Akron immigrant shackled by ICE ‘self-deports’ to avoid prosecution
Waiting an hour already, Leonardo Valbuena called his boss to say he’d be running late. He didn’t like being late.When the clerk called his name, his wife stirred and Valbuena stepped up to the counter...
View ArticleHigh school basketball/Copley 76, Canton McKinley 62: Indians roll past...
COPLEY: The Copley basketball team should make a commercial.It can stand in front of the camera, arms around one another, and ask rhetorically, “Can you hear us now? Can you see us now?”If not, you...
View ArticlePotential No. 1 overall draft pick Myles Garrett has message for Browns at...
INDIANAPOLIS: Myles Garrett revealed his biggest regret is begging the Dallas Cowboys in an ESPN-produced video to trade with the Browns so the Arlington, Texas, native could play for his hometown...
View ArticleHeat 120, Cavaliers 92: Miami a perfect resting place as LeBron James, Kyrie...
MIAMI: Two out of three certainly isn’t a trend.But when LeBron James knows he needs to sit out a road game or the second night of a back-to-back, AmericanAirlines Arena may be an easy resting place.It...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: ‘Perfect situation,’ confidence in 3-point shooting help...
MIAMI: Derrick Williams’ biggest lesson during the previous nine games he’s played with the Cavaliers likely came Wednesday night in Boston.The Cavs had a 92-90 lead on the Celtics with 2:56 remaining,...
View Article18-year-old found dead inside car submerged in Ohio river
HEATH: Authorities have recovered the body of a central Ohio teenager who appears to have crashed his car into the South Fork Licking River while negotiating a sharp turn.A Licking County dive team...
View ArticleSecurity guard killed in second shooting of year at Game 7 Bar and Grille in...
AKRON: A security guard was shot and killed Saturday night outside the Game 7 Bar and Grille at 627 S. Arlington St., marking the second death at the establishment in two months.Akron police say they...
View ArticleAkron Zoo gives inside view of daily animal care with interactive show
Every day, animals at the Akron Zoo hop, slither and slink by as onlookers observe with interest.But what happens to the animals behind closed cages?Zookeepers from the Akron Zoo gave kids an up-close...
View ArticleLocal history: Hello, Guinness! Breaking world records was a 1970s craze
Welcome to the Guinness edition of This Place, This Time. Today, we’re looking back at ordinary people who did extraordinary things in the 1970s.In an era of lava lamps, pet rocks, platform shoes and...
View ArticleMardi Gras Gala benefits Akron’s Victim Assistance Program
The Tangier restaurant transformed into a festive night on Bourbon Street on Saturday at the 25th Anniversary Mardi Gras Gala sponsored by the Victim Assistance Program in Akron. Summit County...
View ArticleIncome tax audits plummet as IRS loses agents to budget cuts
WASHINGTON: As millions of Americans file their income tax returns, their chances of getting audited by the IRS have rarely been so low.The number of people audited by the IRS in 2016 dropped for the...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Answers to your Spectrum/Time Warner conversion questions
Recently, Time Warner Cable, which was acquired by Charter Communications, rebranded itself as Spectrum. Since Spectrum does things slightly differently than Time Warner, there have been questions from...
View ArticleCoventry Township trustee leads charge to recapture community pride
COVENTRY TWP.: Richard Kutuchief fears that Coventry Township is losing its identity.To many, the community of nearly 11,000 people is just part of the larger Portage Lakes region.To others, it’s part...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 5
BASKETBALLBOYSTournament ScoreboardSunday’s ResultCanton Division I Sectional FinalNorth Canton Hoover 65, Green 54Solon Division I Sectional FinalGarfield Heights 79, Euclid 67Scoring SummaryCanton...
View ArticleIndians receiving positive feedback on Michael Brantley’s progression; Carlos...
The Indians have received positive feedback as they walk the proverbial tightrope that is left fielder Michael Brantley’s progression from biceps tenodesis surgery last August.But, this spring, the...
View ArticleMyles Garrett steals spotlight at combine in quest to convince Browns to pick...
INDIANAPOLIS: Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett is the favorite in the eyes of virtually all draft analysts to be selected first overall by the Browns on April 27, but he’s not overlooking...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Egos, stats cast aside as Cavaliers assemble roster that can...
MIAMi: It won’t be long before the Cavaliers are one man short of basketball’s version of a hockey second line.And unlike last season, that could be the case even as they advance in the playoffs.J.R....
View ArticleCanal Fulton police say they’ve caught serial burglar
CANAL FULTON: City police have identified a suspect they believe is responsible for a series of break-ins at downtown businesses.Authorities caught a man early Friday morning after an alarm went off at...
View ArticleState says condemned Ohio man kills himself on death row
COLUMBUS: A man who had no criminal record before he fatally shot his former girlfriend has killed himself on death row, the state prisons agency said Monday.Patrick Leonard died Sunday night of an...
View ArticleMen charged with murder, complicity in shooting outside Akron bar
An Akron man has been arrested in the shooting death of a security guard outside an Akron bar on Saturday night.Thomas Dunn III, 19, faces a charge of murder. He allegedly shot and killed 33-year-old...
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