Ohio mayors creating new Ohio Mayors Alliance
COLUMBUS: Mayors from Ohio’s largest cities and suburbs — including those from Akron, Canton and Cuyahoga Falls — are forming a new, bipartisan coalition called the Ohio Mayors Alliance.The mayors will...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 18: Jeffrey Osborne at Tangier; Harvest Fest at Lock 4;...
Jeffrey Osborne at TangierThe smooth-voiced Jeffrey Osborne (On the Wings of Love) plays three shows at Tangier this weekend, at 8:30 p.m. Friday and 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $50-$65 at...
View ArticleHighland Square teen arrested after using Facebook Live to broadcast firing...
An Akron teenager is in police custody after he allegedly used Facebook Live to broadcast himself firing a rifle into his neighbor’s home from his window because he was bored.The 15-year-old was...
View ArticleRecord temperature predicted for Akron-Canton area Friday, but snow is in...
As the world heads into another year of record heat, the Akron-Canton area will test a daily record Friday.Enjoy it, because winter sets in about 36 hours later.The high forecast for Friday is 71,...
View ArticleAkron ready to celebrate Lock 4
Akron is ready to flip the switch on Lock 4 — both figuratively and literally.The concrete-and-brick downtown space, tucked below street level, overlooks the Ohio & Erie Canal and a small...
View ArticleTrump meets with Japan prime minister, selects national security adviser
NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump began building out his national security team Thursday, offering retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser. The move came as Trump made...
View ArticleOhio Rep. Tim Ryan to challenge Nancy Pelosi for minority leader
WASHINGTON: Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Niles, who represents the 13th Congressional District stretching from Youngstown to Akron, said Thursday he will challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi as House minority leader,...
View ArticleLeBron James donates $2.5 million to Smithsonian exhibit featuring Muhammad Ali
WASHINGTON, D.C.: LeBron James is giving $2.5 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to support a special exhibit featuring Muhammad Ali.The Muhammad Ali:...
View ArticleHigh school football playoff pairings
FOOTBALLPlayoff ScheduleRegional FinalsDivision I(Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday)Region 14 Cle. St. Ignatius (11-1) vs. 2 Lakewood St. Edward (9-2) at Bedford Bearcat StadiumRegion 21 Powell Olentangy...
View ArticleJury deliberates in sentencing in Ohio triple slayings trial
CLEVELAND: The jury that convicted a 21-year-old man of aggravated murder and other charges in a triple homicide at a suburban Cleveland barbershop has begun deliberating on whether to recommend the...
View ArticleAkron woman, 34, charged in boyfriend’s death
AKRON: An Akron woman was charged with felonious assault after she hit her boyfriend with a car and he died early Friday.Angelique Santa, 34, said she was involved in a verbal argument with her...
View ArticleAll three finalists emerge as victors in first FUEL pitch competition
All three finalists in the inaugural Akron startup pitch contest called FUEL won the maximum $10,000 at Thursday evening’s competition. The money awards — from Ohio’s Third Frontier initiative — are...
View ArticleIndians claim pitchers Edwin Escobar, Tim Cooney; Chris Gimenez outrighted
The Indians on Friday claimed left-handed pitchers Edwin Escobar and Tim Cooney off of waivers and outrighted catcher Chris Gimenez from the 40-man roster. Catcher Francisco Mejia, one of the Indians’...
View ArticleFifth Third Bancorp announces $30 billion community development plan
Fifth Third Bancorp and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) signed a landmark $30 billion community development plan through 2020 on Friday.The plan covers the 10 states in which Fifth...
View ArticleGoodyear blimp base to host Toys For Tots drive this year
Goodyear once again will let visitors into its Wingfoot Lake blimp base early next month for the annual Toys For Tots benefit in conjunction with the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve.This will be the sixth...
View ArticleOhio jobless rate rises in October
Ohio’s unemployment rate rose slightly in October.The state’s jobless rate last month hit 4.9 percent, up from 4.8 percent in September and up from 4.7 percent a year ago.The number of people counted...
View ArticleJ.R. Smith moves up 3-point list on another night Cavs' stars carry them
CLEVELAND: On the night J.R. Smith returned to the lineup and moved up the career list of 3-point shooters, the Cavs’ stars shined the brightest. Kyrie Irving scored 25 points and passed for 11...
View ArticleAkron couple charged with stealing more than $600,000 from elderly father
An Akron man and his wife were charged with stealing more than $600,000 from his father’s bank account.Summit County sheriff’s deputies arrested Kevin J. Story, 42, and his wife, Crystal J. Hennacy...
View ArticleWayward cat Shep finally rescued after three days high atop Copley Township roof
Copley Township’s cat on a high slate roof came to a paws-itive end. Fur real.For the past three days as of Friday, a big fluffy white cat by the name of Shep had perched itself high — very high — atop...
View ArticleAkron’s Dan Horrigan, other Ohio mayors team up to lift interests of big...
COLUMBUS: Mayors from Ohio’s 30 biggest cities and suburbs said Friday they’re forging an alliance to fight for more state and federal government investment in urban infrastructure and local job...
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