Suspect is shot and captured in New York-area bombings
LINDEN, N.J.: A New Jersey police officer responding to a call about a hoodied vagrant curled up asleep in the doorway of a bar roused him and quickly recognized his bearded face as that of perhaps the...
View ArticleLosses to the Indians’ starting rotation cause reshuffle
CLEVELAND: The losses of Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar from the Indians’ starting rotation have effectively elevated every healthy starting pitcher not named Corey Kluber up a rung or two. The...
View ArticleBrowns preparing rookie Cody Kessler to start at QB against Dolphins, add...
BEREA: Browns rookie quarterback Cody Kessler is in line to leap from No. 3 to No. 26 in a span of just three weeks.Kessler began this season as the third quarterback on the depth chart. But after...
View ArticleOHSAA announces penalties against Hoban football team, coach Tim Tyrrell
The Ohio High School Athletic Association will announce on Tuesday its plan to sanction Archbishop Hoban High School and Knights football coach Tim Tyrrell.The penalties include a postseason coaching...
View ArticleNightspots — week of Sept. 22
Nightspots in AkronBarmacy Bar & Grill — Karaoke at 9 Thursday at 1714 Merriman Road.Brooklands Bar — The Likeley Brothers featuring John Scultz play at 8:30 Saturday at 371 The Brooklands.Eagles...
View ArticleLeadership applicants sought to tackle early childhood education issues in Akron
Applications are being accepted for a new leadership initiative to tackle the community challenge of early childhood education.The Civics Solutions Lab, a pilot effort with seed funding from the John...
View ArticlePublic school cafeteria worker quits in ’lunch shaming’
CANONSBURG, Pa.: A school cafeteria worker has quit over what she considers a “lunch shaming” policy in a Pennsylvania school district.Stacy Koltiska resigned last week from Wylandville Elementary...
View ArticleAkron Dish: For the love of apples — Rittman Orchards opens Bent Tree cidery;...
There are thousands of apple varieties, and luckily for us, Rittman Orchards & Farm Market in Doylestown grows roughly 80 of them.Some will be available for picking at the orchard’s amped-up Fall...
View ArticleAuthorities identify Akron man killed in police-involved shooting
The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the Akron man killed in a police-involved shooting on Sunday as Philip B. Hasan, 61.Akron police reported an officer fired at Hasan, of the 1000...
View ArticleObituary: The Rev. Dennis K. Butts Sr. of the House of the Lord
The Rev. Dennis K. Butts Sr. will be remembered as “The People’s Pastor.”“He had a tremendous heart for people, and we may never truly know how many people he touched and impacted. His ministry focused...
View ArticleAkron police seek man suspected in 2015 gas station shootout that resulted in...
Akron police are seeking the public’s help in locating a Delia Avenue man who’s wanted in connection with the killing of a man in a 2015 late-night gas station shootout and the dumping of his body...
View ArticleFormer House Speaker John Boehner joins Washington law and lobbying firm
CINCINNATI: Former House Speaker John Boehner has a new job, joining a prominent law and lobbying firm.Washington-based Squire Patton Boggs said Tuesday the former Republican congressman will be a...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Danny Salazar throws from 60 feet; possible involvement in...
CLEVELAND: Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar threw from 60 feet on Tuesday, the first time he’s thrown since being shut down with a strained forearm.Salazar is expected to be out until the first...
View ArticleEarly ballots: Clinton sees strength in N.C. but lags in Iowa; record number...
WASHINGTON: Seven weeks before Election Day, the earliest numbers from advance voting for president show initial strength for Hillary Clinton in swing state North Carolina, good news for Donald Trump...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: UA offense showing explosiveness in passing...
A 14-point deficit normally would spell doom for the University of Akron football team in its recent history.Against Marshall on Saturday, the Zips fell behind 21-7 in the first quarter, but from the...
View ArticleBrowns cut defensive end John Hughes, linebacker Scooby Wright and sign...
The Browns announced four roster moves Tuesday, but only one of them qualified as a surprise.In an unexpected move, the franchise terminated the contract of veteran defensive lineman John Hughes, a...
View ArticleIndians 2, Royals 1: Brandon Guyer’s walk-off double lowers Indians’ magic...
CLEVELAND: The Indians were quiet at the plate all night until the bottom of the ninth, when they again found some Progressive Field magic to beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Tuesday.With two on and two...
View ArticleHigh school boys soccer/North 1, Firestone 0: Vikings score dramatic win on...
As the sun was setting off to the west Tuesday, the North boys soccer team was in the midst of doing something that coach Michael Kane had not seen in his 10 years as coach.In fact, Kane could not...
View ArticlePartisan election officials clash over providing more parking for voters
Summit County election officials took the partisan fight over early voting to the parking lot Tuesday.Republican officials challenged a proposal made by Democratic chair Bill Rich at the agency’s...
View ArticleVandals soak firefighting gear with suspected urine, damage Macedonia substation
Police are investigating after vandals apparently urinated on firefighting gear and left taunting messages at the former Northfield Center/Sagamore Hills Fire District substation over the weekend.The...
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