Trump agrees to $25 million settlement to resolve Trump University lawsuits
SAN DIEGO: President-elect Donald Trump agreed Friday to pay $25 million to settle lawsuits against his now-defunct Trump University for real estate investors, averting a trial in a potentially...
View ArticleCharter school faces lawsuit after firing Akron-area management company
For a second time, a Northeast Ohio charter school may end up in court after firing its management company.Invictus High School, a Cleveland charter school for struggling urban students, tore up its...
View ArticleRecord high on eve of gale-force winds, rain, snow in Akron-Canton area
It is the warm calm before the storm.A record high of 73 degrees was set around 3 p.m. Friday at the Akron Canton Airport. This breaks the record high of 70 degrees set just a year ago.But big changes...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 19: Tree Festival opens; ‘Four Seasons’ in Canton; ‘Rear...
Help kick off the holiday seasonThe Akron Children’s Hospital Holiday Tree Festival opens at 10 a.m. at the John S. Knight Center in downtown Akron, with 140 decorated trees, wreaths and other holiday...
View ArticleHigh school football scores, summaries, schedules, all-district teams
FOOTBAllPlayoff ScoreboardRegional FinalsFriday’s ResultsDivision IRegion 1Cleveland St. Ignatius 38, Lakewood St. Edward 31 (OT)Region 2Powell Olentangy Liberty 24, Lorain 20Region 3Pickerington...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy says ‘posse’ controversy was...
CLEVELAND: The verbal dust-up earlier this week between New York Knicks President Phil Jackson and LeBron James over the word “posse” made Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy examine himself and his...
View ArticleCavaliers 104, Pistons 81: Big Three dominant in Cavs’ dismantling of Pistons
CLEVELAND: On the night J.R. Smith returned to the lineup and moved up the career list of 3-point shooters, the Cavaliers’ stars shined the brightest. Kyrie Irving scored 25 points and passed for 11...
View ArticleCavs 104, Pistons 81; Jason Lloyd's 11 thoughts on the Cavs' best performance...
CLEVELAND: Eleven thoughts for 11 assists from Kyrie Irving in the Cavs’ 104-81 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday. 1. Coach Tyronn Lue kept warning that the Cavs hadn’t played to their...
View ArticleGoing shopping for Thanksgiving and Black Friday? Here are selected store hours
THANKSGIVING DAYAcme: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., pharmacies 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Aurora Farms Premium Outlet: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.Best Buy: 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.Buehler’s: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Belden Village Mall: 6 p.m. to 1...
View ArticleCyber Monday expected to be biggest ever
Even though retailers are wooing consumers by rolling out online sales specials well before Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday won’t be a holiday shopping afterthought.Keep in mind, the Monday after...
View ArticleAkron Mayor Dan Horrigan urges neighborly actions in wake of divisive...
In an open letter to Akron citizens released Friday afternoon, Mayor Dan Horrigan reflected on “a tumultuous and divisive year” and called on neighbors to work together regardless of their feelings...
View ArticleIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas: Akron Children’s Hospital...
Chase Gable, 8, led his family past the upside-down Wizard of Oz-themed Christmas tree with Dorothy’s swirling house atop the wicked witch’s black-and-white striped legs, feet still stuffed into ruby...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 20: Disney Live at the Q; Helen Welch at Civic; theater...
Arena offers doorway to magicTake the kids to see their favorite Disney characters with Disney Live! Mickey and Minnie’s Doorway to Magic at 1 and 4 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Besides...
View ArticleMan, 69, sets himself on fire in Highland Square moments after ranting about...
A 69-year-old Akron man wearing a U.S. Marines uniform doused himself in gasoline and set himself ablaze on a Highland Square street Saturday morning.Witnesses said the self-immolation occurred moments...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Nov. 19
FOOTBALLRegional FinalsSaturday’s ResultsDivision IIIRegion 9Archbishop Hoban 34, New Philadelphia 3Region 10Toledo Central Catholic 19, Lexington 0Region 11Columbus St. Francis DeSales 49, Columbus...
View ArticleCavaliers guard J.R. Smith moving up all-time 3-point shooting list but yet...
CLEVELAND: J.R. Smith is healthy again and on the move. Whether or not he’ll get that long-awaited invitation to New Orleans remains to be seen, but he isn’t optimistic about it.Smith made three...
View ArticleMcCain warns Trump: Waterboarding won’t be reinstated
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: A leading Republican voice on national security matters said Saturday he doesn’t care what President-elect Donald Trump says, the United States will not reinstate...
View ArticleLocal Development Finance Authority having trouble raising money for economic...
A new fund designed to spur economic development in Akron is having trouble attracting donations and hasn’t yet gotten off the ground.The Development Finance Authority of Summit County, (DFA) a...
View ArticleTamir Rice’s mother remains frustrated 2 years after death
CLEVELAND: Samaria Rice is trying to find a path forward for herself and her family two years after her 12-year-old son, Tamir, was fatally shot by police while holding a pellet gun at the city...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 21: ‘Moonlight’ at Nightlight; story of Winnie-the-Pooh;...
‘Moonlight’ at NightlightThe Nightlight has landed the acclaimed film Moonlight, about a young man’s coming of age at three defining moments in his life. It plays at 6:45 and 9:15 p.m. through...
View Article