Marla Ridenour: Cavaliers conceding high playoff seed not as farfetched as it...
SAN ANTONIO: Perhaps Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was just thinking out loud.But it’s hard to believe Lue’s comparison of the Cavs’ current situation to the 2009-10 Celtics and the dramatic shift in...
View ArticleHuman legs found in trash prompt Ohio homicide investigation
COLUMBUS: Police say two human legs have been found in the trash at a waste-collection facility in Ohio’s capital, prompting a homicide investigation.Columbus police were called to the business on the...
View ArticleAkron police looking for suspects in two shootings
Akron police are investigating separate shootings that sent two young men to the hospital.In the first incident, a 23-year-old man was found shortly after 2 a.m. Monday with a gunshot would to the...
View ArticleAkron police investigating suspected street race accident that ejected person...
Akron police are investigating a car crash that saw one person ejected and sent a vehicle engine bouncing along the street, news partner News 5 Cleveland reports.The accident took place during a...
View ArticleAkron Dish: No Greek bake sale this year; Blue Door discontinues dinners;...
I am in mourning.A local rite of spring, the annual bake sale at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron, is not happening this year.The reason? “Major renovations of the church, including a...
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America’s largest candy store in Cleveland braces for Easter customers
It is the calm before the sugar rush. Workers scurry about what is billed as the largest candy store in North America in anticipation of b.a. Sweetie’s biggest shopping season of the year — Easter....
View ArticleTwo men accused of robbing pizza delivery driver in Green
GREEN: Two men were arrested early Wednesday morning after being accused of robbing a pizza delivery driver when he stopped at a Circle K store in the 3500 block of Arlington Road.Ronald Henry Jr., 23,...
View ArticleAkron ‘sponsors’ dam removal near Cincinnati to save millions back home
With little more than saying OK, Akron has saved millions from its billion-dollar sewer project.Since 2015, Akron has utilized the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Resource Restoration...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to 14 years for shooting death of his wife; man says...
Prosecutors say Phillip Battle and his wife were using cocaine and drinking on the night before her death when they called police to report hearing noises and voices in their Goodyear Heights...
View ArticleAkron man pleads guilty to charges for carfentanil death
A 24-year-old Akron man pleaded guilty this week to felony charges for supplying carfentanil to a woman who died of an overdose in New Franklin last summer.Jonathan Becker pleaded guilty to involuntary...
View Article’Angel of Death’ serial killer badly beaten in Ohio prison
TOLEDO, Ohio: Authorities say a serial killer who admitted killing three dozen hospital patients in Ohio and Kentucky during the 1970s and ‘80s has been badly beaten inside his prison cell.A...
View ArticleSumma loses appeal: Medical residency program at Akron City’s ER will end
Summa Health System has lost its appeal with a national accreditation council that abruptly stripped the institution of its ability to train emergency room residents at Akron City Hospital July 1.Summa...
View ArticleSashi Brown says Browns to ‘stay aggressive’ in pursuit of QB, listen to...
PHOENIX: If the Browns have it their way, they’ll trade for a veteran quarterback this offseason and keep the No. 1 overall draft pick instead of moving down next month.Those were the messages...
View ArticleGet ready to meet other new neighbors alongside 365 by Whole Foods at former...
Hairstyles and healthy attitudes — along with pet care and Italian cuisine — will fill up the new retail space accompanying 365 by Whole Foods when the complex opens this year in West Akron.The stores...
View ArticleBob Dyer: What happens to Big Dig dirt?
For anyone who believes the media just want to dig up dirt, this column is for you.Bob: I have been wondering what happens with all the rock and soil that is being removed from the tunnel. We are...
View ArticleDemocratic boss steps down to challenge one of the last Republicans elected...
The chair of the Summit County Democratic Party is stepping down to challenge one of the last elected Republicans in Akron.At-large Akron City Councilman Jeff Fusco will relinquish his title as party...
View ArticleResidents fighting Nexus seek more funding from Green
GREEN: With passion in their voices, seven property owners asked the city to put $25,000 toward federal litigation to try to keep the Nexus natural gas pipeline away from the area.The Green and New...
View ArticleAkron school board approves teachers contract, receives master plan for...
Akron public school teachers will get pay raises, pay more for health insurance and see a change in the way they transfer jobs under a new three-year contract approved by board members Wednesday.The...
View ArticleBrowns head of football operations Sashi Brown calls Josh Gordon ‘a talent I...
PHOENIX: The Browns certainly aren’t counting on suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon to complete a comeback, but if the NFL reinstates the 2013 All-Pro selection, the franchise will have a decision to...
View ArticleAs Kyrie Irving hints of locker room issues with Cavs, he vows to do more to...
CHICAGO: After the Cavaliers’ loss Monday in San Antonio, the weight of defending a championship, the frustration of a disappointing night and the responsibility of playing point guard cut straight to...
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