Survey to gauge Cleveland residents’ thoughts on police
CLEVELAND: Residents of Cleveland will have an opportunity to participate in a phone survey gauging their interactions with the city’s police force as part of a settlement reached with federal...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 30: Summit radio party at Jilly’s; Film Festival kicks...
Jam out for 330 Day at Jilly’s Music Room Radio station The Summit presents “The 330 Day” at 6 p.m. (it’s 3/30, get it?) at Jilly’s Music Room, 111 N. Main St., Akron. It will feature local musicians...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 29
SOFTBALLCLOVERLEAF 11, FAIRVIEW PARK 0Fairview Park 000 00 — 0 0 5Cloverleaf 172 1x — 11 11 0Batteries—Rinehart, Pauley (4), and Comerfield; Craig and Smith. W—Craig, 2-0. L—Rinehart, 0-1. Save—None....
View ArticleIndians SP Josh Tomlin coming together, throws six scoreless in 4-1 win over...
Josh Tomlin saved his best spring outing for last in a 4-1 win against the Seattle Mariners at Goodyear Ballpark Tuesday night. Tomlin tossed six scoreless innings, struck out 10 and allowed only...
View ArticleRockets 106, Cavs 100: Jason Lloyd's 20 thoughts on scoring droughts, James...
CLEVELAND: Twenty thoughts for the 20-point lead the Cavs blew in Tuesday’s 106-100 loss to the Houston Rockets… 1. For the second time in their last three games, the Cavs went ice cold in the...
View ArticleMan killed after trench collapses in Northeast Ohio
MENTOR, OHIO: A 28-year-old man has died after a trench for a waterline project collapsed in a city east of Cleveland.A spokesman for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the collapse...
View ArticleDriver survives Akron crash that tore doors, seat off of vehicle
A motorist early Wednesday survived a major crash with heavy damage at Akron’s central interchange, according to newsnet5.com.The westbound car on Interstate 76 at state Route 8 truck a guard rail and...
View ArticleTeen admits to unintentional shooting death of girl, 17
COLUMBUS: A 17-year-old boy has admitted to the 2014 unintentional shooting death of a teenage girl in Columbus.The Columbus Dispatch reports the boy pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless homicide with a...
View ArticleDog comes home with surprise for family: Bag of marijuana
LAUREL, Miss.: Officials say a family dog in Mississippi recently came home with more than a bone or toy to play fetch — the pup had a big bag of marijuana.The Jones County Sheriff’s Office says in a...
View ArticleRegulators set votes on FirstEnergy, AEP rate deals
COLUMBUS: Ohio utility regulators have set votes on two proposed energy deals that have drawn national attention from consumer, business, energy and environmental groups.The power purchase agreements...
View ArticleSurvey: Solid hiring continues despite weak U.S. growth
WASHINGTON: U.S. companies added 200,000 jobs in March, buoyed by strong gains in construction, retail and shipping, according to a private survey.Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that financial...
View ArticlePolice find body in central Ohio river
COLUMBUS: Authorities are working to identify a man whose body was found in a central Ohio river.Columbus Police Sgt. David Sicilian says authorities found the body half-submerged in the Scioto River...
View ArticleDeputy in Ohio high-speed fatal crash won’t face criminal charges
COLUMBUS: A Franklin County sheriff’s deputy won’t face criminal charges in an on-duty crash that killed a 77-year-old man in Columbus.The Columbus Dispatch reports that city and county prosecutors...
View ArticleFlorida man who bit off fingertips to hide identity is sentenced to prison in...
A Florida man was sentenced to a year and a half in prison Tuesday for chewing off his fingertips in an attempt to hide his identity from Tallmadge police last month.Kirk Kelly, 24, of Tampa, pleaded...
View ArticleAkron man charged in drug overdose death of cosmetologist
Prosecutors have charged an Akron man with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 33-year-old woman who overdosed on drugs he is accused of selling to her.Genevus Carter, 34, also was charged with...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 31: Pinball and arcade show; classic comedy at...
Calling all pinball wizardsAttention pinball wizards: The Ohio Pinball and Arcade Show promises more than 150 pinball machines, video games, slot machines and jukeboxes on free play. You’ll find...
View ArticleDonald Trump backtracks on question of punishing women for abortion
GREEN BAY, Wis.: Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that women who get an abortion should receive “some form of punishment” if it is ever outlawed, drawing swift...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 30
TENNISWADSWORTH 5, STRONGSVILLE 0Singles: Porter (W) d. Reed 6-3, 6-2; R. Yost (W) d. Srinivason 6-3, 6-3; T. Lockwood (W) d. Shah 6-3, 6-0.Doubles: N. Lockwood-Lambright (W) d. Sinha-Heyniger 1-6,...
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