The Rev. Arthur Kemp, longtime local pastor and professor, dies at 86
The Rev. Arthur Kemp, a pastor and professor with a love for traveling who served the Akron area for over 30 years and had a reach that extended across the nation, died March 28. He was 86.The Rev....
View ArticleBrowns part with six scouts
The Browns have parted with six scouts whose contracts were set to expire after the April 28-30 NFL Draft, a team spokesman confirmed Friday. Rather than waiting until after the draft to let the...
View ArticleWeapon authorization unclear in Texas military base shooting
DALLAS: Military officials investigating an apparent murder-suicide that happened Friday on a U.S. air base in Texas are trying to determine whether the gunman was authorized to have a weapon on the...
View ArticleAkron judge reprimanded by Ohio Supreme Court vying to be Democratic...
An Akron judge who was reprimanded by the Ohio Supreme Court is now vying to be the Democratic candidate for an open seat in Summit County Common Pleas Court.Not everyone, though, is pleased with the...
View ArticleRifles on campus: College security forces add firepower
BOSTON: Once a rarity on campuses, semi-automatic rifles are becoming a standard part of the arsenal for college security forces — firepower they say could make a difference the next time a gunman goes...
View ArticleExperts: Charges rarely result from private complaint law
CINCINNATI: Legal experts say charges rarely result from the obscure law used by private citizens to push for charges in connection with two fatal Ohio police shootings.The law was used unsuccessfully...
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Mo Williams leaves Cavs for another MRI on ailing left knee
CHICAGO: Mo Williams returned to Cleveland to have another MRI on his ailing left knee and will not be available Saturday when the Cavs play at the Chicago Bulls. Williams previously missed a month...
View ArticleNew Ohio school barricade rules concern disability group
REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO: The Ohio building standards board on Friday gave final approval to rules allowing schools to deploy barricade devices in the event of an active shooter, but a disability rights...
View ArticleBrowns cornerback Joe Haden announces family's good news, offers optimism...
I've known this for a few weeks now, but I'm so HAPPY 2 announce that my LOVELY WIFE @sarah_haden is PREGNANT!!!! Words can't even describe how overwhelmed with JOY I am! God has blessed me with the...
View ArticleNASA: Global warming is now changing how Earth wobbles
WASHINGTON: Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis, a new NASA study finds.Melting ice sheets — especially in Greenland — are changing the distribution of weight on...
View ArticleAcme celebrates 125th anniversary
In 1891, 30-year-old Frederick Wilhelm Albrecht left Massillon for Akron to begin his dream of owning a chain of grocery stores.He started his first Acme No. 1 at the corners of Buchtel, Sumner and...
View ArticleLeBron James surprises customers as pizza store employee
CLEVELAND: LeBron James spent a recent off day stacking pizza boxes and taking orders.The Cavaliers star surprised customers at a Blaze Pizza store in Pasadena, Calif., by posing as a new employee...
View ArticleMother, grandmother, friend all charged in death of boy, 16, at Green hotel
Tammy Smith remembers the last time her adoptive son walked out the door of their Akron home.“He told me he loved me and he would come back,” Tammy Smith said of Tuesday night, when 16-year-old Andrew...
View ArticleMuch could be on line when LeBron James, Cavaliers play Bulls Saturday — or not
CHICAGO: LeBron James has a long history of ending the Chicago Bulls’ seasons. Now he has the chance to do it again. The Cavaliers can clinch homecourt advantage throughout the Eastern Conference while...
View ArticleIndians, Danny Salazar shut down Chicago White Sox 7-1
The Indians again jumped out to a sizable lead early in the game, but this time comfortably held it in a 7-1 snowy road win against the Chicago White Sox. The Indians (2-1) jumped out to a 5-0 lead...
View ArticleIndians 7, White Sox 1: Danny Salazar dominates on mound
CHICAGO: Danny Salazar stayed warm and loose through the snow, rain and biting cold. His teammates helped out with an early lead.Salazar tossed two-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Indians...
View ArticleProsecutors: Hastert sought to hide sex abuse of 14-year-old
CHICAGO: Dennis Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to a person the former House speaker sexually abused when the victim was 14 years old and Hastert worked as a high-school teacher and wrestling coach...
View ArticleSummit County Executive Russ Pry bars business travel to North Carolina
Summit County Executive Russ Pry is barring county employees from traveling to North Carolina for business because of the state’s new law affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
View ArticleGoodyear names its new airship, expects to put it into service soon
Goodyear’s first state-of-the-art NT, or New Technology, airship based in Florida, goes by the name of Wingfoot One.And now Goodyear’s second NT semi-rigid airship, which first flew March 12, has a...
View ArticleWeather service warns snowstorm zeroing in on Akron — thunder snow possible
It looks like Akron may find itself knee deep in winter on the third weekend of spring.The National Weather Service warns an unseasonably chilly cold front from the north will collide with more...
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