You can be like Lady Gaga and sing the national anthem before a game — an...
Oh say, can you sing. . . the national anthem at one of the 71 Akron RubberDucks home games this season?Singers can audition to do just that from 1 to 3 p.m. March 12 at Canal Park, home of the minor...
View ArticleStark County expects sales tax revenue to decline in 2016
CANTON: Stark County government’s general fund appropriations are nearly $64.3 million this year, or almost 10 percent less than last year’s $70.6 million. The total includes spending supported by the...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to 11 years in prison for role in Highland Square home...
An 18-year-old Akron man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for his part in the home-invasion robbery and assault of a woman in her Highland Square apartment last summer.Summit County Common...
View ArticleArmed, sleeping man arrested near Ohio school days after shooting
CINCINNATI: The arrest of a man found asleep Thursday morning in his car with guns and ammunition added anxiety in an Ohio school district where two students were shot in the cafeteria earlier this...
View ArticleOhio man charged with committing 8 robberies in 5 days
COLUMBUS: A prosecutor says a central Ohio man has been charged with robbing eight stores in five days.An indictment announced Wednesday against 20-year-old Blake Hector includes multiple charges of...
View ArticleHigh-pressure hot water line ruptures at UA, sends steam hundreds of feet...
The University of Akron held regularly scheduled classes Thursday night despite a broken steam line that cut heat to about 40 buildings on campus.Students and faculty were advised to dress in warmer...
View ArticleOhio police agency trying to take down fake Facebook page
PARMA, OHIO: A suburban Cleveland police department is warning residents about a fake Facebook page purporting to be the department’s actual page.The Parma Police Department said Wednesday detectives...
View ArticleMan, 31, shot in thigh outside friend’s Highland Square apartment
An Akron man told police he was shot in the thigh after he was accosted by four men Wednesday night outside a friend’s home in Highland Square.The 31-year-old man said he was about to knock on a...
View ArticleCuyahoga Valley gets $4.2 million in federal funds to fix bridges, rail...
Visitors to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park will soon be able to again hike the entire Old Carriage Trail in northern Summit County.The federal park announced on Thursday that it has received $2.2...
View ArticleJudge must decide intent of driver who drove into Ohio bar
DAYTON, OHIO: An appeals court says a judge must decide whether a drunken driver intended to hurt people when he drove his car into a bar in southwestern Ohio.The insurance company representing Marvin...
View ArticleUPDATED: ‘Bachelor’s’ Caila Quinn in Hudson with camera crew; more signs she...
When she was a student at Western Reserve Academy, Caila Quinn was voted “most likely to host her own talk show.”She may be getting closer to that dream. New signs, including local sightings of Quinn...
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Ohio producing the best IPAs in the country
Ohio makes the best IPAs in the country. That claim would have been laughable years ago. But today? There’s a valid case to be made. Let’s examine the mounting evidence: • Ohio brewers have won the...
View ArticleBrother accused of killing Ohio pastor pleads not guilty
DAYTON, OHIO: The younger brother of a pastor who was shot in a church office near the end of services has pleaded not guilty to killing him.Daniel Schooler sat silently in a wheelchair during the...
View ArticleUK travel group says Akron Marathon worthy of racers’ bucket lists
A travel website in the United Kingdom is telling international runners to add the Akron Marathon to their bucket list.HolidayLettings, a TripAdvisor company specializing in vacation rentals, said it...
View ArticleOhio inmate denied request for new trial in 1991 killing
LORAIN, OHIO: An Ohio inmate who argues he was wrongly convicted in a 1991 slaying in northeast Ohio and wants a new trial has been denied permission to appeal a lower court ruling on the matter.A...
View ArticlePolice: Man, 23, found dead in fiery crash had been shot
CINCINNATI: A Southwest Ohio coroner has ruled that a man found dead in a fiery crash over the weekend had been shot.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports 23-year-old Donte Whitehead’s death has been ruled a...
View ArticleDevo to donate “Whip It” royalties to PETA to help big cats
Devo is going to Whip It for good. The Akron-bred band’s hit song has been used to sell cleaning products, yogurt and been lip-synced by serenading a unicorn and a YouTube celebrity since its 1980...
View ArticleNeed a job? Akron's Game Grill + Bar at Canal Park stadium is hiring; details...
The Game Grill + Bar at Canal Park stadium in downtown Akron will host a job fair from 4 to 7 p.m. March 14. Available positions at the restaurant, operated by the Akron RubberDucks at the city-owned...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 4: Jay Leno in Warren, ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at...
Tonight’s show stars former hostDo you miss Jay Leno on The Tonight Show? You can catch his stand-up act live at 7 p.m. at the Packard Music Hall in Warren. Tickets are $55-$90 through...
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