District: Akron teachers approve new three-year contract
The Akron Education Association voted Sunday night to approve a new three-year contract with Akron Public Schools, the school district said Monday.The union represents about 2,000 teachers.A union...
View ArticleBusinessman claims police retaliation is behind the crime at his bars
Trouble seems to follow wherever Joe Salem does business in Akron. Twenty-seven years of police reports, alcohol violations, unpaid tax bills, bounced checks, lawsuits and more show a pattern of...
View ArticleAkron fire union treasurer waives extradition, will return to Akron to face...
The treasurer of the Akron fire union, charged with stealing from the union, waived extradition from North Carolina Monday.This means Akron officers can travel to Mecklenburg County, N.C., get Joseph...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam mum on QB trade, wouldn’t block Colin Kaepernick,...
PHOENIX: The reporter simply said “what about the one position we always ask about,” and Browns owner Jimmy Haslam immediately knew it was time to discuss the franchise’s eternal quest for a...
View ArticleOwner Jimmy Haslam says Browns ‘made an extremely fair offer’ to Terrelle...
PHOENIX: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said Jan. 1 one of the franchise’s top priorities this offseason would be to re-sign its key players.It accomplished the goal with linebacker Jamie Collins, but wide...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Rechecking TSA PreCheck
If you’re part of the conspiracy and are planning to get on a commercial jet and help spread deadly chemtrails — insert laughing icon here — I bring you additional info about making your airport...
View ArticlePastor calls foul over Akron sinking tax dollars into annual basketball...
In search of pennies to pinch, elected leaders talked Monday about the possibility of pulling financial support for events the city of Akron has long backed, including the Dru Joyce Shooting Stars...
View ArticleAkron administrators will buy software to track behavior of police, fire and...
Akron council is eager to track how its first responders, police and firefighters are performing.The public body waived the usual second reading Monday and passed legislation to purchase software that...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Owners discuss Josh Gordon, Corey Coleman, Joe Mixon,...
PHOENIX: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said the organization hasn’t discussed whether it still intends to move on from suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon in the event NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell...
View ArticleLeBron takes aim at youth coaches in barrage of tweets, bemoans lack of...
Cavaliers forward LeBron James unleashed a hail of sentiment regarding youth sports and how in some respects adults, especially in basketball, are shortchanging players, and thus the game, in a barrage...
View ArticleSpurs 103, Cavaliers 74: With 3-point attack failing and defense lacking,...
SAN ANTONIO: The Eastern Conference lead is gone.And with the inconsistencies the defending champion Cavaliers are showing and just nine regular-season games remaining, there’s no guarantee they will...
View ArticleMacedonia police question if presence at shopping plaza makes shoppers feel...
MACEDONIA: City police are asking the community whether their constant presence at Macedonia Commons makes shoppers feel safe or gives the impression that it’s a high-crime area.It’s a discussion...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron basketball: Coach Keith Dambrot leaving Zips to take job...
Coach Keith Dambrot is leaving the University of Akron men’s basketball program for Duquesne University.His deal with Duquesne is for seven years at about $1 million per season, according to an ESPN...
View ArticleAkron drug court program extended to Stow defendants
Akron is expanding the reach of its drug court to include those charged with drug-related offenses in Stow Municipal Court.Under a partnership that began Monday, defendants in Stow court will be given...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron basketball: Search to replace coach Keith Dambrot begins;...
The fallout has begun in the wake of former University of Akron basketball coach Keith Dambrot accepting the same position at Duquesne University.The priority for the university is getting a new coach...
View ArticleStow judge creates program that uses inspiration to turn around offenders
STOW: At 5:45 p.m. on a recent afternoon, the empty Stow Municipal Court parking lot started to fill again.Nearly 40 people headed for the entrance, nobody wanting to be late. A 6:01 p.m. arrival means...
View ArticleFormer Edwin Shaw buildings coming down in Lakemore
LAKEMORE: The buildings on the former Edwin Shaw medical campus — everything from the cottages to the main hospital — are starting to come down.Safeco Environmental Inc. is on the property tearing down...
View ArticleKisling, Nestico and Redick accused in lawsuit of kickback schemes,...
Former clients of personal injury law firm Kisling, Nestico and Redick have sued, alleging the firm took kickbacks from other companies and charged clients for investigations that never happened.The...
View ArticleLegislation would return tax dollars mishandled in charter schools to the...
Ohio Rep. Kristina Roegner says tax dollars recouped from mismanaged charter schools belong to local school districts, not the state.On Wednesday, the Hudson Republican will give the first testimony in...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Cam Erving to move from center, compete for starting right...
PHOENIX: Cameron Erving will receive a shot to earn his keep with the Browns, but it will be at a new position.Coach Hue Jackson said Erving will move from center to right tackle, where he’ll compete...
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