Firestone High School wrestling room named to honor the late Bill Dies
The Akron Board of Education on Monday voted to name the new wrestling room at Firestone Community Learning Center to honor Bill Dies and his family.The Dies Wrestling Room recognizes the efforts of...
View ArticleKent State is only NE Ohio public school to make U.S. News top-tier ranking;...
Kent State University touted Tuesday that it is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report.The...
View ArticleDonald Trump to unveil new child care affordability policies
DES MOINES, IOWA: Donald Trump is rolling out proposals Tuesday to make child care more affordable for working families, including a plan to guarantee new mothers six weeks of paid maternity leave and...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Battered Mt. Zion trying to rally
The Rev. Robert Golson says he’s going to be a healer.Good thing. The wounds at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Akron were nearly fatal.A long-running dispute over the church’s veteran pastor, the Rev....
View ArticleAkron Dish: Annunciation Greek Festival offers more lamb, other goodies;...
The folks organizing the popular Annunciation Greek Festival are reaching out to lamb lovers as well as those wanting meatless goodies.The three-day fest — featuring oodles of made-from-scratch, savory...
View ArticleUpdate: School will resume Wednesday at Akron’s Ellet High School
Akron’s Ellet High School will reopen Wednesday, after being closed for two days following a weekend fire.Work crews constructed containment walls Tuesday morning around the area damaged by fire....
View ArticleAkron police chief ‘ticked’ after three officers charged with drunken driving
Akron Police Chief James Nice wants to know what’s causing so many of his off-duty officers to break the law.“It’s been rough. It’s very embarrassing,” he said. “We hope to discuss what’s going on, how...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Sept. 13
BISMARCK, N.D.Pipeline company dedicatedThe head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to the project despite strong opposition...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Sept. 13
SYRIACoalition prepares to meetThe U.N. envoy for Syria says if the cessation of hostilities holds there may be a meeting of the coalition of some 20 countries trying to end the conflict on the...
View ArticlePolitical risk for all in Trump-Clinton ‘deplorables’ debate
WASHINGTON: A war of words over Donald Trump’s “deplorables” is intensifying as Republicans and Democrats fight for political points over Hillary Clinton’s claim that many of the New York billionaire’s...
View ArticleDemocrats call for probe of Trump check to political group supporting Florida...
WASHINGTON: House Democrats are calling for a federal criminal investigation into an improper $25,000 donation Donald Trump’s charity made to a political group supporting Florida’s attorney general...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Hudson blanks Cuyahoga Falls in Suburban League soccer
Boys soccerHudson 3, Cuyahoga Falls 0Seniors Ryan Jackson, Jack Sarkisian and Larry Meehan each scored for the Explorers (6-1-1, 3-0 Suburban-National) in a win over the host Black Tigers (2-5-1,...
View ArticleMLB notebook: Dodgers legendary broadcaster won’t call potential playoffs
Vin Scully says the last ballgame he will broadcast is the Los Angeles Dodgers’ regular-season finale — regardless of whether they reach the playoffs.The 88-year-old announcer tells the Los Angeles...
View ArticleNFL notebook: Packers extend blindside protector David Bakhtiari
Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari has signed a contract extension to stay in Green Bay, and a person familiar with the talks said it is a four-year deal worth up to $51.67 million.The person spoke to...
View ArticleRubberDucks 6, Thunder 3: Grand slam by Eric Haase powers Ducks to win in...
Home is where the Haase is.Especially when it comes to the postseason and Eric Haase.The RubberDucks catcher/designated hitter, who had two game-winning RBI in the Eastern League Western Division...
View ArticleLeaked Colin Powell emails fault Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in newly leaked emails, criticized both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and lamenting Hillary Clinton’s...
View ArticleSteam engine to chug its way through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
She is familiar, but she’s sporting a new moniker.The Nickel Plate Road’s 2-8-4 Berkshire No. 765 is back for another run through Cuyahoga Valley National Park, but for the popular Steam in the Valley...
View ArticleTrump sounds off on Clinton’s ‘deplorable’ comment
CANTON: Donald Trump criticized Hillary Clinton’s recent off-the-cuff comments about his supporters Wednesday night as he spoke to a crowd at the Canton Civic Center.“To just be grossly generalistic,...
View ArticleTrump tours Pro Football Hall of Fame, meets developer Stu Lichter during...
CANTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stopped by the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday ahead of his campaign rally at the Canton Civic Center, according to an Ohio print media...
View ArticleMedina man indicted on charges of stealing $275,000 from his employer for...
A Medina man has been indicted in federal court on charges of stealing about $275,000 from his employer to pay for a country club membership, vehicles and items from Victoria’s Secret and GNC.Brian K....
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