High school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 14
WRESTLINGTOP GUN (At Alliance High School, Alliance)Team Results: 1. Perry 208; 2. Cin. LaSalle 199.5; 3. Marysville 139; 4. Carrollton 137.5; 5. Aurora 133.5; 6. Claymont 123.5; 7. Alliance 119; 8....
View ArticleCentral U.S. ice storm falls short of dire forecasts
KANSAS CITY, Mo.: Sleet and drizzle glazed swaths of the central U.S. on Sunday, extending icy weather that some meteorologists acknowledged fell short of dire forecasts.Much of the region remained...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Jan. 15
EL PASO, Texas FBI says top fugitive arrested A man placed on the FBI’s list of 10 most-wanted fugitives after authorities said he killed two men in Milwaukee was arrested Sunday in Texas, the FBI...
View ArticleKremlin counts days to Trump’s inauguration, blasts Obama
MOSCOW: With eager anticipation, the Kremlin is counting the days to Donald Trump’s inauguration and venting its anger at Barack Obama’s outgoing administration, no holds barred.Careful not to hurt...
View ArticleWorld diplomats tell Trump, Israel: Mideast needs peace
PARIS: Sending a forceful message to Israel’s prime minister and the incoming Trump administration, dozens of countries called Sunday on Israel and the Palestinians to revive work toward long-elusive...
View ArticleThousands rally to resist Republican health law repeal drive
WARREN, Mich.: Thousands of people showed up in freezing temperatures Sunday in Michigan to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders denounce Republican efforts to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law, one...
View ArticleBody discovered near Doylestown church
DOYLESTOWN: The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found Sunday afternoon, Beacon Journal news partner Newsnet5.com reported. Officials say a man’s body was found behind St. Peter...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Jan. 16
AkronWard 7 meeting plannedAKRON: Ward 7 Councilman Donnie Kammer will host “lunch with the councilman” for constituents on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Garfield high school (435 N....
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Jan. 15
Media fear White House boot Routine media access to the White House could be a thing of the past under Donald Trump’s presidency, with top officials of the incoming administration saying that they’re...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 16: Lots of activities for MLK Day; ‘Secret Life of Pets’...
Head to MLK Day activitiesTake advantage of the many museums and cultural institutions that are offering free admission and special activities for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Here are just a...
View ArticleIsrael says Nazi camp excavations unearth link to Anne Frank
JERUSALEM: Researchers excavating the remains of one of the most notorious Nazi death camps have uncovered a pendant that appears identical to one belonging to Anne Frank, Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust...
View ArticleAttorney General Lynch gives final speech praising Obama for advancing dream...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in her final speech as head of the Justice Department, praised the work of the Obama administration to advance the dream of justice and said worries of...
View ArticleThe bald and the bold: Eagles’ resurgence comes at a price
PORTLAND, Maine: The eagle has landed — on chickens and rare birds, with talons at the ready.The resurgence of the bald eagle is one of America’s greatest conservation success stories. They have come...
View ArticleOutgoing CIA chief rips into Trump over tweets, Russia
NEW YORK: The outgoing CIA director charged on Sunday that Donald Trump lacks a full understanding of the threat Moscow poses to the United States, delivering a public lecture to the president-elect...
View ArticleAkron played a role in one of the darkest days in the history of the Ringling...
The announcement that, after 146 years, the “The Greatest Show on Earth” is calling it quits brings back fond memories for generations of Akron residents and also a painful reminder of the city’s role...
View ArticleJournalist tells stories of people’s dreams during Martin Luther King Jr. speech
In the filled auditorium at the Akron-Summit County Main Library on Sunday afternoon, Wil Haygood mentioned only briefly the political divide in the country today.Instead of focusing on the negative,...
View ArticleSumma board to hire executive coach and assume control of doctor contracts...
The Summa Health board of directors is hiring an “executive coach” and taking over approval of all physician contracts after hundreds of doctors voted no-confidence in the health system’s CEO.The...
View ArticleHudson considers property tax exemption for medical company
HUDSON: The city is considering giving a 15-year, 100 percent property tax exemption to ForTec Medical to relocate from Streetsboro to Hudson Crossing Parkway, the Hudson Hub-Times reports.ForTec is a...
View ArticleWayne County deputies say body found is not missing Lafayette Township trustee
Wayne County authorities say that a dead body found Sunday afternoon in Chippewa Township is not missing Lafayette Township Trustee Bryon Macron.“We are still working on learning the identity of this...
View ArticleData: Ohio population grew by less than 1 percent
COLUMBUS: Federal data shows that the state of Ohio’s population is growing slowly, with a population growth of less than 1 percent.The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reported the state grew by about...
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