Things to Do, May 26: Kenny Chesney at Blossom; Mike Polk Jr. at Funny Stop;...
‘Spread the Love’ with country star at BlossomKenny Chesney will make the Blossom lawn feel like the beach as his “Spread the Love Tour” arrives at 7:30 p.m. Openers are Old Dominion. Tickets are...
View ArticleMan, 21, charged with bringing alcohol, knife to Green High School
A Green man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he brought alcohol and a six-inch knife onto high school property while picking up a relative after classes ended.Trey Gillespie, 21, is charged with...
View ArticlePolice say deadly Akron shooting followed argument about woman who was mother...
A West Akron man was arrested Wednesday night on charges that he shot and killed a 24-year-old man on Edmeyer Court.Christopher M. Hunter, 27, is charged with aggravated murder, felonious assault and...
View ArticleOhio attorney general inadvertently reveals run for governor
COLUMBUS: Ohio Attorney General and former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine has confirmed what political prognosticators have reported for months: He’s running for governor.The 69-year-old Republican shared his...
View ArticleDavid Meeker, 76, dies Thursday after heart attack earlier in week on golf...
When David Anthony Meeker was leading an effort against the repeal of Summit County’s charter government in 1982, he found a 300-pound tree stump in his yard.He set up the hunk of wood and convinced...
View ArticleAkron, Canton area spellers eliminated at National Spelling Bee
A tricky ballet maneuver got the best of Akron Beacon Journal-sponsored speller Owen Kovalik on Thursday at the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals in National Harbor, Md.In the Bee’s fourth round,...
View ArticlePolice: Man seeks gun duel after Ohio road rage incident
WESTLAKE, OHIO: Police say a 67-year-old man tried to provoke a gun duel during a road rage incident in an upscale Cleveland suburb.A statement from Westlake police says William Keener of Westlake...
View ArticleOfficials: Cause of strange, sickening school odor unknown
AVON, OHIO: Fire officials say they’ll likely never know what caused a strange odor that sickened four students and forced a northeast Ohio high school to evacuate.Students at Avon High School, about...
View ArticleOhio man found guilty of murder in 1-year-old boy’s death
DAYTON, OHIO: A prosecutor says a man accused of causing the death of his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son has been found guilty of a murder charge in southwest Ohio.Montgomery County’s prosecutor says the...
View ArticleOhio to let Buckeye Lake rise to usable level amid dam work
COLUMBUS: Central Ohio’s Buckeye Lake, which had been kept low because of its deteriorated dam, will be allowed to fill enough this summer to accommodate some boating and fishing, state officials said...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Team to hold joint practices with Buccaneers in Florida...
Although the Browns won’t move training camp from their Berea headquarters this summer, they will take it on the road for a brief business trip.The Browns will head to Florida to participate in two...
View ArticleCleveland police officer indicted, accused of covering-up bar fight
CLEVELAND: A Cleveland police officer accused of ordering a woman to delete cellphone video of a fight between a bar employee and a customer has been indicted on charges including tampering with...
View ArticlePoor suburb softens on merger with Cleveland
EAST CLEVELAND: Leaders of one of Ohio’s poorest cities have dropped their opposition to being annexed by neighboring Cleveland, a shift East Cleveland residents hope could provide basic services the...
View ArticlePolice: Ohio suspect fatally shot by off-duty officer had gun
CINCINNATI: Cincinnati police say a masked bank robbery suspect was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer after leaping over a bank counter with a plastic bag over his hand, indicating he was...
View ArticleChamber event this morning honored 2016 Excellence in Business Award winners
The Greater Akron Chamber has named winners of its 2016 Excellence in Business Award. They were recognized at an event Thursday morning at the Sheraton Suites on Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls. An...
View ArticleStudy: Barges can pull small fish through electric barriers set up to block...
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH.: A federal study says small fish can be trapped in water currents created by commercial barges and pulled through electric barriers designed to prevent invasive Asian carp from...
View ArticleBrowns sign second-round draft pick Emmanuel Ogbah
The Browns signed outside linebacker Emmanuel Ogbah to his rookie contract, the team announced Thursday. The second-round draft pick (No. 32 overall) from Oklahoma State received a four-year deal,...
View ArticleLeBron James’ record in closeout games makes Cavaliers overwhelming favorite...
For as well as the Toronto Raptors have played at home in this Eastern Conference finals against the Cavaliers, there is one behemoth working against them entering Friday’s Game 6 — LeBron...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 27: Louisville Slugger Museum at Indians-Orioles; Thomas...
Mobile museum at Indians gamesAt this weekend’s Indians games vs. the Orioles, the Louisville Slugger Mobile Museum will be on hand, offering fans the chance to hold bats once used by Sandy Alomar Jr.,...
View ArticleCedar Point edges Kings Island as Ohio’s most visited amusement park
The numbers are in, and Cedar Point once again topped Kings Island in attendance in 2015.The power of a werewolf-themed roller coaster lurking in the swamps off the Cedar Point midway, along with a...
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