Cavaliers notebook: Warriors, not Cavs, still working on continuity
OAKLAND, CALIF.: It wasn’t too long ago when the Cavaliers were preaching patience, when LeBron James kept reiterating that they didn’t have much time together as a unit and that they were still...
View ArticleBig-money names behind inaugural start to come out despite Trump’s secrecy plan
NEW YORK: Donald Trump is trying to keep the names of the people and companies donating millions of dollars to his inauguration festivities this week a secret — a break from his Republican and...
View ArticleSumma CEO pledges to improve relations with doctors, staff as board hires...
Summa Health’s CEO Dr. Thomas Malone says he will do better.In a memo sent to staff Monday, Malone said he looks forward to improving “engagement” with the health system’s physicians and staff and that...
View ArticleAkron and Summit County to seek audit of Oriana House
Akron and Summit County will seek an independent financial audit of their contracts with Oriana House.The move comes as the Akron-based nonprofit is facing additional scrutiny from the community.Akron...
View ArticleWarriors 126, Cavaliers 91: No comeback this time as Warriors punish...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: There was no dramatic comeback this time, no taunts of 3-1 comebacks and no jabs over blowing a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter. This time the Golden State Warriors punished the...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic survey finds two-thirds of patient advocacy groups receive...
A Cleveland Clinic survey has found that patient advocacy groups — nonprofit organizations that provide counseling and education to patients and advocate for policy changes — frequently receive funding...
View ArticleOhio’s Cuyahoga Valley railroad logs its highest ridership
PENINSULA: The nonprofit scenic railroad in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park says it logged about 214,000 passengers last year, reaching the highest ridership in its five decade history.The...
View ArticleUA hires new chief diversity officer Jolene Lane
The University of Akron has named a new chief diversity officer. Jolene Lane will join UA on March 29 from Teachers College at Columbia University in New York, where she has spent the last nine years...
View ArticleStark State College unveils new logo
JACKSON TWP.: Stark State College unveiled a new logo Tuesday — the first time the image has been updated in 57 years.The logo keeps the school’s traditional red and blue colors and features...
View ArticleHudson ranked as safest big community in Ohio
Hudson is the safest big community in Ohio, according to a new study.The website ValuePenguin examined FBI crime statistics from 2014 to come up with a list of the safest places in the Buckeye State....
View ArticleAkron sets record high, Cleveland breaks old record; unseasonably warm...
The warm weather for Akron continues in the midst of winter’s typically cruelest month.It was a record-setting day across Northeast Ohio on Tuesday.The record high in Akron was set late Tuesday...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 17
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardTuesday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 44, Western Reserve Academy 33Avon 48, Berea-Midpark 40Barberton 55, Twinsburg 53Boardman 59, Louisville 54Chippewa 61, Waterloo 55Copley 68,...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 18: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ in theaters; ‘Think & Drink’ in...
‘Singin’in Rain’ on big screenSingin’ in the Rain is considered one of the great movies of all time, but all that effortless-looking joy took serious work to produce. Watching Debbie Reynolds skipping...
View ArticleAkron Councilman Bob Hoch pleads guilty to conflict of interest charges
Akron Councilman Bob Hoch pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three misdemeanor charges of conflict of interest.Summit County Common Pleas Judge Amy Corrigall Jones advised Hoch he could face jail time,...
View ArticleCavaliers’ struggles with ball movement, turnovers becoming a growing concern
The longer this goes, the more difficult it is becoming to ignore. The Cavaliers did not play particularly well in any game on their recently concluded West Coast trip in large part because they aren’t...
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Report: Browns won't get to coach Clemson QB Deshaun Watson in Senior Bowl...
If Browns coach Hue Jackson is going to fall in love with Clemson national championship-winning quarterback Deshaun Watson before April's draft, apparently it won't happen next week at the Senior Bowl...
View Article80 people to lose jobs when Chapel Hill Mall Sears, auto center close on...
The Sears retail store and Sears Auto Center at Chapel Hill Mall in Akron will close on March 19 with the loss of about 80 jobs, according to a filing posted Wednesday with the state of Ohio.Some 71...
View ArticleAkron man pleads guilty in federal court to selling fentanyl resulting in...
An Akron man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in Cleveland to selling fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of an Akron man in March 2015.Under an agreement with U.S. attorneys, Leroy...
View ArticleDominion to award $1 million in grants for environmental education, stewardship
Dominion Resources, the parent company of Dominion East Ohio, announced Wednesday that it will award $1 million in environmental education and stewardship grants this year through the Dominion...
View ArticleFlu widespread in Ohio; hundreds hospitalized, officials say
COLUMBUS: State officials Wednesday confirmed what others may have already witnessed this month at work, at home and in schools: Flu season is here.The Ohio Department of Health said an influenza-like...
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