2017 NFL Draft: Patrick Mahomes possesses more than the type of arm talent...
Patrick Mahomes can throw a football at least 80 yards, but Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury’s favorite memories of the quarterback don’t stem from his superhuman arm strength.Instead, they’re about...
View ArticleBoys basketball / St. Vincent-St. Mary 45, Wauseon 30: Jayvon Graves powers...
COLUMBUS: A whole bunch of senior Jayvon Graves and a couple of 10-0 scoring runs propelled St. Vincent-St. Mary to a Division II state championship Saturday at Value City Arena.Graves scored 25 points...
View ArticleTreasurer of Akron firefighters union charged with theft
The treasurer of the Akron firefighters union has been charged with felony theft and is in jail in North Carolina, arrested as he fled Akron after the charges were filed on Thursday.Joe Ruhlin, 40,...
View ArticleMacy's to close Rolling Acres and Canton Centre stores
Macy's Inc. will close its stores at Rolling Acres Mall and Canton Centre, with final clearance sales to begin Sunday. Another Macy's in North Randall will also be shuttered. The Rolling Acres store,...
View ArticleOhio suit on community-based options for disabled advances
By Julie Carr SmythCOLUMBUS: A lawsuit claiming Ohioans with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience segregation when forced to receive services from institutions due to fewer community-...
View ArticleWoman killed in Stark
A 48-year-old Stark County woman was fatally shot Friday night when a weapon accidentally discharged as it was being put away after target practice.Robin Lilly was found about 10 p.m. by Stark County...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Raid by Highway Patrol steams neighborhood
More than two weeks later, they’re still fuming.Can’t say I blame them.Dora McCain lives in a quiet neighborhood on the southwest edge of Akron, hard by the Towpath Trail. She has lived there for 45...
View ArticleFake news … really?
Our circulation department sends out emails to recruit subscribers. One recent email began with this headline: “Join us in standing up for real news!”The email went on to say that our real news...
View ArticleOhio’s opioid epidemic spotlighted as GOP health care repeal plan flops
For a state hit hard by a national heroin epidemic and one that’s fighting back with Medicaid expansion dollars, Ohio is home to one in six Americans who could lose access to drug addiction and mental...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Coach Tyronn Lue calls Devin Booker’s 70-point night...
CLEVELAND: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue played 11 years in the NBA, including three seasons with the “Showtime” Lakers.But even Lue was amazed that Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker scored 70 points Friday...
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BASKETBALLState Tournament ScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsDivision I FinalJackson 39, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 38Division II FinalSt. Vincent-St. Mary 45, Wauseon 30Division III FinalCleveland Villa...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Jackson 39, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 38. Polar Bears...
COLUMBUS: Jackson senior Kyle Young stepped to the free-throw line Saturday night with 3.6 seconds on the clock in the fourth quarter at Value City Arena with a bunch of pressure on him.How much...
View ArticleIndians mulling options for one, possibly two available spots in Opening Day...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians have a number of options for filling out their bullpen to start the regular season. The time to make those decisions is drawing near. As it stands, six relievers currently...
View ArticleCoach Tyronn Lue has secret plan to fix Cavaliers’ struggling defense in...
CLEVELAND: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue has a secret.That should be encouraging, since what he’s holding back is his plan for how to fix the Cavs’ struggling defense in the playoffs.There’s just one...
View ArticleAkron expands its welcome. Now the state should follow
For Akron to halt its population decline and even begin to grow, it must embrace diversity, drawing from the range of talent necessary. City leaders made a significant contribution toward that goal...
View ArticleLocal history: Akron medicine man made Po-Ca-Ta-Lo natural remedies
How did Akron residents spell relief?“Po-Ca-Ta-Lo.”That mysterious word conjures up memories of South Main Street in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.Kids who grew up in the neighborhood or drove past in...
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UA’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame player, Jason Taylor made a habit of...
With his selection for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last month, former Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor will go where no University of Akron football player has gone before....
View ArticleOhio bans sex with animals; violators could face jail
COLUMBUS: It’s now illegal in Ohio for people to engage in sexual conduct or related acts with animals; the state didn’t have anti-bestiality laws until the change took effect last week.The measure...
View ArticleFormer Wayne County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to assault following...
WOOSTER: A former Wayne County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty last week to a charge of aggravated assault stemming from engaging in sexual conduct with a female inmate at the county jail in...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating shooting death of Akron man
A 28-year-old Akron man was found shot in the chest and killed at a Richmond Street home over the weekend in the city’s East Akron neighborhood.Vance Davis Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:34...
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