Source: Boy was decapitated on waterslide at Kansas park
KANSAS CITY, Kan.: A 10-year-old boy was decapitated as he rode a 168-foot tall waterslide at a water park in Kansas, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.The person, who is not...
View ArticleAkron Fire Chief Edward Hiltbrand announces his retirement
Akron is looking for a new fire chief.Chief Edward Hiltbrand, who has served with the department for more than three decades and was appointed to the top job last year, announced his retirement...
View ArticleUA maintenance crews work on water pipe repairs in the middle of campus
A gaping hole in the ground in front of the University of Akron’s Bierce Library is an eyesore, but it could become a nightmare if it is still there when school starts at the end of August.The hole was...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Rubber era deserves recognition
The wheels are turning inside the heads of my readers.Rubber CityBob: I just want to put an idea out there.There is nothing I can think of that is a tangible image of Akron’s rubber heritage.Harvey’s...
View ArticleThings to Do, August 11: Clydesdales in Kent, songwriters at Civic, drum...
Enjoy Canton Bluecoats, other drum corpsThis isn’t your typical marching band show; highly competitive drum corps use choreography, costumes and props as well as complex music. See our Canton Bluecoats...
View ArticlePolice: Woman killed by Florida officer in academy exercise
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.: A police “shoot/don’t shoot” demonstration went shockingly awry when an officer shot and killed a 73-year-old former librarian with what police said was real ammunition used by...
View ArticleAs voters talk, the collapse of Donald Trump’s support becomes clearly audible
WASHINGTON: Many gauges measure the rapid drop in Donald Trump’s support this summer: Polls show the Republican nominee losing nationally and in most battleground states, prominent Republicans have...
View ArticleAkron wins $4.4 million grant to hire more firefighters
Akron has won a $4.4 million federal grant to hire 25 to 35 more firefighters.The city was notified Wednesday that it will receive the money through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing...
View Article10 candidates file to run for U.S. president in Ohio
Ohioans this fall may get to pick from 10 candidates for president, including an Aurora man who’s admitted having no chance of winning in the past but will try again for a fourth time, a Northeast Ohio...
View ArticleOnline petition with 5,700 signatures supports mandatory ‘recovery camps’ for...
Following a huge showing at a heroin awareness rally in Akron this week, an online petition gathered signatures from more than 5,700 people demanding Ohio be placed in a state of emergency to fight the...
View ArticleJourneyman Nick Hayden hopes to rock and roll with Browns as they search for...
BEREA: Nick Hayden pounced on the football in the end zone and celebrated his lone career touchdown by firing up an imaginary amplifier, playing air guitar, smashing the fictitious instrument and...
View ArticleHigh school football: Buchtel coach Ricky Powers optimistic about 2016 season...
Buchtel football coach Ricky Powers offered a new name for the Akron Public Schools athletic league Wednesday.“I call this the Big City Series like the Big Ten,” Powers said during the league’s annual...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton drive disgusted voters toward alternatives
The unpopular pair of presidential candidates is sending Ohioans in search of alternatives.And nothing will deter voters, not even the argument that a vote for a third-party candidate is a wasted...
View ArticleBoy, 9, killed by lightning in rural central Ohio
COSHOCTON, OHIO: Authorities say a 9-year-old boy has died after being struck by lightning Wednesday afternoon outside his central Ohio home.The Coshocton Tribune reports rescue crews were sent to a...
View ArticleOhio mom faces sentencing in toddler’s heroin death
COLUMBUS: An Ohio mother faces up to 11 years in prison at sentencing after she pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the heroin-related death of her 14-month-old daughter.Erica Maria Barley...
View ArticleWoman shot early Thursday at Akron apartment
A woman was shot early Thursday morning at an apartment complex on Toby Terrace in Akron.WJW Channel 8 reported that Akron police responded to a shooting just before 2 a.m. at the apartment complex and...
View ArticleNext in the heroin crisis
With U.S. Sen. Rob Portman taking a leading role, Congress recently passed and President Obama signed into law a bill aimed at helping communities across the country take a comprehensive approach to...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Mary Taylor, speaking in Fairlawn, says she is giving run for...
Ohio Lt. Governor Mary Taylor, speaking at an event in Fairlawn on Thursday, continued to dance around whether she would run for governor.“So are you running for governor?” asked Nick Skeriotis, an...
View ArticleSummit County Democrats tap Ilene Shapiro as new county executive
Summit County Democrats appointed Ilene Shapiro as the new county executive Thursday and tapped her to run for the post this fall.Shapiro, who previously was County Council president, had been serving...
View ArticleWright State to keep state money, despite dropping debate
DAYTON: Wright State University says it has no plans to repay the $220,000 in state money it received to upgrade security for the first presidential debate, which it pulled out of last month due to...
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