Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue hoping to add recently retired Kevin Garnett to...
INDEPENDENCE: Even in retirement, Kevin Garnett is in demand. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue acknowledged Thursday he has discussed the possibility of Garnett joining the Cavs coaching staff in some...
View ArticleIndians, Tigers game postponed, may be made up on Monday in Detroit
DETROIT: The final game of a four-game series between the Indians and Detroit Tigers on Thursday was postponed because of rain and poor field conditions. The game was called after a delay of more than...
View ArticleBlack box recorder recovered from wreckage of train crash
HOBOKEN, N.J.: Federal investigators pulled one of the black box recorders from the wrecked commuter train at the Hoboken station and struggled to extract the second one Friday as they tried to figure...
View ArticlePolice: Autopsies done for sisters found dead in Seychelles
VICTORIA, Seychelles: Two American sisters found dead in their tropical island villa while vacationing in Seychelles died of excess fluid in their lungs, according to police in the African archipelago...
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Tea luncheon Saturday in the Falls to benefit historic chapel
Here’s the scoop on a tea fundraiser Saturday for a beautiful historic building in Cuyahoga Falls: The third annual Tea Luncheon fundraiser to benefit the Historic Chapel at Oakwood Cemetery in...
View ArticleDominion Foundation awards grants to area colleges, universities
Three Akron-area college and universities are among seven in Ohio awarded $150,000 in Dominion Higher Education Grants. Locally, the awards include $25,000 to the University of Akron; $30,000 to Stark...
View ArticleRare LeBron rookie card now up for auction could fetch $200,000 plus
Owning a piece of a hometown King will cost you a princely sum.What is being billed as the “world’s rarest and most valuable” LeBron James basketball trading card is up for auction. With the clock...
View ArticleU.S. cities increasingly dealing with messy goose poop problem
BOSTON: Canada geese are loud, aggressive and annoying, but worst of all they poop everywhere — a messy problem vexing cities across the country trying to keep their parks clean and safe.“Geese and...
View ArticleOhio’s minimum wage to increase by 5 cents starting in 2017
COLUMBUS: The state minimum wage will increase by 5 cents next year to adjust for inflation.Officials say non-tipped workers must be paid an hourly wage of at least $8.15 beginning Jan. 1, 2017. Tipped...
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LeBron James pressures Cavs regarding J.R. Smith: 'J.R. did his part'
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James applied pressure to the Cavaliers Friday to strike a deal with free agent guard J.R. Smith. James insisted he has stayed out of negotiations to this point, but seemed to...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio native stars in NBC’s new series “Timeless”
He’s already a pretty popular guy in the world of sci-fi having been the voice of Anakin Skywalker in the Clone Wars TV series.But if all goes well Monday night with the premiere of Timeless on NBC,...
View ArticleBrowns plan to part with Josh Gordon: ‘We’re going to move on,’ coach Hue...
BEREA: When the Browns part with Josh Gordon, it’ll just be a formality, and coach Hue Jackson spoke Friday as if the organization is ready to move on. “I think what we need to do is just close that...
View ArticleOfficer who shot boy, 13, returns to the police force in new role
COLUMBUS: The Columbus police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Tyre King has returned to the force, although not in his prior assignment as a patrol officer.The Columbus Dispatch reports...
View ArticleOhio father accused of drowning baby strapped in car seat gets life
Associated PressBATAVIA, OHIO: An Ohio man accused of drowning his 4-month-old daughter in a river while she was strapped in her car seat has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.Clermont...
View ArticleRavenna cemetery accused of failing to provide headstones, vaults, other...
By Stephanie WarsmithBeacon Journal reporterThe Ohio Attorney General’s Office is suing two cemeteries – one in Ravenna – for selling but failing to provide gravestones and other memorial items to...
View ArticleOhioan alleges police slammed his head, cracking windshield
LORAIN, Ohio: A man suing a northeast Ohio police department alleges his rights were violated by an officer who slammed his head into a cruiser’s windshield with enough force to crack the glass.The...
View ArticleHillary Clinton coming to Akron on Monday for voter registration event
Hillary Clinton will visit Akron on Monday for the first time since winning the Democratic nomination for president, her campaign announced Friday.She plans to attend an Ohio Democratic Party voter...
View ArticleLeBron James turns up heat on Cavaliers to sign free agent J.R. Smith
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James has been through this before. Just last year, fellow Klutch Sports client Tristan Thompson was embroiled in a contract dispute with the Cavaliers and James did his best to...
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