Release the autopsy report
Under Ohio law, journalists clearly are entitled to view preliminary autopsy reports. But that’s not what is happening in the case of Bryon Macron, the Lafayette Township trustee whose body was found...
View ArticleOn his first day with the Cavaliers, Andrew Bogut becomes butt of LeBron...
CLEVELAND: Andrew Bogut had barely set foot in Cleveland Clinic Courts and LeBron James had already pranked him.The 7-foot Australian wasn’t able to participate in the Cavaliers’ Monday shootaround...
View ArticleDevelopers propose Menards, Meijer for Brimfield site
A shopping development featuring Menards and Meijer stores is being proposed in Brimfield Township amid concern by residents about traffic flow.Brimfield’s Zoning Commission recently recommended that...
View ArticleIndian researcher slams University of Akron
A research fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in India says the University of Mumbai can do better than aligning itself with the University of Akron.Fellow Sayli Udas Mankikar wrote in an essay...
View ArticleCity donates land for West Hill nut farm
Akron leaders made a nutty move Monday. City Council donated a vacant lot at 115 S. Maple Street to the West Hill Neighborhood Organization Monday as part of a plan to grow chestnut, almond, walnut and...
View ArticleLongtime Nickles Bakery Thrift Store in Akron closing
When the Nickles Bakery Thrift Store in Akron closes Friday, it will mean more than just having to find a new place to buy discounted bakery items. It also will mark the end of nearly three decades’...
View ArticleHouse GOP releases bill replacing Obama health care overhaul
WASHINGTON: House Republicans on Monday released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama’s health care law, a package that would scale back the government’s role in helping...
View ArticleLeBron tells what makes him cry (spoiler alert: it is a Disney movie and a...
Want to make LeBron James cry?Put on The Lion King or replay a particularly poignant episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and there’s a pretty good chance you will see the King shed a tear or two or...
View ArticleSummaCare moving from downtown Akron to East End development
SummaCare is returning to its roots.The Akron-based health plan, originally created to provide managed care for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., is moving its headquarters and more than 300 employees...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Lingering illness prompts Cavs coach Tyronn Lue to miss...
CLEVELAND: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue stayed home from Monday night’s game against the Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena in hopes of shaking an illness that has been lingering for more than a...
View ArticleIndians home opener sells out in 3 minutes; Tyler Naquin day-to-day; Michael...
The Indians’ allotment of available tickets for their 2017 home opener lasted all of three minutes in an online sale Monday morning. The Indians will open their home slate April 11 against the Chicago...
View ArticleBrowns entering free-agency negotiating period with historic amount of...
The Browns will enter the free-agency negotiating period armed with about $102 million in salary-cap space, a desire to retain wide receiver Terrelle Pryor and needs at virtually every position coming...
View ArticleKent State men’s basketball: Golden Flashes rally from 17 points down to top...
KENT: For Kent State, March started as tumultuously as it possibly could. The No. 6 Golden Flashes clipped No. 11 Central Michigan at home in overtime by a record-setting score of 116-106. Sophomore...
View ArticleHeat 106, Cavaliers 98: Andrew Bogut fractures left leg in debut as Cavs’...
CLEVELAND: The Cavaliers’ search for a rim protector apparently will begin anew.The tag of just another regular-season game did not apply in a 106-98 loss to the Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena on...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Rockne’s in Akron marks 30 years; Pav’s Creamery expanding; ice...
A favorite West Akron haunt, Rockne’s, is turning 30 — a remarkable feat for a locally owned restaurant — and a favorite place to grab an ice cream cone, Pav’s Creamery, is expanding again, this time...
View ArticleMandel being Mandel
Josh Mandel insists he had nothing political, or self-serving, in mind when he appeared in a statewide public service announcement airing on television during the second half of last year. The Ohio...
View ArticleParents indicted on murder charges in death of 5-year-old Jackson Township girl
CANTON: A Stark County grand jury has indicted a Jackson Township couple on murder and other charges for the death of their 5-year-old daughter who was falsely reported as missing Jan. 9, according to...
View ArticlePolice kill suspect in Medina County after high-speed chase on I-71; woman,...
MEDINA TWP.: Authorities say a Strongsville police officer fatally shot a driver Tuesday after a high-speed chase of a vehicle with a woman and three children inside.An Ohio attorney general’s office...
View ArticleMother of pregnant murder-suicide victim to 911: “The man who would have done...
Julia Young’s mother called police shortly after 2 p.m. Monday in hysterics.“I think my daughter’s been stabbed on her floor,” she told Medina police dispatchers. Authorities soon arrived on the scene...
View ArticleWeather Service warns of the potential for damaging winds in the Akron area...
Hold on to your hats, Akron. High winds Wednesday are expected to usher in chilly temperatures.The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind advisory for the region from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m....
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