Bob Dyer: Our 9/11 firetruck is gone but not forgotten
One of the finest moments in Akron’s history came immediately after one of the worst moments in the country’s history.If you’re at least 25 years old, you probably will never forget the psychological...
View ArticleAkron’s Ellet High School closed Monday because of fire damage
Akron’s Ellet High School will be closed Monday because of a fire that damaged an area of the building that houses the school’s construction program.The fire is believed to have started late Saturday...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Carson Wentz’s promise, Robert Griffin III’s flaws may set up...
PHILADELPHIA: The future may not play out the way first impressions indicate.But the performances of Robert Griffin III and Carson Wentz on Sunday in the Eagles’ 29-10 season-opening victory over the...
View Article‘Build a wall’ resonates in Ohio, but why?
Donald Trump’s biggest applause line at rallies in Ohio continues to be a promise: “Don’t worry; we’re going to build a wall.”It’s a line that oddly resonates in a state where the experience with...
View ArticleBrowns had mismatch on puzzling fake punt that failed, left tackle Joe Thomas...
PHILADELPHIA: Browns coach Hue Jackson’s decision to call for a fake punt with his team at its own 41 and down seven points early in the second quarter Sunday seemed baffling to most.But after hearing...
View ArticleBrowns analysis: Nate Ulrich breaks down 29-10 loss to Eagles
Browns vs. Eagles: Quick HitsWhat went right: Not much, as evidenced by final score, the Eagles outgaining the Browns 403-288, winning the turnover battle 1-0 and earning a distinct advantage in time...
View ArticleEagles 29, Browns 10: PAIN AND NO GAIN QB Carson Wentz begins NFL career by...
PHILADELPHIA: Rookie Carson Wentz left Lincoln Financial Field looking like he may already be the top-20 NFL quarterback the Browns doubted he would become.Meanwhile, Robert Griffin III flew back to...
View ArticleMan and boy, 6, killed in Portage County crash involving military vehicle
RAVENNA TWP.: A three-vehicle accident in Ravenna Township left a child and adult dead around 6 p.m. Saturday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Jeremy Taylor, 20, of University Heights was driving a...
View ArticleDoctors: Pneumonia is serious but Hillary Clinton should bounce back
NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton’s diagnosis of pneumonia is a serious concern, but something from which she soon should recover, several doctors and medical experts said Sunday.Clinton, 68, unexpectedly left...
View Article2 found dead at Ohio home after nearby schools locked down
MORROW, Ohio: Ohio authorities say a man and woman have been found dead at a home after reports of an active shooter prompted the lockdown of a nearby suburban Cincinnati school district.Hamilton...
View ArticleChurch volunteers work with law enforcement on 9/11 while communities hold...
Fifteen years after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers, Janet Ross can still feel its impact.She had just moved to Ohio from Manhattan the year before the attacks that left nearly 70 law...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Cam Erving’s trouble with shotgun snaps creates turning...
PHILADELPHIA: Browns center Cameron Erving hasn’t snapped out of it yet.The trouble Erving had with shotgun snaps during training camp and the preseason carried over to Sunday’s regular-season opener...
View ArticleAkron school board to hear from advocates fighting to save Kenmore High School
A group of Kenmore neighborhood residents and former residents are petitioning the Akron Board of Education to “Keep the Current Kenmore High School Building Open.”Two of them —Matt Lance and Julie Ann...
View Article10 Things To Do In ... Lakemore and Springfield Township
SPRINGFIELD TWP.: If your town has a nice big lake, you might not even notice summer is winding down. After all, there is plenty of boating, fishing and maybe even a little swimming yet to be done....
View ArticleAuthorities identify man, woman killed in double shooting
CLEVELAND: Authorities have identified a man and a woman killed in a double shooting in Cleveland over the weekend.Cleveland.com reports the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified...
View ArticleFourth person pleads guilty to drug possession in heroin overdose death of...
The fourth and final person charged in the heroin overdose death of 16-year-old Andrew Frye pleaded guilty Monday morning.Donald Callaghan, 59, of Akron, was scheduled to go on trial Monday before...
View ArticleMedina man sentenced to 14 years in prison for November 2015 shooting death...
The mother of a Green man who was shot and killed last fall will never forget the hysterical phone call from her son’s girlfriend who screamed, “They killed him!” over and over again.“No words can...
View ArticleAkron wants city retirees to pay toward health care and end the benefit...
Akron wants city retirees to start paying toward their supplemental health insurance and would like to eliminate the perk altogether for new workers.Mayor Dan Horrigan introduced a series of proposed...
View Article1 in 7 Ohio registered voters won’t receive an invitation to vote absentee
In an online ad, a smiling Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted holds up a letter with his name in large print and the promise, “Your absentee ballot request form is in the mail.”But for 1 in 7...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Robert Griffin III out for at least eight weeks, perhaps...
BEREA: Starting quarterback Robert Griffin III began his Browns career by going one and out.Griffin suffered a fractured coracoid bone in his left shoulder Sunday late in the fourth quarter of a 29-10...
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