Summit County police agencies regroup after Shop With a Cop scandal
Each holiday season, Akron-area officers raise money to take hundreds of children shopping for toys and gifts they otherwise couldn’t afford.The actions of one officer, who was convicted Thursday of...
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FOOTBALLState Finals(All Games at Ohio Stadium, Columbus)Friday’s ResultDivision ICincinnati St. Xavier 27, Cleveland St. Ignatius 20 (2OT)Division IVColumbus Bishop Hartey 24, Steubenville 21Division...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Veteran James Jones planning to retire after 2017-18 season
CHICAGO: LeBron James has made it clear James Jones has a place on his team as long as he wants to keep playing. Jones has now decided when that will be. Jones told the Beacon Journal he will retire...
View ArticleBulls 111, Cavaliers 105: Bulls dominant in paint, hand Cavs their third...
CHICAGO: LeBron James dismissed any problems facing the Cavaliers following their second troubling loss in as many games Thursday when the Cavaliers lost to the Clippers. Lose three straight, James...
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Bulls 111, Cavs 105; Jason Lloyd's 13 thoughts on the end to the Cavs'...
CHICAGO: Thirteen thoughts for 13 baskets by LeBron James in Friday’s 111-105 loss to the Chicago Bulls, extending the Cavs’ losing skid to three… 1. When the Cavaliers smashed the Detroit Pistons...
View ArticleAkron STEM school is semifinalist in lab makeover contest; public can vote...
Akron’s National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Middle School is among 25 semifinalists vying to win a lab makeover in a Fab School Labs contest sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Foundation.The public may...
View ArticleGreen mayor vetoes City Council pay raises
GREEN: Mayor Gerard Neugebauer has cast his first veto since taking office Jan. 1, killing the just-passed large pay raises for new and re-elected City Council members starting in 2018 and 2020.The...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 4: Sugar Plum Tour; holiday concerts; Broadway star in...
Sweet homes on Sugar Plum TourThe Sugar Plum Tour of decorated homes runs from 1-5 p.m. Tickets are $25, available for cash or check only at Angel Falls Coffee Co., 792 W. Market St., Akron. It...
View ArticleCelebration Church to hold prayer vigil Sunday for Akron house fire victims,...
Celebration Church in North Hill will hold a prayer vigil at 6 p.m. Sunday for the Akron family in the fatal fire on East Tallmadge Avenue.Church leaders also invite people who want to send well wishes...
View ArticleFire tears through Oakland dance party, killing at least 9
OAKLAND, Calif.: Firefighters struggled to get to bodies in the rubble Saturday after a fire tore through a converted Oakland warehouse during a late-night electronic music party, killing at least nine...
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FOOTBALLState Finals(All Games at Ohio Stadium, Columbus)Saturday’s ResultsDivision VIIWarren JFK 24, Minster 6———Division IIIArchbishop Hoban 30, Trotwood-Madison 0———Division VCanton Central Catholic...
View ArticleOhio smoking rate barely changed 10 years after indoor ban
COLUMBUS: Since Ohio voters approved a statewide indoor smoking ban in 2006, experts can point to a host of resulting benefits — but a significantly reduced adult smoking rate isn’t one of them.The...
View ArticleFederal government blocks Dakota Access oil pipeline route
CANNON BALL, N.D.: The Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won’t grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux...
View ArticleWarehouse fire death toll climbs to 33, and includes teens
OAKLAND, Calif.: The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party climbed to 33 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others...
View ArticleTrump threatens payback for U.S. companies that move abroad
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose heavy taxes on U.S. companies that move jobs overseas and still try to sell their products to Americans.But the plan could drive up...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 5: Train at Playhouse Square; woodwinds at UA; opera and...
Get your caboose to Train Hey Soul Sister, what are you doing tonight? Train headlines the Q104 Holiday Show at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square. Also on the bill are Andy...
View ArticleMan dead following officer-involved shooting in Hudson
A man is dead after he was shot by a Hudson police officer Sunday afternoon on Hudson Aurora Road.A news release from the city reports that around 2:45 p.m., the suspect was traveling at a high speed...
View ArticlePuppy given alcohol leads to charges for 3 Ohio residents
ASHTABULA, OHIO: Three Ohio residents accused of giving alcoholic drinks to a puppy have been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to a companion animal after one of the defendants posted a picture of the...
View ArticleI-76 eastbound/I-77 southbound in Akron a ‘parking lot’ because of accident
Interstates 76 eastbound and 77 southbound through Akron were described as a “parking lot” around 7 a.m. Monday because of an accident near state Route 59, authorities said.No injuries were...
View ArticleCity proposes plan to keep pace with $2 million uncut grass problem
The city of Akron could soon impose fines that grow as fast as the grass property owners fail to cut.Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan and the city’s Department of Neighborhood Assistance introduced a plan on...
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