High school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 12
WRESTLINGState Team TournamentSunday’s results from the OHSAA Team Tournament held at St. John Arena, Ohio State University, Columbus:State Team Duals, Division I Quarterfinal PERRY 40, CINCINNATI...
View ArticleStark Humane Society brings pet yoga to Green
During a yoga class at Release Yoga in Green, 20 people paused in downward dog position.“Now, we’re going to get ready for cat placement on the buttocks,” Tamera Anich, the yoga instructor, said in a...
View ArticleEx-Browns player Josh McCown discusses his future, Cleveland’s quarterback...
Former Browns quarterback Josh McCown isn’t ready to become a coach ... yet.“I definitely don’t discount it as part of my future,” McCown said Thursday night during a wide-ranging phone interview with...
View ArticleCavs forward Kevin Love out with left knee injury; Derrick Williams playing...
CLEVELAND: Kevin Love’s lousy 2017 just got a little worse. Love is out with a left knee injury, and now it’s fair to wonder whether his All-Star appearance next weekend might be in jeopardy. Love...
View ArticleWhite House declines to publicly defend embattled Flynn
PALM BEACH, Fla.: A top White House aide sidestepped repeated chances Sunday to publicly defend embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn following reports that he engaged in conversations with...
View ArticleBarberton flower shop edges toward 100 years — Caine’s Flowers thrives in a...
By Katie ByardFlower arrangements for funerals were in the cooler, ready to go out in the morning. Orders for corsages and boutonnieres for students going to the local high school dance were tacked to...
View ArticleAkron Public Schools switches to new construction management method
The Akron Public Schools on Monday night switched to a new method of management for construction projects. In a unanimous vote, the school board approved going from the multiple prime method to...
View ArticleArea deaths — Compiled Feb. 14
MEDINAEynon-Winik, Audrey M., 88, of Medina. Died Sunday. Waite & Son.PORTAGEKarm, Dale D., 80, of Aurora. Died Thursday. Green, Mantua.STARKBolender, Shirley M., 86, of Canton. Died Thursday....
View ArticleCleveland International Film Festival returns to Akron in March
International movie madness will return to Akron this year. At least for a night and a day.The 41st Cleveland International Film Festival will announce soon that it is screening films in Akron on March...
View ArticleBattered Women’s Shelter gets help with meals while other needs persist
The Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties is filling in food gaps for its residents. On Monday the organization received $10,000 to provide meals, including hot dinners, to shelter...
View ArticleTalk of council’s travel reimbursements consumes budget discussion
Poised to pass nearly $1 billion in annual budgets that have shrunk since introduced last month, Akron council members had two last-minute tweaks to approve Monday afternoon before putting the entire...
View ArticleFree parking returns for Akron-Summit Library patrons
The Akron-Summit County Public Library is once again offering free parking downtown.The library has agreed to pay about $44,000 a year to the city to allow patrons to park for up to an hour free during...
View ArticleOfficials: Four Ohio children die of flu-related illnesses
CLEVELAND: Four Ohio children have died of flu-related illnesses this month as the number of cases seems to be peaking, officials said Monday.Two of the deaths were from Columbiana County in eastern...
View ArticleTeen faces charges in Akron carjacking
A 14-year-old faces charges related to an armed carjacking Saturday night.According to a police report, a 32-year-old man, who lives in the 100 block of North Portage Path, was robbed of his car late...
View ArticleTrump national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Feb. 13
PAKISTANSuicide bomber targets rallyA suicide bomber struck police escorting a protest rally in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding nearly 60 in an...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Feb. 13
MILWAUKEEThousands march in protestA sea of demonstrators on Monday marched from Milwaukee’s predominantly Hispanic south side to the downtown courthouse to protest a plan that would deputize local law...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Feb. 13
Sandusky’s son faces chargesJeffrey S. Sandusky, 41 — adopted son of the ex-Penn State coach convicted of sex abuse — stands accused of soliciting naked photos from a minor girl and seeking oral sex...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Feb. 14
Youngstown areaTrump’s visit canceledVIENNA: Thursday’s visit by President Donald Trump to the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna has been canceled, according to the 910th Airlift Wing at the...
View ArticleLots of Things to Do with your Valentine
R&B x 3 at Quicken Loans ArenaTake your Valentine for a triple dose of R&B with ex-Gap Band frontman “Uncle” Charlie Wilson, who is enjoying quite the late-career renaissance as a solo adult...
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