Kaine makes pre-rally pit stop to energize canvassers in Cleveland
CLEVELAND: Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) surprised a group of union workers and retirees preparing to canvass for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday.Kaine...
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Kay Felder cleared to return, Iman Shumpert could be cleared in time to play...
INDEPENDENCE: Kay Felder has been cleared from the NBA’s concussion protocol and Cavs coach Tyronn Lue believes “there is a great chance” Iman Shumpert could be cleared in time for Friday’s game at...
View ArticleLawyers liken Ohio execution plan to burning inmates at the stake
COLUMBUS: Defense attorneys rushing to stop Ohio’s first execution in three years say the state’s new lethal injection system is akin to burning inmates at the stake or burying them alive.Lawyers for...
View ArticleApple refreshes Mac lineup with new keyboard touch functions
CUPERTINO, CALIF.: Apple is announcing long-awaited updates to its Mac computers, aiming to spark consumer interest in a product line that often seems overshadowed by newer gadgets like the iPad and...
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 28: Elvis Costello at Civic; classic horror films in...
Jam with Elvis Costello, the Imposters at Akron Civic TheatreElvis Costello’s current tour with the Imposters is based around his 1982 album Imperial Bedroom, weaving in what he calls “hits and...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 27
FOOTBALLScheduleWeek 10Friday’s GamesNon-leagueBedford (7-2) at Copley (7-2)Buckeye (8-1) at Brookside (1-8)Farrell (Pa.) (6-3) at Canton Central Catholic (6-3)Northwest (6-3) at Columbus St. Charles...
View ArticleWoman shot in foot near University of Akron campus
University of Akron police are looking for a suspect who shot a woman in the foot Thursday night while she was walking on Kirn Street.A silver, late-model Ford Mustang pulled up and someone in the car...
View ArticleDollar General to open new location in Medina County
YORK TWP.: Dollar General will open its newest Medina County location at 6273 Norwalk Road at 8 a.m. Nov. 5 with free prizes and special deals.The first 50 adult shoppers will receive a $10 Dollar...
View ArticleSalvation Army of Summit County recruiting bell ringers for Red Kettle Campaign
AKRON: The Salvation Army of Summit County is recruiting volunteer bell ringers for its 2016 Red Kettle Campaign.“The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles are a familiar part of the traditional holiday scene...
View ArticleOhio Highway Patrol plans two checkpoints Friday in Summit County
The Ohio State Highway Patrol will conduct two OVI checkpoints Friday night in Summit County.“Based on provisional data, there were 297 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 297 people were killed last...
View ArticleAlliance police conducting online crime survey
ALLIANCE: City police are asking residents on social media to weigh in on the crime that most concerns them in the Stark County community.Police posted a survey Thursday to its Facebook page asking...
View ArticleLawrence Township searching for three burglars
LAWRENCE TWP.: Township police are looking for three men who burglarized a home at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 3900 block of Manchester Avenue Northwest.Two men approached the Stark County homeowner asking...
View ArticleFriday night football scoreboard
Friday’s GamesCity SeriesEast (5-4, 5-0) vs. Garfield (3-6, 2-3), at InfoCision StadiumNorth (0-9, 0-5) at Ellet (7-2, 3-2)Federal LeagueGreen (2-7, 0-5) at Lake (5-4, 1-4)North Canton Hoover (4-5,...
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Previewing and picking the best Week 10 high school football games (video)
It's the final week of high school football, and Scot Fagerstrom and Michael Beaven are back to make their picks.
View ArticleGoodyear’s 3rd quarter ‘solid’ but shares sell off
Shares of Goodyear sold off in early trading Friday after the Akron tire maker reported third quarter financial results and revised downward operating income expectations for the year largely because...
View ArticleFormer Browns coach Marty Schottenheimer dealing with Alzheimers
The planned celebration of the 1986 Browns team that went on to the AFC Championship Game was tempered a little by a report from ESPN Cleveland revealing the man who led those teams, Marty...
View ArticleDid burglars perform surgery in Bath medical office?
A Bath Township medical office has reported an odd crime just in time for Halloween.The Ghent Family Practice on Granger Road told police someone entered the back door with a key, disabled a security...
View ArticleIman Shumpert expected to play for Cavs against Raptors
TORONTO: Cavs guard Iman Shumpert is expected to play tonight against the Toronto Raptors. Shumpert said he had to make it through the team’s morning shootaround without incident, but coach Tyronn Lue...
View ArticleDemolition of former Rolling Acres begins
Demolition of the former Rolling Acres Mall has begun.As an excavator and a Bobcat were slowly picking away at the stores between the former Sears and Dillards department stores in the southwest corner...
View ArticleLeBron has bucket list and that's no bulls
TORONTO: LeBron James has unlimited money and accessibility to go and do whatever he wants, but he still has a bucket list like everyone else. Attending a World Series game on Wednesday crossed one...
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