Actor Ken Howard, TV actor and union leader, dies at age 71
LOS ANGELES: Actor Ken Howard, the strapping , versatile character actor who starred in the 1970s drama The White Shadow and served as president of SAG-AFTRA, has died at age 71. The union announced...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 24: ‘Little Mermaid’ musical; Play at None Too Fragile;...
Be enchanted by Little MermaidGo on a journey to a magical kingdom beneath the sea in the family-friendly musical The Little Mermaid at Firestone Theatre, 333 Rampart Ave., Akron. Curtain time is 7...
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Cavs 113, Bucks 104; Jason Lloyd's 20 thoughts on the Brotherhood & the...
CLEVELAND: Twenty thoughts for 20 second-chance points in Wednesday’s 113-104 win over the Milwaukee Bucks… 1. Another day, another dust storm created by LeBron James and the Brotherhood. 2....
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Cleveland Indians season preview: A crowded outfield and more issues facing...
With the return of Michael Brantley, the addition of veteran Marlon Byrd and the hot hitting of Tyler Naquin, the Cleveland Indians have a surplus in the outfield. On this week's podcast, Indians beat...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating fatal crash in Barberton
Barberton police and the Summit County medical examiner’s office are investigating a fatal crash Thursday morning at the intersection of North Van Buren Avenue and East Cassell Avenue. Beacon Journal...
View ArticleOhio Security guard accused of making threats against schools
NORTH COLLEGE HILL, OHIO: Police say a school security guard for a Cincinnati-area district has been charged in threats that led to recent school evacuations and were traced to his prepaid...
View Article2 young sisters die in Ohio house fire
WAYNESFIELD, OHIO: Authorities say a house fire in Ohio has left two young sisters dead.The blaze broke out around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday just north of the town of Waynesfield in the western part of the...
View ArticleOhio man chooses to wear sign saying he’s a thief rather than go to jail
GIRARD, OHIO: A man has chosen to wear a sign proclaiming he’s a thief rather than go to jail for theft in northeast Ohio.Forty-three-year-old Greg Davenport, of Liberty Township, pleaded no contest...
View ArticleAkron-headquartered Signet Jewelers reports earnings that beat expectations;...
Signet Jewelers Ltd., with corporate offices in Akron, on Thursday reported per-share profit that beat analysts’ expectations.Signet, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry with about 3,600...
View ArticleMan, 27, still missing after dive teams investigate suspicious object in...
Dive teams searching for a missing man in the Cuyahoga River found only debris Thursday afternoon.Police received a call regarding a suspicious object in the river behind 1237 Weathervane Lane, where...
View ArticleRolling Acres Mall goes on the sheriff’s sale block again
The long-vacant Rolling Acres Mall is once again on the schedule for a sheriff’s sale — for the fifth time.The inside of the mall has been closed since 2008 and in 2014, Summit County foreclosed on the...
View ArticleGarry Shandling, comic, ‘Larry Sanders Show’ creator, dies
LOS ANGELES: Garry Shandling, who as an actor and comedian masterminded a brand of self-inflicted phony docudrama with The Larry Sanders Show, has died.Los Angeles Police officer Tony Im said Shandling...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Cleveland not in consideration for 2017 All-Star Game if...
NEW YORK: The NBA is threatening to take the All-Star Game from Charlotte next year after North Carolina’s governor signed a controversial “bathroom bill” that the league condemned Thursday as...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 25: Antiquarian Book Show at Knight Center; Shaw play at...
Get lost in a good bookThere’s nothing quite like the smell of an old book. Inhale to your heart’s content at the 34th Annual Akron Antiquarian Book & Paper Show, which runs from 3-8:30 p.m. Friday...
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Nets 104, Cavs 95; Jason Lloyd's 16 thoughts on hapless, helpless, hopeless...
NEW YORK: Sixteen thoughts for 16 shots by LeBron James in Thursday’s 104-95 loss to the Brooklyn Nets… 1. LeBron James can talk about working habits and preparing for the playoffs, as he did...
View ArticleU.S. official says 2 Americans perished in Brussels attacks
BRUSSELS: At least two American citizens have been confirmed killed in this week’s attacks in Brussels, a U.S. official said Friday, as Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting the city to express his...
View ArticleMan arrested at Trump rally in Ohio due for initial hearing
DAYTON, Ohio: A man charged after rushing the stage at a Donald Trump rally in Ohio is due in federal court.Authorities say 22-year-old Thomas DiMassimo, of Fairborn, Ohio, jumped a barricade and...
View ArticleOhio mail worker indicted, accused of stealing from packages
DAYTON, Ohio: A federal criminal complaint says an Ohio postal worker was recorded on video stealing numerous items from packages and stuffing them into her sweatpants.The Dayton Daily News reports...
View ArticleFallen Ohio soldier to be honored in future U.S. Army museum
CLEVELAND: A northeast Ohio woman killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan will be among the first soldiers featured in a gallery of the future National Museum of the U.S. Army.The Cleveland Plain...
View ArticleU.S. economy likely struggled last quarter; mild rebound seen
WASHINGTON: After struggling in the final three months of 2015, the U.S. economy is thought to be rebounding in the current quarter, though not as strongly as most analysts had once expected.On Friday,...
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