High school football: City Series champion East gears up for first OHSAA...
East is officially in the 2016 Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs for the first time in program history.The OHSAA announced the playoff pairings Sunday, and East is in the Division...
View ArticleFans flock to Progressive Field with hope of witnessing World Series win on...
CLEVELAND: Traffic began to thicken at about 6 p.m. as the colors of the Browns faded, giving way to the familiar red, white and blue of the Indians.Cleveland’s finest would be directing traffic just...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Indians manager Terry Francona could have used a quicker hook...
CHICAGO: It was a pitching matchup that heavily favored the Cubs, the kind of game that the undaunted Indians have usually won this season.Until the fourth inning Sunday night in Game 5 of the World...
View ArticleGhoul Brothers haunted house in Akron 13 years in the making; new haunt hopes...
From the outside looking in, it hardly looks like a haunted house.Passageways snake into and around a 16,000-square-foot portion of the former Acme-Click store off Manchester Road in South Akron.The...
View ArticleAlliance woman, 65, killed in Stark County crash
A 65-year-old Alliance woman was killed in a crash Sunday night on U.S. Route 62 in Nimishillen Township, according to the Canton Repository.Sally Pacheco died in the two-vehicle crash at Broadway...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Corey Kluber having historic October; Lonnie Chisenhall...
CHICAGO: Few pitchers in baseball history have had an October like the one Indians ace Corey Kluber has put together this postseason. Kluber has a Cy Young Award to his name already, but his...
View ArticleWorld Series Game 5/Cubs 3, Indians 2: Indians doomed by three-run inning,...
CHICAGO: The World Series will be returning to Cleveland for Game 6.A three-run rally in the fourth inning was enough for the Chicago Cubs with Jon Lester and Aroldis Chapman recording 26 of their 27...
View ArticleJets 31, Browns 28: Browns fall to 0-8 for first time since 1975 after...
CLEVELAND: After honoring their 1986 AFC Central Championship team with a special halftime ceremony, the Browns unintentionally paid tribute to 1975.They stumbled to 0-8 for the first time in 41 years...
View ArticleOhio ex-trooper accused of raping female colleague off duty
TOLEDO, OHIO: A former Ohio trooper accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague has been indicted on two counts of rape in Lucas County.The Blade in Toledo reports Adam Foster, of Liberty Center,...
View ArticleKent police make fewer arrests, see no major incidents with annual Halloween...
Kent police were concerned the nice weather for the annual Halloween celebration on Saturday would draw a larger crowd — and more arrests.Instead, police made fewer arrests than last year, and reported...
View ArticleFire destroys Perry Township furniture store
An early morning fire Sunday destroyed a Perry Township furniture store.The fire at Dorsey’s Designer & Fine Wholesale Furniture at 4541 Tuscarawas St. W resulted in a total loss of the building...
View ArticleFirstEnergy Solutions cancels NOPEC electricity deal for 500,000; now locked...
FirstEnergy Solutions has canceled its electricity deal with the state’s largest consortium of communities serving 500,000 customers, and the two are now locked in a legal battle.FirstEnergy Solutions,...
View ArticleAkron police investigate 6 weekend shootings; 3 with injuries and 3 without
Akron police are investigating six shootings from over the weekend, three with injuries and three without.The three incidents with no injuries involved shots fired into homes. Officers don’t think they...
View ArticleOhio State football: Buckeyes focusing on Nebraska, not first playoff rankings
Columbus: When the first college football playoff rankings are announced Tuesday night, don’t be surprised to see Ohio State coach Urban Meyer rooting on the Indians in Game 6.A rather upbeat Meyer...
View ArticleSneak peek at new home of the Summit County Battered Women’s Shelter
In an effort to make everyone feel at home in the new Summit County Battered Women’s Shelter, the rollout of the $4.5 million project is more of a housewarming than a grand opening.The new shelter,...
View ArticleLeBron James says Cavaliers teammate Kyrie Irving deserves to be in MVP...
INDEPENDENCE: In a year when the Most Valuable Player race appears wide open, LeBron James sees no reason why a new candidate can’t emerge: His own teammate. While James is a trendy pick to win his...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for extorting former...
An Akron man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for threatening the life of Akron native and former Ohio State University football star Chris “Beanie” Wells.Wells isn’t named in...
View ArticleMan rescued 2 days after flipping car when workers see foot in Ohio
WILLIAMSBURG, OHIO: State officials say a man was rescued two days after a crash in Ohio when transportation workers removing a deer from the side of a road saw a foot sticking out of a window of car...
View ArticleCouples tie the knot on Halloween at Akron Civic Theatre
The bride and groom were dressed as Harley Quinn and the Joker from Suicide Squad.The ring bearers were Tinker Bell and a little Indian.The witnesses were Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad...
View ArticleBrowns trade for Patriots Pro Bowl linebacker Jamie Collins: ‘We got better...
BEREA: In the midst of a winless season, the Browns made a splash Monday by trading for New England Patriots Pro Bowl linebacker Jamie Collins.The deal is shocking for a couple of reasons. Collins...
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