Snake on a plane: Emirates flight halted in serpent spotting
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before the snake on a plane would turn up too.Dubai-based airline...
View ArticleU2 to visit Cleveland on The Joshua Tree Tour this summer
CLEVELAND: U2 will perform this summer in Cleveland on its The Joshua Tree Tour.The band will appear July 1 at FirstEnergy Stadium, Live Nation announced Monday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan....
View ArticleAkron Say No To Dope opens thrift store to provide transitional housing
New Beginnings thrift shop at Kenmore Boulevard and 13th Street is just that — a place where you can purchase items to help recovering addicts reset their lives.“You can find a new use for something...
View ArticleService set for Ohio dad, daughter who were on missing plane
COLUMBUS: A memorial service is scheduled for an Ohio father and daughter who were among six people on a plane that disappeared over Lake Erie and is believed to have crashed.The Columbus Dispatch...
View ArticleNorton woman arrested for stealing $44,000 from elderly relative
A 37-year-old Norton woman has been accused of stealing more than $44,000 from an 85-year-old relative.Shannon M. Shook has been charged with theft from the elderly, a second-degree felony.The Summit...
View ArticleTrump says ’simple’ to step away from business
WASHINGTON: The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):12:50 p.m.President-elect Donald Trump is again insisting that it will be “simple” to disentangle himself from his extensive...
View ArticleSomething isn’t right at Summa
The leadership at Summa Health emphasizes that a “contract dispute” resulted in the sudden departure of physicians who long practiced in the system’s emergency rooms. Sure enough, read the account of...
View ArticleAnn Taylor in Summit Mall to close later this month
The rocky start to 2017 for retailers continued Monday, with another national chain confirming an Akron-area store closure.The Ann Taylor in Summit Mall will close in late January, said Randy Cook, who...
View ArticleFairlawn in sound financial shape, mayor says
FAIRLAWN: The city is in sound financial shape, with income tax revenue climbing 3.5 percent last year over the previous year, Mayor Bill Roth said Monday during his annual State of the City speech.The...
View ArticleAkron man charged with breaking into home, assaulting male resident with hammer
Police say an Akron family awoke Saturday morning to the sounds of someone banging on their front and back doors.The family, who lives in the 400 block of Delmar Avenue, called 911 when a man broke...
View ArticleFormer Summa CEO Tom Strauss is named CEO of Sisters of Charity Health System
Thomas J. Strauss, who led Summa Health System for 15 years before retiring in 2014, has been named the president and CEO of another regional health system.Effective Tuesday, Strauss, 64, of Cuyahoga...
View ArticleKent State tops in Ohio and among Top 10 nationally for students seeking...
Let’s go Flashes!Kent State once again is tops in the state for the number of new college coeds who sign up to attract so-called Sugar Daddies to help pay for their college.The mutually beneficial...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Summa’s boss is blowing smoke
Summa President and CEO Thomas Malone seems bound and determined to become the Scott Scarborough of 2017.“The Scar,” as he was less-than-affectionately known to many students, faculty, alumni and...
View ArticleCollege football: Deshaun Watson, Clemson dethrone top-ranked Alabama 35-31
TAMPA, Fla.: College football’s first national championship rematch was even better than the original, with an incredible twist at the end.Deshaun Watson and Clemson dethroned the champs and became the...
View Article50 mph wind gusts, snow and freezing rain forecast for Tuesday; weather...
Here’s the good news.Temperatures will flirt with the upper 50s on Thursday.The bad news?First the other snow boot will have to drop and perhaps even blow away.The National Weather Service warns a...
View ArticleAkron man in court Monday on murder charges in shooting of Portage County couple
When Karen Marsh received a phone call Saturday morning telling her that the man accused of shooting her daughter was finally captured, it was good news.“It’s somewhat of a relief … it was a long day...
View ArticleJackson Township police looking for missing girl, 5
JACKSON TWP.: Authorities are investigating the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl.Ashley Zhao was last seen in the 4900 block of Portage Street Northwest. She was reported missing at 9 p.m. Monday. It...
View ArticleCouncil questions Oriana House after reports of clients overdosing, dying
Akron City Council members took an hour Monday to question the operator of a community correction facility after two parents said their sons and others have gone there for help but instead overdosed or...
View ArticleBrunswick woman, 30, killed in Route 303 crash in Hinckley Township
A 30-year-old Brunswick woman was killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle car crash in Hinckley Township.Tiffany Hauge was driving a 2008 Ford Focus on state Route 303, just west of state Route 94, at...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Mocha Joe’s closes in Stow, adding to the closings list; Akron...
I’m back, after being off several weeks for neck surgery. Technically I had cervical fusion surgery, but that’s a pain in the neck to talk about. Suffice it to say I’m on the mend.First, add another...
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