Cavaliers notebook: LeBron James passes Michael Jordan for most playoff games...
CLEVELAND: On the anniversary of Michael Jordan setting an NBA playoffs scoring record with 63 points against the Boston Celtics, LeBron James surpassed Jordan for most appearances in playoff games...
View ArticleHarriet Tubman to be new face of $20 bill; Alexander Hamilton stays on $10
WASHINGTON: Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who was born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin among the iconic faces of U.S. currency.The...
View ArticleCavaliers fans remain confident their favorite team can win an NBA championship
CLEVELAND: There was a sea of Cavaliers fans dressed in wine, gold and blue Wednesday night all around downtown Cleveland.Zach Cain, his wife, Holly Cain, and their 10-month-old daughter, Ariana, were...
View ArticleThings to Do, April 21: Sensory-friendly ‘Jungle Book;’ Taste of Home Cooking...
Special screening of ‘Jungle Book’Lake 8 Movies in downtown Barberton has begun offering sensory-friendly showings of movies, aimed at children who have autism or other special needs. The volume is...
View ArticleAkron plane crash transcript
Here is a transcript of the flight’s last minutes Nov. 10, 2015. Numbers are military times. HOT 1 is the pilot (the first officer was piloting the plane); HOT 2 is the co-pilot (the captain was...
View ArticleFAA documents show pilot of doomed airplane was fired by previous employer
The pilot in control of the plane that crashed into an Akron apartment building on Nov. 10, 2015 — a disaster that killed all nine people on board — was terminated from his previous employer because of...
View ArticleGloria Steinem to visit Ohio Statehouse, attend public forum
COLUMBUS: Writer and activist Gloria Steinem is slated to visit the Ohio Statehouse and meet with Democratic female lawmakers during a stop in the political battleground state.Steinem, who was born in...
View ArticleJ.R. Smith reverses playoff fortune, ignites Cavs' record 3-point performance
CLEVELAND: J.R. Smith interrupted a question with a question and his irreverent response perfectly summed up his enthusiasm over the long-distance firestorm he'd just ignited. "We shot 38 3s? Damn!"...
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Cavs 107, Pistons 90; Jason Lloyd's 24 thoughts on feuds, adjustments and a...
CLEVELAND: Twenty-four thoughts for the 24 insults Stanley Johnson hurled at LeBron James after Wednesday’s 107-90 win over the Detroit Pistons to take a 2-0 series lead. 1. As LeBron James grows...
View ArticleThings to Do, April 22: Nostalgic rock at Civic; Fourth Friday in Barberton;...
Nostalgic rock at Civic Theatre The Akron Civic Theatre hosts a Rock ’N’ Remember show at 7:30 p.m. featuring Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, Peaches & Herb, Gary U.S. Bonds, the Happenings and the...
View ArticlePilots of downed plane had clean records
Investigators found no accidents or incidents on the flying records of two pilots before their jet crashed and killed them and seven passengers Nov. 10 in Akron, although both had been fired in...
View ArticleRootstown fire reveals shooting victim, deputies looking for missing car
A 41-year-old man found inside a burned home in Rootstown Township had been shot in the head, and deputies are now searching for his missing car.Bryan Patrick Burns, of 4790 Smith Ave., was discovered...
View ArticleHidden in Plain Sight program helps Akron parents uncover drug use, other...
The objects were inconspicuous: a stick of deodorant, a bottle of lotion, a can of soda, a canister of chips.Parents on Thursday evening inspected each item carefully, but few discovered their secrets....
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 21
SOFTBALLScoring SummariesHIGHLAND 6, NORTON 0Norton 000 000 0 — 0 3 1Highland 021 030 X — 6 9 1Batteries—Stults and N/A; Fleischer, Pasco (6) and N/A. W—Fleischer, 5-2. L—Stults. Save—None....
View ArticleTraffic controllers, other pilots recount harrowing exchange with doomed pilots
In the minutes before a fatal plane crash on a dreary November afternoon in Akron, air traffic controllers — one moving in and out of the room during the accident — shuffled seats to relieve one...
View ArticleSummit County jurors spare Eric Hendon from death, deliver verdict of life...
Eric Hendon likely will be joining his brother, Michael, in spending the rest of his life in prison for a triple murder.But, like Michael, his life will be spared.After seven hours of deliberations, a...
View ArticleMalcolm X Abram: Prince was a singular artist whose death breaks our hearts
I can’t.Honestly, I just can’t.Even though Prince Rogers Nelson has been one of the reasons I aspired to do and still do this job, I can’t sit at my desk and wax philosophical on an artist whose music...
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