Ohio agency fires two over handling of lead in Sebring water
The state’s Environmental Protection Agency fired two employees and demoted a third Wednesday following an internal investigation of how it handled the lead contamination in Sebring’s drinking...
View ArticleHospital security officer stable after stabbing; patient charged with...
A security officer at Summa St. Thomas Hospital is in stable condition after he was stabbed several times by a psychiatric patient Tuesday night, hospital officials said.Andrew Wallace, 33, was...
View ArticleFather to parents about heroin addiction: ‘It’s not your kid until it is’
WADSWORTH: Rob Brandt doesn’t want any family to endure what his went through.His son, 20-year-old Robby, died in October 2011 of an accidental heroin overdose after a long struggle with addiction....
View ArticleAfter keeping distance for years, Browns to honor legendary running back Jim...
In the case of the Browns and NFL icon Jim Brown, apparently time really does heal all wounds.Of course, a change in leadership didn’t hurt, either.Six years after an ugly rift developed between the...
View ArticleCavaliers’ best chance at a trade remains a minor deal; Kevin Love, Iman...
INDEPENDENCE: While Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline is looming, the Cavaliers have been engaged in trade talks on multiple fronts, according to various league sources. The odds of them actually...
View ArticleObama planning historic trip to Cuba to cement warmer ties
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will pay an historic visit to Cuba in the coming weeks, senior Obama administration officials said Wednesday, becoming the first president to set foot on the island...
View ArticleGun advocates up in arms over proposed limits on in-home sales of weapons in...
COPLEY TWP.: Gun advocates were up in arms this week over a proposal to forbid the sale of firearms at private residences in the township.The three-member board of trustees voted unanimously Wednesday...
View ArticleCoventry man accused of break-ins is arrested after police chase
Summit County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday arrested a man they say is responsible for a series of at least 12 break-ins and thefts from construction sites and businesses — including a car dealership...
View ArticleDemocrats appoint Jeff Wilhite to Summit County Council
Summit County Council has another new member.Democrats appointed Jeff Wilhite, 55, of Akron to the council Wednesday night to fill the vacancy in District 4, which encompasses portions of Akron, Bath...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio braces for Republican National Convention this summer
With the bars closing at 4 a.m., the hotels packed, the roads and malls swarming with out-of-towners, protesters demonstrating and police and security stretched thin, the Republican National Convention...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 18
BasketballBOYSScoreboardThursday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 75, Chardon NDCL 52Beachwood 75, Painesville Harvey 52Crestwood 75, Newton Falls 72Orange 79, Cle. St. Martin De Porres 35 Sebring McKinley...
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Cavs 106, Bulls 95; Jason Lloyd's 31 thoughts on saying hello to Channing...
CLEVELAND: Thirty-one thoughts for 31 minutes from Kyrie Irving in Thursday’s 106-95 win against the Chicago Bulls on an active trade deadline day… 1. When the Golden State Warriors flipped the...
View ArticleJury rules against ex-inmate in overflowing toilet lawsuit
COLUMBUS: Jurors have ruled against a former central Ohio inmate who said jail guards kept inmates in a cell with an overflowing toilet, leaving him covered in sewage.The Columbus Dispatch reports...
View ArticleJim Smith, Tire Review editor, dies at age 58
Jim Smith passionately believed in journalism and standing up for the little guy, his friends and colleagues said. Smith, longtime editor of trade magazine Tire Review in Akron, died unexpectedly...
View ArticleStow BMV reopens for business
The Stow Bureau of Motor Vehicles — which abruptly closed on Jan. 4 when its deputy registrar resigned — has reopened for business.The office at Fishcreek and Graham roads closed without notice or...
View ArticleTwinsburg couple killed in Florida crash
BRADENTON, FLA.: Authorities and local media reported that three people — including two Northeast Ohio teachers — were killed Thursday in a crash on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida.The Florida...
View ArticleGAR Foundation announces $2 million in local grants
The GAR Foundation on Friday announced a $1 million grant to the Fund for Our Economic Future, which works to advance economic growth and access to opportunities in Akron and Northeast Ohio.The award,...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 19
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsBarberton 57, Revere 44Brecksville 65, Hudson 58Brunswick 72, Shaker Heights 63Canton Central Catholic 45, Northwest 42Cle. Villa Angela-St. Joseph 61, St....
View ArticleBody found in garbage truck in Fairlawn
FAIRLAWN: Police in Akron, Fairlawn and Copley Township are trying to figure out what happened to a person found dead Saturday morning in the back of a garbage truck. According to Fairlawn police,...
View ArticlePortage County couple killed in Stark crash
An Atwater man awaiting trial on a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge was one of two people killed Friday night in a one-car crash in Lexington Township.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Leland W....
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