Astronomy for August: Perseid meteor shower may be spectacular
Astronomers are predicting a Perseid meteor shower outburst with twice the normal rates on the evening of Aug. 11 into the morning of Aug. 12. The waxing gibbous moon sets about 2 a.m., and you may...
View ArticlePotterfest takes over Downtown Kent
Usually, the brick path lining Acorn Alley in Kent is a popular destination for students at the nearby university.But on Saturday, its transformation into Diagon Alley invited thousands of witches and...
View ArticleDonald Trump attacks Muslim father’s convention speech
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.: With 100 days left before the fall election, Hillary Clinton’s campaign bus wound its way through Donald Trump’s America as the Republican nominee picked a new fight with the bereaved...
View ArticleThird-party candidates Jill Stein and Gary Johnson
Green Party: Jill SteinAge: 66From: ChicagoCampaign website: www.jill2016.comCareer: Physician, environmentalist, ran for Massachusetts governor, past presidential candidatePolicy highlights■ Supports...
View ArticleBrowns training camp snapshot (Day 2): Coaches testing whether Pierre Desir...
Saturday’s developments• Pierre Desir practiced at safety with backups after spending the past two seasons at cornerback. “We like him. He’s long, talented, but maybe we might find a different area...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Hue Jackson to hold first padded practice Sunday: ‘We’re...
BEREA: The siren is on the verge of blaring at Browns training camp.Hue Jackson has promised to make his first camp as Browns coach a physical one, and the players will practice in pads for the first...
View ArticleCavaliers release Dahntay Jones two days before $1.5 million contract for the...
The Cavaliers released veteran Dahntay Jones on Saturday, two days before his $1.5 million contract for this season would have become guaranteed.Jones made $8,000 after he was signed on the final day...
View ArticleOfficials: No apparent survivors in Texas balloon crash
LOCKHART, Texas: A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, and there did not appear to be any survivors, authorities said.Authorities would...
View ArticleSanders, Cruz, Kasich fans in Ohio explore third-party options
After a week of awkwardly professing party unity in Cleveland, Republicans relished the opportunity to roast a less-than-smooth Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last week.They weren’t...
View ArticleAkron police have been building community relationships for decades
Lloyd Ford grew up in an Akron neighborhood where there was a general distrust of police.So when he joined the Akron Police Department 32 years ago, he knew that it would be a challenge to build...
View ArticleJim Thome, Albert Belle, Frank Robinson, Charlie Jamieson inducted into...
CLEVELAND: Charlie Manuel knew a hitter like Jim Thome could do something special on such a hot summer day in Cleveland, like the one on July 3, 1999. That’s the day Thome launched his mammoth 511-foot...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Tyler Naquin’s progression balanced with contending;...
CLEVELAND: Indians rookie outfielder Tyler Naquin has made his mark at the major-league level, although much of it has come against right-handed pitchers. He’s one of the top contenders to be named...
View ArticleIndians 6, Athletics 3: Indians find power stroke with four home runs in win...
CLEVELAND: It was fitting that on the night the Indians honored Jim Thome as a member of the 2016 class inducted into the franchise Hall of Fame, the 2016 edition of the Indians powered their way to a...
View ArticleBrowns rookie Emmanuel Ogbah takes position change in stride: ‘I’m just ready...
BEREA: Three days before rookie Emmanuel Ogbah reported to Browns training camp, defensive line coach Robert Nunn called him to let him know he would be moved to end after spending the entire spring...
View ArticleBoy, 15, faces charges in South Akron shooting Saturday night
A 15-year-old boy faces charges in connection with a shooting late Saturday night in South Akron, according to Beacon Journal news partner NewsNet5.Details about what happened are murky, but the teen...
View ArticleClinton in Ohio: Trump repaid family of slain solider with “insults”
ASHLAND: Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Donald Trump repaid the “ultimate sacrifice” of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq with insults and degrading comments about Muslims, as the soldier’s bereaved...
View ArticleCar-mageddon is coming: Here is everything you need to know to survive on...
Major highway ramp and lane closures will inconvenience tens of thousands of motorists in the summer and fall of 2016. Here are the detours: • I-76 between Grant Street and Inman Street will be...
View ArticleSummit County Executive Russ Pry, 58, has died
Summit County Executive Russ Pry died Sunday, two days after announcing he wouldn’t seek a third term because of health reasons.Pry, 58, died just weeks after he was diagnosed with colon cancer during...
View ArticleWater woes continue at Cedar Point
Cedar Point may be able to tame the fiercest roller coasters, but it has once again met its match with the forces it can’t control.The park had to close early Saturday night after a water main in the...
View ArticleSpeeding on neighborhood streets in Akron remains a problem
Tired of watching vehicles speed up and down his street, Richard Royer asked Akron police to drop off a machine that tracks and shows motorists how fast they are going.While the speed limit on East...
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