Indians notebook: Relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain placed on DL; Michael...
CHICAGO: The Indians on Monday placed relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left intercostal and called up Ryan Merritt ahead of a doubleheader against the Chicago...
View Article34-year-old orangutan dies at Ohio zoo
COLUMBUS: A 34-year-old orangutan named Sally has died at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.The zoo says Sally died while undergoing treatment for pneumonia. Zoo officials say she had a chronic respiratory...
View ArticleU.S. new-home sales jump to highest level in more than 8 years
WASHINGTON: Americans ramped up their purchases of new homes in April to the highest level since January 2008, evidence of a strong start to the spring buying season.The Commerce Department says new...
View ArticleBrowns add a sixth rookie wide receiver to their roster by signing David...
The Browns signed undrafted rookie wide receiver David Richards on Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Richards signed with the Atlanta Falcons on May 5 but was waived two days later. In 48 games with...
View ArticleAkron officers perform CPR on PR executive Dave Meeker; Meeker in critical...
Two Akron police officers performed CPR Monday on prominent public-relations executive Dave Meeker after he collapsed while playing golf at Good Park Golf Course in Akron, according to Rick Edwards, a...
View ArticleState approves tax credit to entice Amazon to open Twinsburg distribution center
Twinsburg is likely to get a distribution center, operated by online retail giant Amazon, that will be home to the equivalent of 150 full-time jobs.Members of state’s Ohio Tax Credit Authority this...
View ArticleSummit County jobless rate drops in April but remains higher than a year ago
Summit County’s unemployment rate dropped in April from March but was higher than a year ago, according to figures released Tuesday morning. Summit County had a jobless rate of 5 percent last month,...
View ArticleFather, son indicted on charges of chaining girl in basement
TOLEDO: A father and son in Ohio have been indicted on charges accusing them of chaining a teenage girl in their basement as punishment.Timothy and Esten Ciboro (SIH’-bohr-oh) were indicted Tuesday on...
View ArticleBill Cosby ordered to stand trial in decade-old sex case
NORRISTOWN, PA.: Bill Cosby was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a hearing that hinged on a decade-old police report in which a woman said the comedian gave her three blue...
View ArticlePolice practice pepper spray use ahead of RNC
CANTON: Instructor Matt Schaefer thought it best that police lock up their loaded guns before pepper spraying one another. With that bit of cautionary advice, three quarters of the dozen officers in...
View ArticlePharmacy board out as sole medical pot regulator in Ohio
COLUMBUS: A legislative proposal to regulate medical marijuana through Ohio’s pharmacy board was scrapped Tuesday over concerns the rare setup nationally would create an undue burden on the...
View ArticleOhio lawmakers near vote on speeding up lead-water alerts
TOLEDO, OHIO: A proposed overhaul of how Ohio cities deal with lead in drinking water would force public water systems to alert residents within two days after lead is found at the tap.Some, including...
View ArticleComing soon to Twitter: More room to tweet
NEW YORK: Twitter is making some big changes, at least in the context of 140 characters or fewer.The social media service said Tuesday that in coming months, photos, videos and other media won’t count...
View ArticleManagement shake-up at TSA not likely to ease security lines
WASHINGTON: The Transportation Security Administration has ousted its head of security operations and put new leadership in charge of screening operations at a major international airport, but long...
View ArticleTimkenSteel to sell $75 million in notes
Canton steelmaker TimkenSteel will sell $75 million in convertible senior notes that it intends to use to repay in part an asset-based revolving credit facility. The senior notes will mature on June...
View ArticleCavaliers report: Struggling Kevin Love puts in extra work, has Tyronn Lue’s...
INDEPENDENCE: Kevin Love was busy working on his suddenly missing shooting touch at Cleveland Clinic Courts on Tuesday.In the shots went, one by one, consistently, nearly without effort, and without...
View ArticleRaptors have returned from the rubble to compete with Cavaliers for Eastern...
TORONTO: When Chris Bosh and LeBron James joined together with the Miami Heat six years ago, they left behind two franchises that disintegrated into irrelevance. Without their franchise pillars, both...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 25: Kiss concert in cinemas; Senior Day at North Canton...
Rock and roll all nightThe Kiss Army will be out in force as Kiss Rocks Vegas at 7:30 p.m. in cinemas, including Cinemark Portage Crossing, Cuyahoga Falls; Tinseltown USA, Jackson Township; and Valley...
View ArticleJason Kipnis at home playing in Chicago (and getting some pizza)
Indians second basemen Jason Kipnis has a carefully regimented food plan when visiting Chicago. A Chicago native who lives downtown during the offseason, Kipnis gets to make three trips a season to...
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