Ohio National Guard member suffers heart attack, dies at training in Indiana
EDINBURGH, IND.: A coroner says an Ohio National Guard officer who died at an Indiana military training base suffered a heart attack.The Ohio Guard says 43-year-old Capt. Brian Stillman of Norton...
View Article‘Race of Doom’? 5KDEVO will hit Akron streets in July
On July 30, dedicated Spuds from around the country will be invading the streets of Akron as part of the first-ever 5KDEVO Race. The race is the official “encore event” of the annual DEVOtional...
View ArticleGuard Joel Bitonio determined to rebound with Browns, reward them for big...
Joel Bitonio and the Browns are betting on each other.Bitonio signed a five-year, $51 million contract extension last week with the belief that the franchise will find its quarterback of the future and...
View ArticleInjured dog found nearly frozen along road warms hearts of Stark County...
LAWRENCE TWP.: An injured dog who was dropped off at the North Lawrence Fire Department in December is now a full member of the force, the Massillon Independent reports.Halligan, a two-year-old lab and...
View ArticleNew television show to be filmed in Canton area
CANTON: A new television show starring Hillary Swank and Greg Kinnear will be produced in the Canton area and Northeast Ohio, the Canton Repository reports.State Rep. Kirk Schuring, R-Jackson Township,...
View ArticleIt’s the end of an era as Goodyear decommissions, deflates Spirit of...
The last true Goodyear blimp is no more.The Spirit of Innovation, which first flew in 2006, was decommissioned, deflated and then dismantled in an hourslong process that started just after midnight...
View ArticleBrunswick man, 20, found dead on private business property in Medina
A young Brunswick man was found dead in Medina’s industrial district on Monday afternoon.Medina police say they are investigating 20-year-old Brandon Lamiell’s death as suspicious. They declined to...
View ArticleBaby bed giveaway aims to prevent infant deaths in Ohio
Simple cardboard baby beds helped Finland make a dramatic improvement in its infant mortality rate.Now health professionals hope the cardboard beds will do the same for Ohio. The beds, called Baby...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Michael’s A.M. expanding; Girl Scout cookies on sale, though new...
Today we have more news about restaurant happenings in Akron’s Merriman Valley, and we offer morsels about ongoing Girl Scout cookie sales.You may have trouble finding the new S’mores cookie, but other...
View ArticleESPN’s Todd McShay delves into quarterback draft decision Browns could face:...
With the first wave of NFL free agency complete, the latest trend among draft analysts is to predict all of the incoming rookie quarterbacks who will be available to the Browns when they go on the...
View ArticleCity takes first steps to crack down after repeat murders, arrests at...
The city is targeting a “problem bar” on what’s become Akron’s deadliest street corner.Twice this year men have been shot dead in or just outside of Game 7 Bar and Grille at 627 S. Arlington St.“What’s...
View ArticleInnocent bystander sues city over 2015 police dog attack meant to capture...
An Akron woman who was attacked by a police dog that was chasing a man who trespassed into her home has sued the city, arguing the dog’s handler was negligent.Deborah Callaway, now 57, alleges the dog...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Beacon’s news is set through June
Beacon Journal editors spend countless hours in planning meetings. But no more.A woman from Georgia wrote a letter to Editor Bruce Winges specifying exactly what will appear in future issues — and...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: Zips advance to second round of NIT...
The season will continue for the University of Akron men’s basketball team.The Zips stayed alive in the National Invitation Tournament on Wednesday night with a 78-75 win over No. 2 seed Houston on the...
View ArticleCavaliers forwards Kevin Love, Kyle Korver might return soon, but major...
INDEPENDENCE: The time that Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue has long awaited, and with it the decisions that he’s been agonizing over, are nearly upon him.Barring something unforeseen, the Cavs’ roster will...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to 5 years for fentanyl overdose death; man’s mother says...
A Cuyahoga Falls mother doesn’t want her son to be known as an addict or a murderer.Nancy Mariola says Brock Richardson also is a victim of the heroin epidemic, though he is still alive while a man he...
View ArticleStark County church damaged in morning fire
A Plain Township congregation is seeking a temporary place to worship this weekend after an early morning church fire Wednesday caused about $200,000 in damage.“We’re very grateful no one was harmed....
View ArticleMcDonald’s calls Trump a ‘disgusting excuse’ in tweet, claims account was...
NEW YORK: McDonald’s says it has been notified by Twitter that its account was “compromised” after it appeared to send a message calling Donald Trump “a disgusting excuse of a President.” The tweet to...
View ArticleOhio police say 2 found dead after child reports parents unresponsive; drug...
CENTERVILLE, OHIO: Police say medics found two adults dead after a child called 911 to report unresponsive parents at a home in southwestern Ohio.The Dayton Daily News reports that Centerville police...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic closing Medina Hospital’s birthing center at end of June
Expectant mothers in Medina County can no longer plan to give birth close to home.Cleveland Clinic is consolidating its labor and delivery services at its three hub hospitals — Akron General, Fairview...
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