, 20, charged with leading police on chase with girl, 12, in backseat
A 20-year-old was arrested and charged early Wednesday morning with leading police on a high-speed chase through Akron in a stolen vehicle with a 12-year-old girl aboard.Reginald Frazier, of Cleveland,...
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