Knocked down last year, Browns QB Robert Griffin III is starter again: ‘Those...
BEREA: Robert Griffin III saw his football career flash before his eyes, but he never surrendered.His perseverance prevailed Monday when Browns coach Hue Jackson formally named him the franchise’s 25th...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Coach Terry Bowden, Zips look to build on last...
Terry Bowden finds himself in an unfamiliar situation as he enters his fifth year as University of Akron football coach.After four sub-.500 seasons with the Zips, Bowden is coming off a winning season...
View ArticleOhio maintenance man accused of recording in bathrooms
LEBANON, OHIO: A maintenance worker suspected of installing video recording equipment in female residents’ bathrooms at a Southwest Ohio apartment complex has been charged with voyeurism and...
View ArticleGet ready to jam in traffic — ODOT begins massive Akron highway project
Car-mageddon officially begins Tuesday morning — just in time for rush hour.The Ohio Department of Transportation will close several ramps and lanes starting at 6 a.m. at the central interchange — the...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio man kills self after killing girlfriend, shooting 2 others
Associated PressELYRIA, OHIO: Authorities in Northeast Ohio say a man fatally shot his girlfriend, then wounded a man and woman at a different location before a police pursuit that ended with the...
View ArticleRush-hour detours start at Akron’s central interchange
Car-maggedon has arrived in Akron.Maybe that should be No-maggedon, based on rush hour this morning even as traffic volumes build up.As of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, traffic was flowing fairly smoothly, based...
View ArticleAkron Dish: What’s new at Hamburger Festival; Crave expands to Falls; where...
A beef patty stuffed with shrimp, the Akron Burger that celebrates the area’s tastes, and a Korean BBQ hamburger.Sure, you’ll be able to get a traditional burger at this weekend’s National Hamburger...
View ArticleCedar Point looks to make waves in 2017, water park expansion expected
Cedar Point is still keeping its exact plans for 2017 under wraps, but it offered a clue on Tuesday when a giant flip-flop was mailed to the media.The flip-flop simply says “Something’s afoot” and...
View ArticleIlene Shapiro likely a shoo-in for Democratic appointment as Summit County...
Ilene Shapiro likely will face no opposition Thursday when the Summit County Democratic Party gathers to appoint a new county executive.Shapiro, the president of County Council, has been serving as...
View ArticleSummit County earns high credit ratings for upcoming bond issue
Summit County has received high marks and a stable outlook from two credit rating agencies for an upcoming bond issue.Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service last week affirmed their Aa1...
View ArticleMan, 34, charged with robbing Lo-Boy Gas in Barberton, Jubilee Donuts in Norton
Police arrested a Barberton man on charges that he robbed stores in two Summit County cities within an hour Tuesday morning.Ozzie M. Wright, also known as Ozzie Mann Jr., was charged with two counts of...
View ArticleFriend recalls torment wife’s injury from rock caused Randy Budd
HARRISBURG, PA.: The husband of a woman who suffered brain damage when teenagers dropped a rock from an interstate overpass onto their car often cried at night, asking why he was spared from harm but...
View ArticleHistoric Green schoolhouse gutted in arson as vandals strike park sites
Arson gutted the historic one-room Lichtenwalter Schoolhouse at Boettler Park in Green early Tuesday morning, authorities said.The Green Fire Department was called to the restored school at 4:51 a.m....
View ArticleTrump ignites new firestorm: Gun backers might stop Clinton
WILMINGTON, N.C.: Donald Trump ignited a fresh political firestorm Tuesday by declaring gun rights supporters might still find a way to stop Hillary Clinton, even if she should defeat him and then name...
View ArticleBrowns rookie receiver Rashard ‘Hollywood’ Higgins driven by fifth-round...
BEREA: Browns rookie wide receiver Rashard Higgins is out for revenge.The first clue is on his Twitter profile. It reads: “Should’ve never doubted 18-172.”Eighteen receivers were drafted in April...
View ArticleStruggle against heroin epidemic draws friends, families of addicts to huge...
While a woman told how her daughter died of a heroin overdose, a grieving mother in a crowd of a thousand listeners held a sign depicting her own smiling son.As the speaker said her daughter’s addict...
View ArticleChest pain prevents Francona from managing Indians
WASHINGTON: Terry Francona did not manage the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals after complaining of chest pain while speaking to reporters before the game.The Indians...
View ArticleSpeeders want $3 million back from Ohio village’s traffic cameras
NEW MIAMI, OHIO: Drivers cited because of speed cameras want a Southwest Ohio village to pay back more than $3 million in collected fines after a judge found the cameras unconstitutional.New Miami...
View ArticleNew closures greet drivers on second day of Akron central interchange highway...
Day 2 of Car-maggedon in Akron is underway with a couple of new closures as part of the central interchange construction project.As of 8:30 a.m., rush-hour traffic moved smoothly, with slowdowns in...
View ArticleMan, 23, shot to death in Akron
A 23-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday in Akron, police and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office reported.The man, who was not identified, was shot by an unknown suspect about 7 p.m. in the...
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