Couples tie the knot on Halloween at Akron Civic Theatre
The bride and groom were dressed as Harley Quinn and the Joker.The ring bearers were Tinker Bell and a little Indian.The witnesses were Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf.This was the unusual...
View ArticleCavs move up start time of Tuesday's game to minimize conflict with World Series
INDEPENDENCE: The Cavaliers have moved up the start of Tuesday’s game against the Houston Rockets to 6 p.m. to minimize any conflict with the Indians’ Game 6 of the World Series. Gates will open to...
View ArticleBrowns QB Cody Kessler cleared to return from concussion, WR Corey Coleman to...
Browns coach Hue Jackson said rookie quarterback Cody Kessler has been medically cleared to return from the concussion he suffered Oct. 23 against the Cincinnati Bengals. "He's cleared, and we'll see...
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 ArticleState approves $12 million to start designing new Route 8 bridge in Akron
A Columbus engineering firm will design the new state Route 8 bridge that spans the Little Cuyahoga River Valley and links Akron with its northern suburbs. The Ohio Controlling Board this week approved...
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 ArticleObama in Ohio to kick off week of campaigning for Clinton
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is kicking off a week of campaigning for Democrat Hillary Clinton with a stop in battleground Ohio.Obama will speak at a rally for Clinton in Columbus on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 31
FOOTBALLScheduleThursday’s GameCity Series Championship GameFirestone vs. Ellet at InfoCision Stadium, 7 p.m.———Playoff pairingsDIVISION I(Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday)Region 18 GlenOak (6-4) at 1 Solon...
View ArticleJudge to consider Ohio authority to regulate injection wells
COLUMBUS: A judge in Columbus is preparing to hear arguments in a dispute over Ohio’s authority to regulate oil-and-gas operations, including wells disposing of fracking wastewater.Attorneys for the...
View ArticleTrump's son will be in Fairlawn Wednesday
The second son of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will grace the Summit County Republican Party with his presence at the organization’s annual Oktoberfest celebration and fundraiser...
View ArticleMedical marijuana advisory panel gets to work in Ohio
COLUMBUS: Ohio’s new medical marijuana advisory committee is getting to work.The 14-member panel is charged with coming up with recommendations on how medicinal cannabis will be grown, packaged,...
View ArticleDo you think the Cleveland Indians will win it all tonight? Take our poll
As everyone knows, the Cleveland Indians will host the Chicago Cubs in Game 6 of the World Series tonight. Do you think the Tribe will win it all tonight or will the Cubs force a Game 7? Take our poll...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to 6 years for rape, abduction
When Lorenzo Finsley entered a Summit County courtroom Tuesday afternoon, the 26-year-old Akron woman he admitted to raping in June shook her head sadly.“He took something I never gave to him,” she...
View ArticleWorld Series fever hits the Energy Information Administration
Hey, baseball and fracking fans! Yes, fever over the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs has hit the Energy Information Administration. The EIA just took at look at how U.S....
View ArticleUtica Shale drilling rigs drop by one
The number of drilling rigs in the Utica Shale and Point Pleasant Shale areas of Ohio totaled 15 as of Oct. 29, down one from a week ago, the Ohio Division of Natural Resources reported Tuesday. The...
View ArticleOhio State unveils special alternate throwback jersey for Nebraska game
Ohio State revealed special alternate throwback uniforms that they'll wear on Saturday night against Nebraska. The jerseys honor the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Buckeyes team that went undeafeated....
View ArticleShale industry may get boost from OPEC's Algiers deal
OPEC's Algiers deal may turn into just the boost the U.S. shale industry is looking for, writes Justin Jacobs in Petroleum Economist: " ... While low prices led to deep cuts across the sector, they...
View ArticleJake Arrieta’s kids have hotel Halloween in Cleveland
CLEVELAND: Jake Arrieta wouldn’t let a road trip and one of the biggest starts of his life stop him from going trick-or-treating with his family this Halloween.The Chicago Cubs pitcher’s wife,...
View ArticleOhio toddler, man shot while riding in car in drive-by shooting
CLEVELAND: Police say a man and a toddler were shot in a drive-by shooting while they were riding in a car in northeast Ohio.Police say the 19-year-old man and the girl had been riding in a car in...
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