Authorities identify Akron man killed in police-involved shooting
The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the Akron man killed in a police-involved shooting on Sunday as Philip B. Hasan, 61.Akron Police reported an officer fired at Hasan, of the 1000...
View ArticleSummit County jobless rate unchanged in August but up from year ago
Summit County’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in August from July but was higher than a year ago, figures released Tuesday show. The county jobless rate was 4.7 percent last month, the same as...
View ArticleVandals soak firefighting gear with suspected urine, damage Macedonia substation
Police are investigating after vandals coated firefighting gear in what’s thought to be urine and left taunting messages at the former Northfield Center/Sagamore Hills Fire District substation over the...
View ArticleMore Ohio kids getting placed in foster care amid opioid epidemic
COLUMBUS: Child welfare advocates in Ohio say children have become the “invisible victims” of the opioid crisis, as more kids are put into foster care and funding for children services agencies falls...
View ArticleFormer Kent guard Nate Reinking to be named Charge head coach
Former Kent State guard Nate Reinking will be named the new head coach of the Canton Charge, the Cavs' Development League affiliate, a league source told the Beacon Journal. Reinking, 42, left Kent as...
View ArticleCanton Charge promote assistant and former KSU star Nate Reinking to head coach
Former Kent State guard Nate Reinking will be named the new head coach of the Canton Charge, a league source told the Beacon Journal. Reinking, 42, left KSU as the seventh-leading scorer in school...
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Browns waive rookie inside linebacker Scooby Wright
Click the link for an updated version of this story: Browns cut D-end John Hughes, linebacker Scooby Wright and sign center Austin Reiter, quarterback Charlie Whitehurst The Browns have waived rookie...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 20
FOOTBALLComputer ratingsDIVISION I(Top eight in each region qualify for playoffs)Region 1: Stow (4-0) 9.625, 2. Jackson (4-0) 9.275, 3. Canton McKinley (3-1) 8.7, 4. Lakewood St. Edward (3-1) 8.6, 5....
View ArticleUtica Shale drilling rigs drop by two
The number of drilling rigs in the Utica Shale and Point Pleasant Shale areas of Ohio totaled 14 as of Sept. 10, down two from a week ago, the Ohio Division of Natural Resources reported Tuesday. The...
View ArticleLeadership applicants sought to tackle early childhood education issues in Akron
Applications are being accepted for a new leadership initiative to tackle the community challenge of early childhood education.The Civics Solutions Lab, a pilot effort with seed funding from the John...
View ArticleOil may hit $60 a barrel by end of year, investor says
A prominent energy investor thinks oil prices are going up by the end of the year, CNBC reports: "Oil investor T. Boone Pickens believes the price of oil will rise to a range of $55 to $60 a barrel by...
View Article52,000 students participate in Ohio college credit program
Associated PressCOLUMBUS: The state says more than 52,000 students participated during the first full year of a statewide program that allows Ohio middle- and high-schoolers to earn free college...
View ArticleU.S. shale making up for drop in conventional oil discoveries
Conventional oil discoveries have hit a low point, Fuelfix.com reports: "Companies have never discovered as little conventional oil and gas as they did last year, according to a new report from energy...
View ArticleFirstEnergy declares dividend
The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared an unchanged quarterly dividend of 36 cents per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable Dec. 1 to...
View ArticleBrowns cut defensive lineman John Hughes, announce three other moves
Click the link for an updated version of this story: Browns cut D-end John Hughes, linebacker Scooby Wright and sign center Austin Reiter, quarterback Charlie Whitehurst The Browns announced four...
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How much confidence do the Browns actually have in Cody Kessler? (podcast)
Robert Griffin III, out. Josh McCown, out. Heading into just Week 3 of the regular season, the Cleveland Browns are already down to their third-string quarterback with rookie Cody Kessler set to start...
View ArticleCleveland bicycling advocate struck by car in Montana
KALISPELL, MONT.: A Cleveland cycling advocate who was riding her bicycle to Seattle was critically injured when she was struck by a car on U.S. Highway 2 in northwestern Montana.The Montana Highway...
View ArticleAkron man indicted on charges of raping 85-year-old woman
A Summit County grand jury indicted a 65-year-old Akron man Tuesday on charges of raping an 85-year-old acquaintance.William M. Clark has been charged with two counts of rape, a first-degree felony....
View ArticleEarly ballots: Clinton sees strength in NC but lags in Iowa; record number of...
WASHINGTON: Seven weeks before Election Day, the earliest numbers from advance voting for president show initial strength for Hillary Clinton in swing state North Carolina, good news for Donald Trump...
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Arrest warrant issued for Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon in paternity case
Click the link for an updated version of this story: Arrest warrant issued for Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon in paternity case, but NFL says it won’t affect playing status A Cuyahoga County judge...
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