Two kids, two adults stabbed in Ohio home; man in custody
KETTERING, OHIO: Two children and two adults were found stabbed inside a suburban Dayton home early Thursday by police responding to a disturbance call.Kettering police said all four were taken to...
View ArticleLost songs of Holocaust survivors found in UA archives
Missing songs recorded more than 70 years ago from Holocaust survivors were recently discovered in the archives of the University of Akron. It’s the first time the lyrics of the notable songs were...
View ArticleAkron Canton food bank staff revives fallen volunteer
The Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank has a team of first responders, a few employees that have practiced CPR on dummies but have never had to use the automated external defibrillator that hangs from a...
View ArticleAfghani refugee recalls days when “America had our back”
Jawid Ahmadzai, 27, risked his life to defy the Taliban.As a child born in Kabul after the Soviet-Afghan War of 1979-1989, Ahmadzai quietly disapproved when the mujahideen freedom fighters, a precursor...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Feb. 2
UNITED NATIONS U.S. criticizes Russia U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and warned Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Feb. 2
ROCKVILLE, Md.Lawsuit dismissed A Maryland judge has dismissed first lady Melania Trump’s libel lawsuit against Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper over an article that contained insinuations that she had...
View ArticleSchoolbelles Fairlawn store closed; owner looking for new area location,...
A company that sells uniforms for many of the Akron area’s parochial, charter and some public schools has closed its Fairlawn store and is looking for a new area location.Schoolbelles owner and...
View ArticleWebsite ranks Hoppin’ Frog among world’s Top 100 Brewers for 10th year in a row
Let the confetti fly.Or more appropriately, let the beer flow.Hoppin’ Frog Brewery in Akron again is being honored by RateBeer.com as one of the Top 100 Brewers in the World. The website, which...
View ArticleMcDonald’s rolling out Chocolate Shamrock Shake
CHICAGO: The quest to shake up McDonald’s menu is boldly going places no fast-food aficionado dared dream: a Chocolate Shamrock Shake.The seasonal, mint-flavored green shake will still be available,...
View ArticleArea meetings — Feb. 6-10
MONDAYSummit County Akron City Council — 7 p.m., Municipal Building (Council Chambers), 166 S. High St., 330-375-2256.Barberton City Council Committee of the Whole — 7:30 p.m. (committees start at 6...
View ArticleTrump hits Iran with new sanctions for missile test; U.S. judge temporarily...
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration ordered sanctions against more than two-dozen people and companies from the Persian Gulf to China on Friday in retaliation for Iran’s recent ballistic missile test,...
View ArticlePeople in the news — compiled Feb. 3
Buble’s son doing wellMichael Buble says his son Noah, 3, “has been progressing well during his treatment” for cancer.The Canadian singer and his wife, Argentine TV actress Luisana Lopilato, say in a...
View ArticleDeVos moves closer to confirmation as education secretary
WASHINGTON: Betsy DeVos moved closer toward confirmation as education secretary Friday after clearing a major hurdle in the Senate, even as Democrats and labor unions fervently sought another...
View ArticleUA president talks to international students about new immigration orders
Ahmed Elghriany and his wife have been in the United States since 2008 on student visas, but he said they do not dare try to go back to their homeland of Libya at this time.Three of their five children...
View ArticleRichfield fire chief resigns over drunken driving charge, makes $53,000 in...
In his final three months as chief of the Richfield Fire Department, Jason Mihalek made over $53,000 while on leave from his post after being charged with drunken driving.Mihalek, 41, was placed on...
View ArticleHow to Volunteer: The International Institute of Akron
It’s a busy but typical day at the International Institute of Akron, a federally appointed resettlement organization that helps refugees learn how to become American citizens.Upstairs, receptionist...
View ArticleLeBron James Family Foundation surprises East JROTC with uniform drop
t East Community Learning Center’s annual winter sports assembly, five students in the school’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program kicked the event off with a drill routine.Front and...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 4, 2017
MEDINAPickering, April E., 67, of Wadsworth. Died Thursday. Hilliard-Rospert.Tatman, Jon N., 76, of Wadsworth. Died Thursday. Waite & Son, Medina.PORTAGEEllenbruch, Melody Sue, 61, of Rootstown....
View ArticleBrazil’s former first lady dies at 66 after stroke
SAO PAULO: Former Brazilian first lady Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva, a constant and strong presence at the side of husband Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during his rise to the presidency and his recent...
View ArticleMore Summa litigation moving forward after health system CEO resigns
The future of Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls may be inching closer to being resolved. A Summit County judge this week issued an order imposing a jury verdict that’s been hanging in limbo...
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