Akron woman, Wadsworth man wanted in connection with kidnapping, assault
Akron police and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force are looking for two suspects wanted on felonious assault and kidnapping charges.Summit County Crimestoppers also is offering a reward for...
View ArticleIn pain of Game 7 defeat, Indians hold heads high, look ahead to next spring
CLEVELAND: While the Chicago Cubs celebrated in the rain, and as Cubs fans started their rendition of “Go, Cubs, Go,” the Indians clubhouse was nearly silent. Indians president of baseball operations...
View ArticleStan Hywet education program wins honors, give students glimpse into 1920s life
Eva Oberholtzer was excited to be making $65 a month in her new job as a laundress in the Manor House at Stan Hywet. After her husband died, the Swiss immigrant needed to find work. That rate of pay...
View ArticleAkron man convicted in shooting death of Kent State student during robbery
A Portage County jury found a 19-year-old Akron man guilty this week in the shooting death of a Kent State student during an off-campus robbery in February.Damantae Graham is one of three teens charged...
View ArticleRichfield fire chief charged with operating a vehicle under the influence
The Richfield fire chief has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after being charged with drunken driving.Jason M. Mihalek, 41, was stopped at 2:05 a.m. Oct. 23 on Hampton Drive in Kent while...
View ArticleCavaliers 128, Celtics 122: Cavs improve to 5-0 for first time with LeBron James
CLEVELAND: For all that LeBron James has accomplished in his glowing career, only once did a season start this well for his team. And it ended in a championship over Kevin Durant. James scored a...
View ArticleOhio officer was wearing a Confederate flag T-shirt under uniform at time of...
CINCINNATI: Evidence shows that a white University of Cincinnati police officer was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of a Confederate flag on it when he fatally shot an unarmed black man last year.A...
View ArticleAkron man facing 24 charges for allegedly crashing into police vehicles...
An Akron man now facing 24 charges for allegedly crashing into several Cuyahoga Falls police vehicles — seriously injuring one officer — is claiming insanity as his defense.Donald Watson, 46, who is in...
View ArticleFirstEnergy says strategic options include sale of 13 power plants
FirstEnergy Corp. is undertaking a “strategic review” of its competitive generation business that could lead to selling off as many as 13 power plants, including its three nuclear plants, where nearly...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Hue Jackson says Cam Erving would be moved to tackle if it...
BEREA: There’s a chance Cameron Erving’s first season as the starting center of the Browns will be his last at the position.On Friday, coach Hue Jackson publicly acknowledged for the first time the...
View ArticleAkron’s Fred’s Diner serves up plates of comfort food
It’s a local institution with nearly 30 years of filling people’s gullets and guts with hearty, unfussy, non-fancy food in healthy all-American sized portions (that means big) and it’s all delicious....
View ArticleLearning to thrive: Ethan Olaes lost his words to autism, but found his voice...
Ethan Olaes seemed to disappear a couple of months shy of his second birthday. When his father, Carm, rolled a tennis ball toward him, Ethan no longer smiled, no longer reached out for the spinning,...
View ArticleJudge issues order to stop voter harassment by Trump backers
CLEVELAND: A federal judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign and a Republican political operative aimed at preventing Trump...
View ArticleFirstEnergy names plants under review
FirstEnergy’s strategic review will look at the following power plants that generate a total of 11,624 megawatts of power and employ nearly 3,000 people: NATURAL GAS PLANTS■ Springdale, Springdale...
View ArticleHigh school football / Aurora 40, Barberton 13: Top-seeded Greenmen run past...
AURORA: No. 1 Aurora ran to a convincing 40-13 victory over visiting No. 8 Barberton in a Division II, Region 5 quarterfinal Friday night.“Ran” is the key word.Senior tailback Chris Vanzo led eight...
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FOOTBALLPlayoff ScoreboardFriday’s ResultsDIVISION IRegion 1Solon 39, GlenOak 10Lakewood St. Edward 42, Euclid 7Stow 35, Canton McKinley 10Cleveland St. Ignatius 35, Jackson 0Region 2Olentangy Liberty...
View ArticleHigh school football/Hudson 29, Copley 25: Explorers rally for Division II...
HUDSON: A full moon was nowhere in sight and Halloween has long passed.The football gods have no sympathy. So, it was a strange night in Hudson Memorial Stadium as host Hudson rallied past visiting...
View ArticleAs he moves up career scoring list, Cavaliers’ LeBron James averaging nearly...
CLEVELAND: On the night LeBron James became the youngest player to score 25,000 points in the NBA last year, James Jones thought the superstar could average 40 points for an entire season if all he did...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson says he must learn what he has in rookie quarterback...
BEREA: The Browns have two first-round picks in next year’s draft and are on pace to own the No. 1 overall selection, so they need to get the best possible gauge on what they have in rookie quarterback...
View ArticleIndians exercise manager Terry Francona’s options for 2019-20; front office...
CLEVELAND: In the wake of the excitement and disappointment of their Game 7 loss to the Chicago Cubs in the World Series, the Indians now are set to head into the offseason. Indians President of...
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