Akron man, 27, gets life in prison for raping three young girls over...
An Akron man will spend his life in prison on charges that he raped three young girls over a three-month period.Delacey Walters, 27, earlier this month was convicted by a jury on nine counts of raping...
View ArticleKasich wants teachers to learn another job, or lose theirs
Ohio Gov. John Kasich wants public school teachers to see what it’s like to work outside the classroom so they can better match their students to the needs of local employers.Tucked a third of the way...
View ArticleCouncilwoman weighs in on Summa, city says little
An Akron council member is weighing in on the emergency room staffing changes at Summa Health System and subsequent fallout.Tara Mosley-Samples, whose city ward houses Summa Akron City Hospital, met...
View ArticlePolar plunge won’t be so polar this weekend; warm weather is expected for...
Mother Nature is giving the warm shoulder to three cold-weather events scheduled this weekend in the Akron area.Temperatures will flirt with the 60s for revelers accustomed to donning winter gear to...
View ArticleLeBron James Family Foundation’s 330 Ambassadors leave Akron’s mark on...
NEW ORLEANS: Lulu Montes had never nailed down a piece of drywall and was embarrassed when she did it wrong in her first attempt.But soon the 16-year-old Firestone High School sophomore proved to be a...
View ArticleDespite injuries, turbulence, Cavaliers lead the East and just one game off...
CLEVELAND: It hasn’t always been easy and oftentimes it has quite literally been painful for those involved, but the Cavaliers enter the All-Star break again on top of the Eastern Conference and the...
View ArticleAkron General’s new president says father’s recent experience shaped his...
Dr. Brian Harte, who became president of Cleveland Clinic Akron General last September, notes that a hospital can provide good care yet still not practice an essential skill that makes patients’ lives...
View ArticleWill Ohio protect its children?
Advocates for public children services agencies in Ohio are lobbying lawmakers for a substantial boost in funding in the next state budget. They propose a $30 million annual increase to the current...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 17
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 62, Parma Padua 53Cle. Central Catholic 85, St. Thomas Aquinas 62Copley 89, Kent Roosevelt 38Coventry 77, Norton 56Cuyahoga Falls 58, North...
View ArticleCity declaration would urge Kasich to make Ohio a sanctuary state
Akron City Council is tip-toeing into America’s heated debate over immigration.President Donald Trump’s temporary refugee and travel ban (the latter on Muslim-majority countries) has been sacked, for...
View ArticleTwo men arrested in shooting death of Akron man who hit utility pole while...
Two men were arrested in the fatal shooting of a man Wednesday night outside a residence in Akron’s Summit Lake neighborhood.Theo King, 29, of Canton, and Donqus McSwain, 23, of Akron, are charged with...
View ArticleNew report diagnoses Akron’s ailing housing market, prescribes treatments
Economists and researchers released a trove of housing data and recommendations this week as part of a collaborative mission to jump-start development in Akron, where new construction hasn’t been this...
View ArticleNBA All-Star Game notebook: Former 3-point champion Kyrie Irving taking...
NEW ORLEANS: When Kyrie Irving won the JBL Three-Point Contest during NBA All-Star weekend in Houston in 2013, the Cavaliers guard hit 10 in a row and 17 of his first 18 shots.His favorite part of the...
View ArticleMore details emerge about reasons Summa lost accreditation for emergency room...
More details have emerged about why Summa Health System recently lost its accreditation to teach future emergency medicine doctors, including concerns about patient care.A report obtained by the Beacon...
View ArticleJurors on Summit County’s last death penalty case detail difficult service
ne juror who sat on Summit County’s last death penalty case didn’t sleep for weeks afterward.Another juror said he couldn’t get the images of the triple murder out of his head.Several jurors were so...
View ArticleNBA All-Star Game: Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving admits he was forced to let go of...
NEW ORLEANS: Kyrie Irving will reprise his popular “Uncle Drew” character from Pepsi commercials in a full-length feature film.He’s poised to make his fourth appearance and second start in the NBA...
View ArticleKent State 70, Akron 67: Flashes end Zips’ 30-game home winning streak; delay...
The University of Akron men’s basketball team might have played its worst stretch of the season, and Kent State pounced all over it for a 70-67 Mid-American Conference win that delayed the Zips’...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Ellet 61, Buchtel 44: A.J. Gareri scores 25 points to lead...
Ellet possessed the size, the experience, the defense and a lead Friday night that Buchtel just could not overcome.The Orangemen jumped out to a quick lead and never trailed en route to a 61-44 win in...
View ArticleSumma Health loses accreditation for emergency medicine residency program
Summa Health System has lost accreditation for its emergency medicine residency program and has been placed on immediate probation by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, according...
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