U.S. official: Russia deployed missile in violation of treaty
WASHINGTON: Russia has deployed a cruise missile in violation of a Cold War-era arms control treaty, a Trump administration official said Tuesday, a development that complicates the outlook for...
View ArticleLocal superintendents push state to reduce testing to federal minimums
A group of local school superintendents say that, given more local control by federal lawmakers, Ohio should go further to reduce testing and tweak an accountability system that parents and teachers...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Feb. 15, 2017
AKRONGunshot victim identifiedAKRON: A 25-year-old man who was shot to death about 11:10 p.m. Monday on Rhoda Court in the Lane-Wooster neighborhood of Akron has been identified as Lamar Brown,...
View ArticleThings to Do, Feb. 15: ‘Affair to Remember’ on screens; author Terry McMillan...
Watch ‘An Affair to Remember’ Valentine’s Day is over, but if you’re still in a romantic mood, the TCM Big Screen Classics series presents the timeless weepie An Affair to Remember at 2 and 7 p.m. at...
View ArticleChoral groups ring in Valentine’s Day with love notes
The six women sitting around the table were wide-eyed when the four partially gray- and white-haired men greeted them, lined up and belted out Sweet Valentine in perfect harmony.Dressed in black pants,...
View ArticleTrump knew three weeks ago that national security adviser Michael Flynn...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump knew for three weeks that former national security adviser Michael Flynn misrepresented his contacts with a Russian diplomat before firing him under pressure, the...
View ArticleThings to Do, Feb. 18: Bobblecon; geology hike; learn about seeds; events in...
Check out sports memorabilia at Bobble ConBobblehead fans should head over to the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 753 N. Main St., Akron, to check out the “Bobble Con.” It starts at noon and runs until 2...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Feb. 17
MalaysiaN. Korea to reject autopsyNorth Korea said it will reject the results of an autopsy on its leader’s estranged half brother, the victim of an apparent assassination this week at an airport in...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Feb. 17
MODESTO, Calif.Conference criticizes TrumpSpeakers at a Vatican-sponsored conference in Northern California — including an archbishop — denounced President Donald Trump’s orders on immigration and...
View ArticleArmy formally ends study of disputed pipeline crossing
BISMARCK, N.D.: The Army on Friday formally ended further environmental study of the Dakota Access oil pipeline’s disputed crossing beneath a Missouri River reservoir in southern North...
View ArticlePruitt OK’d as EPA chief over environmentalists’ objections
WASHINGTON: Over the strong objections of environmental groups, the Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, giving President Donald Trump an eager partner...
View ArticleAP Exclusive: Twin tragedies give survivor a new face
ROCHESTER, Minn.: He’d been waiting for this day, and when his doctor handed him the mirror, Andy Sandness stared at his image and absorbed the enormity of the moment: He had a new face, one that had...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 17
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 62, Parma Padua 53Cle. Central Catholic 85, St. Thomas Aquinas 62Copley 89, Kent Roosevelt 38Coventry 77, Norton 56Cuyahoga Falls 58, North...
View ArticleCity declaration would urge Kasich to make Ohio a sanctuary state
Akron City Council is tip-toeing into America’s heated debate over immigration.President Donald Trump’s temporary refugee and travel ban (the latter on Muslim-majority countries) has been sacked, for...
View ArticleNorton’s efforts toward economic stability lauded by two sources
norton: City officials say a bond rating upgrade and recent recognition from the state are two signs that they have turned an economic corner.Fitch Ratings has upgraded its long-term and underlying...
View ArticleTwo men arrested in shooting death of Akron man who hit utility pole while...
Two men were arrested in the fatal shooting of a man Wednesday night outside a residence in Akron’s Summit Lake neighborhood.Theo King, 29, of Canton, and Donqus McSwain, 23, of Akron, are charged with...
View ArticleNew report diagnoses Akron’s ailing housing market, prescribes treatments
Economists and researchers released a trove of housing data and recommendations this week as part of a collaborative mission to jump-start development in Akron, where new construction hasn’t been this...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 18, 2017
MEDINAGresock, Mary Lorraine, 82, of Granger Township. Died Friday. Carlson, Medina.PORTAGEBogden, Anne, 98, of Aurora. Died Thursday. Green, Mantua.Meloy, Timothy R., 74, of Randolph Township. Died...
View ArticleTrolley tour gives viewers a ride through local African-American history
The Hotel Mathews Monument on North Howard Street is the guardian of one of Akron’s richest musical legacies.In the 1930s, the hotel was instrumental in bringing jazz to the area, providing a welcoming...
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About the series ... Saturday: The jurors on Summit County’s last death penalty case detail their experience.Sunday: An Akron defense attorney and the chief counsel for the Summit County Prosecutor’s...
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