Just how extreme can amusement park rides go?
Taller.Faster.More extreme.It seems when it comes to roller coasters and water slides, the sky is the limit.With the roller coaster capital of the world right in our own backyard with Cedar Point,...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Ohio State transfer Warren Ball likely to start...
For Warren Ball, the final proof came when the University of Akron football team put on the pads for the first time for Friday morning’s practice session.Monday, the opening of camp, was the first...
View ArticleIndians 13, Angels 3: Indians tie club record for stolen bases in victory
CLEVELAND: The Indians ran wild on the Los Angeles Angels and tied a nearly 100-year-old club record in a 13-3 win Friday night at Progressive Field. The Indians had the green light against Angels...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Terrelle Pryor shines in preseason opener despite calf...
GREEN BAY, WIS.: A few days ago, it looked as if Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor would miss the beginning of the preseason for the second consecutive summer.But fortunately for Pryor, his...
View ArticlePackers 17, Browns 11: RG3, Browns’ first-team offense have moments but fail...
GREEN BAY, WIS.: Practice doesn’t always make perfect.Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III has yet to throw an interception during team drills in training camp, but he had one in a 17-11 loss to the...
View ArticleDenny Ross found guilty on all counts in slaying of Hannah Hill
Friday was Elza Hill’s 73rd birthday.Minutes after the verdicts in the Denny Ross retrial were announced — guilty of all charges in the 1999 slaying of 18-year-old Hannah Hill of Akron — he stood in...
View ArticleDenny Ross gets maximum sentence in Hannah Hill slaying retrial
The Denny Ross murder case stretched the limits of the state judiciary system for 13 years.From the week Hannah Hill’s body went ignored by Akron police in 1999 to the signed jury verdict forms in 2000...
View ArticleBrother of Hannah Hill found dead in Akron home
The brother of Hannah Hill, the Akron woman slain in 1999, was found dead Sunday inside his Kenmore neighborhood home.Justin Hill, who served as a family spokesman during last year’s trial of his...
View ArticleThousands compete in Goodyear Half Marathon & 10K
AKRON: More than 2,600 runners from 26 states hit the pavement Saturday morning for the 2016 Goodyear Half Marathon & 10KIt was the second leg of the Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Marathon Race...
View ArticleOhio fugitive arrested in New Mexico officer’s death
Authorities don’t yet know why a New Mexico police officer in a small village famous for its green chili and not much more pulled over two Ohio murder suspects before being gunned down.But the daytime...
View ArticleU.S.-backed Syrian force captures key Islamic State stronghold of Manbij
BEIRUT: On the streets of Manbij, men chanted slogans against the Islamic State group or clipped their beards and women walked with their faces uncovered for the first time in over 2½ years, hours...
View ArticleThings to Do, August 14: Paw print art; Akron Farm & Flea; make your own...
Get some pooch-made artworkKids love to make art from their handprints — why not fur-kids? Rubber City Prints holds “Dog Days of Summer,” giving pet owners a chance to stamp their dog’s pawprint (using...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Coach Hue Jackson says he ‘would guarantee’ Cody Kessler’s...
Browns coach Hue Jackson is convinced his players didn’t laugh at rookie quarterback Cody Kessler’s blooper Friday night in a 17-11 preseason-opening loss to the Green Bay Packers.On first-and-10 at...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls mayor, council member respond to complaints about utility...
A Cuyahoga Falls City Council member will meet with angry and worried residents Sunday morning after scores began complaining on social media about their higher-than-normal utility bills.The one-hour...
View ArticleDevo’s Mothersbaugh, Casale meet with fans, screen videos at Akron Art Museum
It’s hard to make art in the entertainment world.That non-ironic statement from Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh was just one bit of entertainment business wisdom dropped by the band’s singer/keyboardist in...
View Article10 Things To Do In... Richfield village and township
RICHFIELD: There was a time the word “Richfield” was synonymous with “Coliseum.” Residents throughout Ohio share fond memories of concerts, Cleveland Cavaliers games, boxing matches and a host of other...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Pen pals for 70 years
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but this is ridiculous.Lois Csontos-Nielsen and Freda Jones have been friends for 70 years. They have been in each other’s presence exactly four times — an...
View ArticleSummit County community says goodbye to Russ Pry
The Summit County community said goodbye Saturday to “just a guy from Mogadore,” with more than 1,300 people gathering in downtown Akron for a memorial service honoring former County Executive Russ...
View ArticleOHSAA punishes Massillon football team, coach for recruiting violations; one...
The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Saturday that it is penalizing the Massillon High School football team for recruiting violations.OHSAA Interim Commissioner Dave Gray announced the...
View Article2016 Summer Olympic Games: Sunday’s TV
NBC:8 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Women’s Track & Field — Marathon (LIVE)11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.: Women’s Basketball — U.S. vs. China (LIVE)1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Equestrian — Individual Jumping Qualifying; Men’s Golf —...
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