Summit park district buys former Valley View Golf Club for $4 million, plans...
Hikers can soon check out Summit Metro Parks’ $4 million purchase: the former Valley View Golf Club in Akron.The park district will host an open house on the 194-acre property from noon to 3 p.m. Oct....
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 7: Loudon Wainwright in Kent; ‘Halloween’ triple feature;...
Wainwright III to perform on Kent StageLoudon Wainwright III has had a long, eclectic career as a musician, songwriter and actor; his latest album, Haven’t Got the Blues (Yet), is described as...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 6
FOOTBALLScoreboardThursday’s ResultWadsworth 38, Twinsburg 36Scoring SummaryWADSWORTH 38, TWINSBURG 36Wadsworth 6 15 8 9 — 38Twinsburg 14 14 0 8 — 36Twi.: McClain 1 run (McCarthy kick)Wad.: Palidar 60...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Larry Doby Youth Fund announced; Kyle Crockett tweaks back;...
CLEVELAND: As playoff baseball gets underway following one of the best seasons for the Indians in the past decade, the club has announced the creation of the Larry Doby Youth Fund, which aims to...
View ArticleDeadly Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Leaving more than 280 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with potentially catastrophic winds of 130 mph Thursday, and 2 million people...
View ArticleAkron man goes on trial in rape linked to DNA evidence; Efrem Johnson already...
Though 16 years have passed since she was raped and beaten in a wooded area of Akron, the 54-year-old woman was able to point out the man she says attacked her because of one feature she hasn’t...
View ArticleIn Manchester, the party for coach Jim France gets a timeout
From the beginning of the 2016 school year, the community of New Franklin has been abuzz with the possibility that Manchester High School football coach Jim France would do it this year: Break the...
View ArticleCavaliers guard Iman Shumpert loses weight, hopes to add production
INDEPENDENCE: From the wrist surgery that cost him two months to some of his worst career numbers across the board, not much went right last season for Iman Shumpert — other than signing that $40...
View ArticleIndians 5, Red Sox 4: Three home runs, bullpen take down Red Sox; Indians...
CLEVELAND: The Indians flexed some muscle against a Cy Young contender, and Trevor Bauer and the bullpen stalled baseball’s best offense to top the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Thursday and take a 1-0 American...
View ArticleIndians 5, Red Sox 4: Ryan Lewis’ 29 Walk-Off Thoughts on Trevor Bauer, 3...
Here are 29 Walk-Off Thoughts on the Indians’ 5-4 win against the Boston Red Sox Thursday night that gave them a 1-0 lead in the American League Division Series. 1. Few things in sports are better...
View ArticleProposals accepted by ADM Board to open housing for drug addicts awaiting...
Summit County is seeking agencies to provide temporary housing for recovering drug addicts while they wait for a spot in a treatment program. Proposals to the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health...
View ArticleDowntown Akron may start shaking as contractors blast underground rock for...
Akron is warning downtown property owners, workers and residents that the earth may soon shake beneath their feet.Contractors might begin blasting underground in a couple of weeks as workers continue...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Players get taste of playoff atmosphere, expand on 2013...
CLEVELAND: For many of the Indians players on the field Thursday and Friday, it was their first taste of playoff baseball and the added electricity that comes with it. For others, it was their second...
View ArticleTrump apologizes yet he’s still defiant after crude remarks
NEW YORK: After being caught on tape making shockingly crude comments about a married woman he tried to seduce, Donald Trump declared in a midnight video, “I was wrong and I apologize.” Yet he claimed...
View ArticleHurricane threatens some of South’s most storied cities
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.: Hurricane Matthew spared Florida’s most heavily populated stretch from a catastrophic blow Friday but threatened some of the South’s most historic and picturesque cities with...
View ArticleNobel Prize boosts Colombian leader’s pursuit of peace
BOGOTA, Colombia: By winning the Nobel Peace Prize, President Juan Manuel Santos got a big boost Friday in his efforts to save an agreement seeking to end Colombia’s half-century conflict.The prize,...
View ArticleTristan Thompson will sit out the Cavaliers’ next couple of preseason games
INDEPENDENCE: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue respects Tristan Thompson’s streak of consecutive games played and wants him to continue it as long as he can, which is why he’s electing to rest Thompson now...
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 8: Music & Art Showcase at Civic; model train debuts;...
Enjoy local talent at showcaseThe first Akron Music & Art Association Showcase will feature two stages packed with local talent, including Roger Hoover and the Western Reserve, Zach and the Bright...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 7
FootballScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance 42, Carrollton 32Archbishop Hoban 30, Parma Padua 10Ashland 49, Mount Vernon 36Aurora 49, Revere 21Austintown Fitch 38, Ashtabula Lakeside 0Avon 49, N....
View ArticleTranscript of Trump statement on comments from 2005
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s statement regarding his comments in a 2005 recording released Friday, as transcribed from the video by The Associated Press: I’ve never said I’m a...
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