Akron man will spend one year in Summit County Jail for shooting death;...
Though David Hillis will spend the next year behind bars, this penalty isn’t nearly enough for the family of Marcus Glover, the man Hillis shot and killed.Delonda Glover, Marcus’ aunt, shouted at...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 17: Jonatha Brooke in Kent; classical in Cleveland,...
Folk-rock singer at Kent StageRemember the Goodyear ads from the late ’90s that urged you to “go where you want to go” with “serious freedom?” That voice belonged to folk-rock singer/songwriter Jonatha...
View ArticlePacers 103, Cavaliers 93: LeBron James rests, Cavs fall to Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS: The Cavaliers’ disturbing inability to win without LeBron James in the lineup continued on Wednesday. This time, however, they were missing more than just their biggest star. With James...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kevin Love has no regrets about choice to sign five-year...
INDIANAPOLIS: Kevin Love has thought about that time he passed on the opportunity to earn an extra $40 million, but he doesn’t regret his choices.When Love signed a five-year contract with the...
View ArticleAstronaut, college coach among thousands of ballot write-ins
By Julie Carr SmythCOLUMBUS: An astronaut, a college football coach and possibly a reality television “bad girl” are among the noncontenders that certain exasperated Ohioans voted to send to the White...
View ArticleOhio mayors creating new Ohio Mayors Alliance
COLUMBUS: Mayors from Ohio’s largest cities and suburbs — including those from Akron, Canton and Cuyahoga Falls — are forming a new, bipartisan coalition called the Ohio Mayors Alliance.The mayors will...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 18: Jeffrey Osborne at Tangier; Harvest Fest at Lock 4;...
Jeffrey Osborne at TangierThe smooth-voiced Jeffrey Osborne (On the Wings of Love) plays three shows at Tangier this weekend, at 8:30 p.m. Friday and 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $50-$65 at...
View ArticleHighland Square teen arrested after using Facebook Live to broadcast firing...
An Akron teenager is in police custody after he allegedly used Facebook Live to broadcast himself firing a rifle into his neighbor’s home from his window because he was bored.The 15-year-old was...
View ArticleAkron lawmaker gives Summit County a voice in statehouse leadership
State Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes will take a leadership position in the Democratic minority caucus when the next Ohio General Assembly convenes in January.The Akron lawmaker won re-election to the 34th...
View ArticleRecord temperature predicted for Akron-Canton area Friday, but snow is in...
As the world heads into another year of record heat, the Akron-Canton area will test a daily record Friday.Enjoy it, because winter sets in about 36 hours later.The high forecast for Friday is 71,...
View ArticleAkron ready to celebrate Lock 4
Akron is ready to flip the switch on Lock 4 — both figuratively and literally.The concrete-and-brick downtown space, tucked below street level, overlooks the Ohio & Erie Canal and a small...
View ArticleTrump meets with Japan prime minister, selects national security adviser
NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump began building out his national security team Thursday, offering retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser. The move came as Trump made...
View ArticleOhio Rep. Tim Ryan to challenge Nancy Pelosi for minority leader
WASHINGTON: Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Niles, who represents the 13th Congressional District stretching from Youngstown to Akron, said Thursday he will challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi as House minority leader,...
View ArticleLeBron James donates $2.5 million to Smithsonian exhibit featuring Muhammad Ali
WASHINGTON, D.C.: LeBron James is giving $2.5 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to support a special exhibit featuring Muhammad Ali.The Muhammad Ali:...
View ArticleHigh school football playoff pairings
FOOTBALLPlayoff ScheduleRegional FinalsDivision I(Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday)Region 14 Cle. St. Ignatius (11-1) vs. 2 Lakewood St. Edward (9-2) at Bedford Bearcat StadiumRegion 21 Powell Olentangy...
View ArticleCavaliers still trying to figure out how to win when LeBron is not in the lineup
INDIANAPOLIS: There will come a point in the season, somewhere around the All-Star break, when the Cavaliers begin to pull back on LeBron James’ minutes. For now, however, the throttle remains open...
View ArticleOhio jobless rate rises in October
Ohio’s unemployment rate rose slightly in October.The state’s jobless rate last month hit 4.9 percent, up from 4.8 percent in September and up from 4.7 percent a year ago.The number of people counted...
View ArticleAkron couple charged with stealing more than $600,000 from elderly father
An Akron man and his wife were charged with stealing more than $600,000 from his father’s bank account.Summit County sheriff’s deputies arrested Kevin J. Story, 42, and his wife, Crystal J. Hennacy...
View ArticleWayward cat Shep finally rescued after three days high atop Copley Township roof
Copley Township’s cat on a high slate roof came to a paws-itive end. Fur real.For the past three days as of Friday, a big fluffy white cat by the name of Shep had perched itself high — very high — atop...
View ArticleAkron’s Dan Horrigan, other Ohio mayors team up to lift interests of big...
COLUMBUS: Mayors from Ohio’s 30 biggest cities and suburbs said Friday they’re forging an alliance to fight for more state and federal government investment in urban infrastructure and local job...
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