Woman recalls nightmare of finding relatives dead in Ohio
PIKETON, OHIO: A woman who made a frantic 911 call after discovering the bodies of her relatives in their blood-soaked bed said she is haunted by the memory of what she saw the day the eight victims...
View ArticleSpringfield Township officer cleared of fault in stun gun incident thought to...
Springfield Township police announced Thursday they cleared an officer of fault in a September 2015 incident involving the death of a man who was shot with a stun gun.Jordn Miller, 24, died Sept. 10 —...
View ArticleCourt: Insurer not responsible for $1 million in Ohio megachurch lawsuit
COLUMBUS: The Ohio Supreme Court says an insurer isn’t liable for part of a central Ohio megachurch’s $3.1 million settlement over the alleged beating of a 2-year-old boy at the church’s daycare.The...
View ArticleMan robs strip club at gunpoint, gets away with $265
Akron police are investigating after a strip club bartender reported a masked man robbed her at gunpoint.The 23-year-old bartender told police she was in the process of opening the club on Wednesday in...
View ArticleJudge John Adams again removed from case; criminal defendant claims he did...
U.S. District Court Judge Adams has been removed from a case for the second time in less than a year, this time at the request of a criminal defendant who claims he used opiates with two of the judge’s...
View ArticleOhio authorities moving mobile homes where 8 were found shot
PIKETON, OHIO: Several mobiles homes where eight relatives were found shot to death in southern Ohio are being moved to a secure location as the investigation into who targeted the family and why...
View Article50 years of golf giving tops $25 million for local charities
Golf enthusiasts and philanthropists teed up $1.2 million this week in perennial support for dozens of Northeast Ohio charities.“The World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational is truly a...
View ArticleNavy officer fired over Iran’s detention of 10 sailors
WASHINGTON: The Navy has fired the commander of the 10 American sailors who wandered into Iranian territorial waters in the Persian Gulf and were captured and held by Iran for about 15 hours.In a...
View ArticleCavaliers’ LeBron James says time away from children will play into...
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James insisted he wasn’t tuned in to Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between his former Miami Heat team and Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, although he didn’t say...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 13: Wallhaven art walk; Poetry Slam; prom for grown-ups;...
Museum to hold art walkThe Akron Art Museum is holding an art walk at 6 p.m. in the Wallhaven area of west Akron, in conjunction with its outdoor Inside/Out exhibit. Reproductions of several of the...
View ArticleAudit finds defunct Akron charter school mishandled records, took state...
A state audit released this week cited Next Frontier Academy, a defunct West Akron charter school, for shoddy record-keeping and taking money for students it couldn’t prove existed.The audit also found...
View ArticleCold temperatures expected Saturday, Sunday nights; protect vulnerable plants
Have you planted annual flowers or tender vegetables already?Keep your fingers crossed.Temperatures are expected to dip into the 30s Saturday and Sunday nights in the Akron and Cleveland areas. Some...
View ArticleTrump denies he posed as his spokesman during tabloid days
WASHINGTON: Back when Donald Trump’s love life was tabloid heaven, a Trump spokesman with intimate knowledge of the businessman’s personal relationships offered juicy stories about a failing marriage,...
View ArticleHungry Kevin Love helping Cavs’ Big Three devour competition in postseason
INDEPENDENCE: All of those nights Kevin Love spent waiting and watching during the postseason last year ultimately fueled him for this moment. He spent his first six years in the NBA watching the...
View ArticleTrump says his tax rate is no one’s business
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is refusing to disclose even what tax rate he pays until an IRS audit of his tax returns is complete.“It’s none of your business,” he told...
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