Knocked down last year, Browns QB Robert Griffin III is starter again: ‘Those...
BEREA: Robert Griffin III saw his football career flash before his eyes, but he never surrendered.His perseverance prevailed Monday when Browns coach Hue Jackson formally named him the franchise’s 25th...
View ArticleIlene Shapiro likely a shoo-in for Democratic appointment as Summit County...
Ilene Shapiro likely will face no opposition Thursday when the Summit County Democratic Party gathers to appoint a new county executive.Shapiro, the president of County Council, has been serving as...
View ArticleSummit County earns high credit ratings for upcoming bond issue
Summit County has received high marks and a stable outlook from two credit rating agencies for an upcoming bond issue.Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service last week affirmed their Aa1...
View ArticleMan, 34, charged with robbing Lo-Boy Gas in Barberton, Jubilee Donuts in Norton
Police arrested a Barberton man on charges that he robbed stores in two Summit County cities within an hour Tuesday morning.Ozzie M. Wright, also known as Ozzie Mann Jr., was charged with two counts of...
View ArticleLawyer challenges Ohio ban on soliciting injured workers
COLUMBUS: A lawyer is challenging Ohio’s ban on attorneys soliciting injured workers who file worker’s compensation claims with the state.Akron-area attorney Thomas Bevan alleges the Ohio statute...
View ArticleSentencing of Akron mom for scalding of daughter delayed until Aug. 23
The sentencing of an Akron mom who previously pleaded guilty in the scalding of her 2½-year-old daughter was delayed Tuesday until later this month.Walter Madison, Monique Smith’s defense attorney,...
View ArticleLimited spots available for half marathon this Saturday
If you hoped to run in the Goodyear 10k of the Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Marathon Race Series on Saturday, too late. The event sold out Tuesday.But if you can run a half marathon, there may still...
View ArticleKent State names regional campus leaders
KENT: Kent State University recently named an interim leader for its Geauga regional campus, which includes the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg.Susan Stocker will serve as interim dean and chief...
View ArticleFriend recalls torment wife’s injury from rock caused Randy Budd
HARRISBURG, PA.: The husband of a woman who suffered brain damage when teenagers dropped a rock from an interstate overpass onto their car often cried at night, asking why he was spared from harm but...
View ArticleLibertarians submit placeholder for Ohio presidential ballot
COLUMBUS: Libertarians trying to get a presidential candidate on Ohio’s ballot submitted signatures on Tuesday for someone other than their party’s nominee, Gary Johnson.The party listed Charlie Earl —...
View ArticleHistoric Green schoolhouse gutted in arson as vandals strike park sites
Arson gutted the historic one-room Lichtenwalter Schoolhouse at Boettler Park in Green early Tuesday morning, authorities said.The Green Fire Department was called to the restored school at 4:51 a.m....
View Article2016 Summer Olympic Games: Wednesday’s TV schedule
Wednesday’s TVNBC: Men’s Beach Volleyball - Gibb/Patterson (U.S.) vs. Herrera/Gavira (Spain) (LIVE); Men’s Water Polo - U.S. vs. France (LIVE); Swimming - Qualifying Heats (LIVE); Women’s Volleyball -...
View ArticleTrump ignites new firestorm: Gun backers might stop Clinton
WILMINGTON, N.C.: Donald Trump ignited a fresh political firestorm Tuesday by declaring gun rights supporters might still find a way to stop Hillary Clinton, even if she should defeat him and then name...
View ArticleThings to Do: Groban, McLachlan at Blossom; Inside|Out party in Valley;...
No josh: Groban joins McLachlan How about this double bill of gorgeous voices: Josh Groban and Sarah McLachlan play at Blossom at 7:30 p.m. Groban is touring behind his album Stages and performs a song...
View ArticleStruggle against heroin epidemic draws friends, families of addicts to huge...
While a woman told how her daughter died of a heroin overdose, a grieving mother in a crowd of a thousand listeners held a sign depicting her own smiling son.As the speaker said her daughter’s addict...
View ArticleRush-hour detours start at Akron’s central interchange
Car-maggedon has arrived in Akron.Maybe that should be No-maggedon, based on rush hour Tuesday morning even as traffic volumes built up.Starting early Tuesday morning, several ramps and lanes were...
View ArticleBrowns rookie receiver Rashard ‘Hollywood’ Higgins driven by fifth-round...
BEREA: Browns rookie wide receiver Rashard Higgins is out for revenge.The first clue is on his Twitter profile. It reads: “Should’ve never doubted 18-172.”Eighteen receivers were drafted in April...
View ArticleIndians jump on Nationals late in 3-1 win
The Indians flipped a no-hit bid for Max Scherzer into a victory Tuesday night, beating the Washington Nationals 3-1. The Indians were being no-hit into the seventh inning until Francisco Lindor ended...
View ArticleAkron Fire Chief Edward Hiltbrand announces his retirement
Akron is looking for a new fire chief.Chief Edward Hiltbrand, who has served with the department for more than three decades and was appointed to the top job last year, announced his retirement...
View ArticleJaJuan Weems, Akron man, 23, gunned down Tuesday after he survived two...
A 23-year-old man died Tuesday in Akron after being shot for the third time in the past five years, police and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office reported.JaJuan Weems was shot by an unknown...
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