Things to Do, Nov. 4: Symphony features national parks; ‘Into the Woods’ in...
Symphony celebrates parksThe Akron Symphony pays tribute to the Cuyahoga Valley and the 100th anniversary of the National Park System at 7:30 p.m. Friday, E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., University of...
View ArticleIn pain of Game 7 defeat, Indians hold heads high, look ahead to next spring
CLEVELAND: While the 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 Chris...
View ArticleIndians reportedly pick up Carlos Santana’s $12 million club option for 2017...
CLEVELAND: The Indians are reportedly picking up Carlos Santana’s $12 million club option for the 2017 season. Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball was the first with the news.Santana, 30, was at the end...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron James can relate to Indians’ pain of losing just...
CLEVELAND: For all of his championship successes, LeBron James has still felt the sting of losing. James was swept in the Finals in 2007 by the San Antonio Spurs, then lost again to the Spurs in five...
View ArticleCrime: Candidates have different solutions to Ohio’s worries
In May, Ohioans were asked to name their biggest concerns for 2016, and crime and violence made the top 10 issues. The initial poll of 1,001 people done in May for Ohio news outlets showed that people...
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 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 he could average 40 points for an entire season if all he did was worry...
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Hue Jackson names Cody Kessler starter, says Browns need to find out if he...
Click the link for an updated version of this story: Browns coach Hue Jackson says he must learn exactly what he has in rookie QB Cody Kessler before April’s draft Rookie quarterback Cody Kessler will...
View ArticleGet ready to turn back those clocks, time change coming this weekend
WASHINGTON: Get ready for the annual fall ritual of turning back your clocks by one hour, and relish that extra hour of sleep this weekend. Daylight saving time is ending and it’s back to standard...
View ArticleUncle gets prison for accidentally shooting Cleveland kids
CLEVELAND: A man who accidentally shot his 2-year-old nephew and 9-year-old niece with one bullet as the children slept at a Cleveland home has been sentenced to three years in prison.Prosecutors say...
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 ArticleOnline shoppers donate to Clinton, porn watchers prefer Trump, new...
Online shoppers favor Hillary Clinton, while porn watchers prefer Donald Trump.Two of the most unusual polls in the 2016 presidential election have measured which candidate pornographic video watchers...
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...
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Summit Artspace gets new executive director; head of local Big Brothers Big...
Summit Artspace, the community arts center in downtown Akron, is getting a new executive director — Kamelia D. Fisher, who currently heads Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit, Medina & Stark...
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 ArticleSamsung, after phone recall, recalls 3M washing machines
Nearly 3 million Samsung washing machines are being recalled in the U.S. following multiple injuries — including a broken jaw — due to “excessive vibration.”Samsung is the South Korean company that...
View ArticleJury finds against Rolling Stone suit in rape story
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.: A federal jury on Friday found Rolling Stone magazine, its publisher and a reporter defamed a University of Virginia administrator who sued them for $7.5 million over a...
View ArticleLeaf pickup schedule for akron-canton area
Summit CountyAKRON — Place loose leaves in the street no more than 2 feet from the curb the day before collection. Leaves also may be placed in recyclable paper bags, which can be purchased at many...
View ArticleOhio deadline to request absentee ballots by mail approaches
COLUMBUS: Time is running out for Ohio voters to request an absentee ballot by mail.The deadline to request such ballots is noon Saturday. Completed absentee ballots must be postmarked by Monday, the...
View ArticleTakeaways from meeting with Indians’ Chris Antonetti, Mike Chernoff
Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti and general manger Mike Chernoff held their end-of-the-season meeting with reporters on Friday. In the wake of the excitement and...
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