Things to Do, March 14: Science and crime lecture; cardio hike; vocal...
Hit Furnace Run Metro Park trail for cardio hikeThe weather’s warming up and it’s time to get in shape. Join a naturalist for a vigorous cardio hike on the Old Mill Trail and Rock Creek Trails, from...
View ArticleCar bomb in Turkey’s capital kills at least 34, wounds 125
ANKARA, Turkey: A suicide car bomb went off near bus stops in the heart of Turkey’s capital on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding around 125 others, officials said. Two of the dead are...
View ArticleGOP hopeful Donald Trump stands by his campaign rhetoric
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.: Showing few signs of trying to ease the nation’s tense political atmosphere, Republican front-runner Donald Trump stood by his antagonistic campaign rhetoric, rejecting any...
View ArticleBernie Sanders to hold rally Monday at Akron Civic Theatre
Sanders to Visit Akron CivicDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders will hold a rally Monday at the Akron Civic Theatre. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. The event is free and open to the public....
View ArticleMothers of the Movement group stumps for Hillary Clinton in Akron
Two mothers turning their pain into a powerful movement to help get blacks to vote shared their personal stories that made national news about the police killings of their sons. They talked Sunday...
View Article‘Bachelor’ finale and ‘Bachelorette’ announcement Monday
Viewers around the country will be waiting Monday night to see who won Ben Higgins’ heart on The Bachelor.But in these parts, the real drama will be about the next star of The Bachelorette. Hudson’s...
View ArticleStark State College says it needs $9 million to open Akron campus
Stark State College President Para Jones says the school needs a minimum of $9 million to open a new campus in Akron.The Jackson Township-based school already has set aside $5 million from reserve...
View ArticleCounty, private businesses launch Conexus to better connect job seekers and...
If you are looking for a job but don’t think you have what it takes to work in today’s sophisticated manufacturing or information technology environment, a whole lot of people want you to...
View ArticleRobbers snatch hoverboards from two boys in Akron
Two boys had their hoverboards snatched from them in separate robberies in Akron on Friday.The first incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Police reported a 12-year-old boy was riding a hoverboard in...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Center Timofey Mozgov struggling to follow up breakout...
SALT LAKE CITY: Timofey Mozgov concedes now that last season with the Cavaliers was the best stretch of basketball in his career. He has followed it up this season with one of his worst.Mozgov remains...
View ArticleHudson’s Caila Quinn is not the next Bachelorette after all
Hudson’s native daughter Caila Quinn will not be the next ABC’s Bachelorette after all. Speculation was high that Quinn, the daughter of Step2 CEO Chris Quinn who has been seen with camera crews in...
View ArticleYour guide to voting
Today’s election is a big one. Ohioans will decide local tax and other issues as they nominate Republicans and Democrats running this fall for president, state and federal Senate and House seats,...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 15: Vote; cuisine for charity in Canton; young musicians...
Vote in Ohio primary electionIn case you’ve been living under a rock for the last six months: Today is the Ohio primary election. Get out and vote. If you can’t remember where your precinct is, find it...
View ArticleRepublican outsiders call for new state leadership
Citing attacks against Donald Trump and other so-called conservatives, dozens of Ohio Republicans are demanding new leadership after GOP money and resources were used to discredit fellow Republicans in...
View ArticleHuge turnout for Bernie Sanders in Akron
Nearly 2,000 people, mostly white millennials, turned out for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders during his stop at the Akron Civic Theatre on Monday, with chants of “Ber-nie,...
View ArticleKasich gives Ohioans humble message of moderation on election eve
The hangar doors opened. The crowd rose to its feet.Patriotic trumpets playing on the sound system faded and the AC/DC pounded. The big blue tour bus’s air brakes echoed inside the air hangar and Ohio...
View Article27 Knight Arts Challenge winners to share $1 million for Akron projects
Akron artists have dug deep and come up with innovative ideas that use the city as their canvas for its first Knight Arts Challenge, from which 27 winning projects have emerged.The winners, who will be...
View ArticleKnight Arts Challenge winners strive to unite neighborhoods in new ways
Akron’s first 27 Knight Arts Challenge winners will create projects that bring communities throughout the city together in new ways through the arts, from a new jazz festival downtown to a traveling...
View ArticleList of 27 Knight Arts Challenge winners
The winners of the first Akron Knight Arts Challenge are:• Akron Art Library (Akron Art Museum, $67,200): Any resident with a library card can check out artworks to display at home.• Akron Songwriters...
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Cavs fall to Jazz 94-85 in trip finale
SALT LAKE CITY: In a scene that has become all too common this season, the Cavaliers struggled to put away a team missing its biggest star. LeBron James had 23 points and 12 rebounds, but the Cavs...
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