High school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 6
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance 72, Salem 51Archbishop Hoban 59, Walsh Jesuit 26Barberton 66, Kent Roosevelt 43Buchtel 77, Garfield 56Copley 90, Aurora 44Coventry 68, Springfield...
View ArticleCavaliers put pieces in place to complete trade for sharpshooter Kyle Korver
NEW YORK: The Cavaliers cleaned up some bookkeeping matters with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, clearing the way for Kyle Korver to come to Cleveland. Mo Williams is joining Mike Dunleavy in the...
View ArticleCavaliers 116, Nets 108: Kyrie Irving’s big fourth quarter helps Cavs hold...
NEW YORK: Kyrie Irving arrived for the team’s morning shootaround early Friday to get some extra work in. He was the first one out of the locker room during halftime to get some extra shots.By the...
View ArticleCavs 116, Nets 108; Jason Lloyd's 16 thoughts on Kyrie Irving's return and...
NEW YORK: Sixteen thoughts for 16 shots by Kevin Love in Friday’s 116-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets… 1. The heckler was seated in the first row near the Cavs’ basket, a good 25 feet from the...
View ArticleTrump names former Sen. Dan Coats as choice for intelligence director
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that former Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., is his choice to become director of national intelligence, giving the retired lawmaker oversight of the spy...
View ArticleEthics reviews incomplete for several Trump picks
WASHINGTON: Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices have not completed a full review to avoid conflicts of interest, the government’s ethics office says, even as Republican senators...
View ArticleTrump: Only ‘stupid’ people, fools oppose better Russia ties
NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that “only ‘stupid’ people or fools” would dismiss closer ties with Russia, and he seemed unswayed after his classified briefing on an intelligence...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest Akron man wanted in Ravenna Twp. slayings
An Akron man wanted in the shooting deaths of a Portage County couple has been arrested, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service said Saturday.David Darnell Calhoun Jr., 25, is in...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Remembering the horror of Y2K
With the advent of a new year, my thoughts returned — as always — to the ghastly “Y2K” disaster that nearly ended civilization as we know it.I am so proud of how all the peoples of the world hung...
View ArticleAfter melee, Beachwood Place’s youth restrictions begin
CLEVELAND: An upscale suburban Cleveland shopping mall where police broke up a post-Christmas melee with pepper spray joined other shopping complexes in Ohio and the U.S. in restricting children 17 or...
View ArticleFormer Ohio State, NFL player Shane Olivea gets clean, now seeks college...
COLUMBUS: A former Ohio State University football player whose NFL career fell apart because of a painkiller addiction says he wants to become a college coach and help others avoid similar pitfalls now...
View ArticleVictim advocate added in Stow court after long absence; Hudson woman’s death...
Crime victims in Stow Municipal Court now have someone to turn to if they have questions about their case or the services available to them.A full-time victim advocate is working in the court for the...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Jan. 7
IVORY COASTDeal reached to end mutinyIvory Coast’s president said a deal was reached Saturday to end a two-day army mutiny that renewed security concerns in the world’s top cocoa producer and Africa’s...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Jan. 7
PERRYVILLE, LA.Wildlife agent shot on patrolA Louisiana wildlife agent has been hospitalized after being shot multiple times while on patrol. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Jan. 8, 2017
AKRONZoo has January dealsAKRON: The Akron Zoo is holding Dollar Days on Saturdays and Sundays in January and will feature a different special at the zoo for $1. Specials may include food, experiences...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Jan. 7
Donations pour in for victimAn online effort to raise money for a mentally disabled man whose beating was broadcast live on Facebook in Chicago has brought in nearly $100,000. The GoFundMe campaign...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 8: Bridal show at Knight Center; photography exhibit at...
Plan your wedding day at eventDid you get engaged over the holidays? Get a jumpstart on the massive task of planning your big day at the Today’s Bride Wedding Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at John S....
View ArticleRavenna police: Two dead, a third person wounded in shooting
Two people were killed and a third person wounded in a shooting at a Ravenna apartment building early Saturday morning, police said. Ravenna police responded to a call about 4:35 a.m. that shots had...
View ArticleAirport shooting suspect charged, U.S. seeks death penalty
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers, including an Ohio woman, and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida was charged Saturday and could...
View ArticleOhioans gear up to celebrate, protest Trump inauguration at home and away
Can’t make it to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the inauguration of America’s next president or to join 170,000 women who will march for equality the next day?Don’t fret. Republicans are planning a...
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