Orange barrels coming to Interstate 77 in southern Cuyahoga County
The Ohio Department of Transportation is starting work this week to widen Interstate 77 in southern Cuyahoga County.The state agency is expanding I-77 from two to three lanes between Oakes Road and the...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. and former Wadsworth Mayor Jim Renacci running for Ohio governor
U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci announced his aspirations Monday to become Ohio’s next governor, challenging the second-in-command to term-limited Gov. John Kasich in the 2018 Republican primary.Renacci, who’s...
View ArticleNew Ohio law: Drivers must leave 3-foot gap to pass bicyclists
COLUMBUS: A new Ohio law requires drivers to allow at least 3 feet of space when passing bicyclists on the road, though some cyclists say it’s tough to enforce and not a strong enough deterrent to cars...
View ArticleAkron to add LGBT residents to list of protected classes, establish local...
City leaders and social justice advocates are pushing for a local commission to hear discrimination cases and to extend protections to the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: Zips’ season comes to end in 85-69 loss...
The University of Akron men’s basketball team ended a successful season on a down note Monday night in the National Invitation Tournament.UT-Arlington dominated the visiting Zips en route to an 85-69...
View ArticleRubber City Shakespeare changing name, adding youth outreach
Heading into its fifth anniversary season, Rubber City Shakespeare Company on Friday night announced a name change, new educational programs and its new 2017-18 lineup of shows in downtown Akron.The...
View ArticleChild porn suspect dies in cell shortly after arrest in Ohio
ELYRIA, OHIO: Police say a 47-year-old man died in a holding cell after he was arrested in a child pornography investigation in northern Ohio.Police in Elyria, west of Cleveland, say officials were...
View ArticleA month after Bryon Macron found dead in lake, investigators yet to determine...
It’s been a month since a missing Medina County township trustee was found dead in a lake, and investigators have yet to determine how he died.Medina County Coroner Lisa Deranek said at a news...
View ArticleChloe the kinkajou mesmerizes Summit County Council
Chloe the kinkajou stole the show.Chloe, one of the Akron Zoo’s animal ambassadors, was the star of an annual presentation Monday by the zoo before Summit County Council.“The animal ambassadors serve a...
View ArticleEllet IGA to close; home delivery grocery business to be purchased, expanded...
The Ellet IGA — the last IGA grocery store in the greater Akron area — is closing.But with its closing, the store’s home delivery service will be purchased by Acme Fresh Markets.Jim Trout, the...
View Article‘I had no choice,’ says man who shot and killed online seller of stolen...
“I had no choice.”That’s what William Knight, 63, told police dispatchers after he killed a man in Akron’s Goodyear Heights neighborhood on Monday night.Knight, who has a permit to carry a concealed...
View ArticleFirstMerit debit card lawsuit settled
Huntington Bancshares will pay nearly $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against the former FirstMerit Bank, which Huntington purchased last year.Akron-based FirstMerit was accused of...
View ArticleAkron Dish: New steakhouse coming to Portage County; tasting dinners at Blue...
And I thought there might be a bit of a lull in food news between St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. Not a chance.I offer you a variety of morsels, including bites about a new place coming to Portage...
View ArticleAkron tech company leaving city’s downtown for Cuyahoga County; lured by...
An Akron tech startup, nurtured in the business incubator in the city’s downtown, is planning to relocate to Independence.Cuyahoga County is luring the company, 7signal, with a $480,000 Business...
View ArticleCity of Green begins talks about adding third fire station
GREEN: City leaders are considering building a third fire station, possibly in the northeast sector where residential, business and industrial growth continues.No decisions have been made, but the...
View ArticleCleveland man who represented himself is sentenced to prison after being...
Maybe representing himself wasn’t such a great idea.A Summit County jury found a Cleveland man who served as his own lawyer guilty of charges filed against him for a series of break-ins at local...
View ArticleLeBron to sing ‘Carpool Karaoke’ and more: ‘It’s going to be phenomenal’
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James won’t just be singing Carpool Karaoke with James Corden.The English actor, comedian and singer and host of CBS’ The Late Late Show tweeted a picture of himself Monday hanging...
View ArticleFootball: East’s Devanier Floyd, Ramon Fields commit to play at the...
East juniors Devanier Floyd and Ramon Fields have committed to play football on scholarship at their hometown college, the University of Akron.“I think this is a fantastic opportunity for both of these...
View ArticleSummit prosecutor campaign reaches out to victims in different languages
पीडित That translates to “victim” in Nepali. The Summit County Prosecutor’s Office is reaching out to crime victims from different cultures by speaking their language. A new outreach campaign starting...
View ArticleLeBron James believes NBA rest controversy all about him
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James believes if he were averaging 16 points a game, there would be no controversy over NBA stars resting in nationally televised games.“I don’t understand why it’s become a...
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