Mary Taylor launches gubernatorial campaign committee
Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor is touting her fundraising ability as she inches into the crowded field of politicians who seek to replace the term-limited Gov. John Kasich in 2019.On Thursday, Taylor filed the...
View ArticleHighway would remind veterans with PTSD to not go it alone
He did not hesitate to answer his nation’s call, enlisting in the U.S. Army two days after 9/11.After a decade of explosions rattling his three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sgt. James Franklin Allen...
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BASKETBALLBOYSScoring SummaryCANTON HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 49, KIDRON CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 38Heritage 13 13 7 16 — 49KCC 2 8 12 16 — 38CANTON HERITAGE CHRISTIAN — Welty 2-2-8, Hawkins 1-0-2, Berry 5-1-12,...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Veteran point guard Deron Williams, waived by Dallas...
CLEVELAND: Even without making another move prior to the trade deadline, Thursday went well for the Cavaliers. Two targets they’ve coveted throughout the trade season both became available. Now they’ll...
View ArticleCavaliers 119, Knicks 104: LeBron James’ triple-double leads Cavs over Knicks...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James has often called the post-All-Star break portion of the schedule his favorite time of year. He showed why again on Thursday. James registered his sixth triple-double of the...
View ArticleCavs 119, Knicks 104; Jason Lloyd's final, Final Thoughts
CLEVELAND: Twenty-three thoughts for 23 points from Kyrie Irving in Thursday’s 119-104 win over the New York Knicks… 1. Forget about the trade deadline, now the real negotiating season is about to...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Feb. 27
Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area:Major highways abruptly closed: None.AKRON:• Interstate 76 lane restrictions and ramp openings: I-76 between South Main Street and the central...
View ArticleTrump blasts media, anonymous sources — after White House uses them
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump unloaded on the news media Friday for using anonymous sources — just hours after members of his own staff insisted on briefing reporters only on condition their names...
View ArticleIraqi forces advance in Mosul, strike IS inside Syria
MOSUL AIRPORT, IRAQ: As Iraqi ground troops pushed into western Mosul on Friday, the country’s air force struck Islamic State group targets inside Syria for the first time in response to recent...
View ArticleAbout Dr. Cliff Deveny
Dr. Cliff DevenyAge: 56Personal: Wife, Sandy, ER physician in Colorado; three adult children: Hannah, 27, physical therapy student at Washington University; Robbie, 25, fourth-year medical student,...
View ArticleHere’s what people are saying about Summa’s new leader
Here’s how people are saying about the appointment of Dr. Cliff Deveny as Summa’s interim president and CEO:Dr. Michael Bage, an independent cardiologist, former Summa medical staff president and...
View ArticleWhite House defends contacts with FBI over Russia reports
WASHINGTON: The White House on Friday defended chief of staff Reince Priebus against accusations he breached a government firewall when he asked FBI Director James Comey to publicly dispute media...
View ArticleWitnesses: Bar gunman shouted ’get out of my country’
OLATHE, Kan.: In the middle of a crowded bar, Adam Purinton yelled at two Indian men to “get out of my country,” witnesses said, then opened fire in an attack that killed one of the men and wounded the...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Feb. 24
Trump bashes media at eventDonald Trump energizes an enthusiastic crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference by criticizing the media for using anonymous sources, just hours after his...
View ArticlePeople in the news -- compiled Feb. 24
One Cosby accuser can testifyIn a major break for Bill Cosby, a judge ruled Friday that just one of the comedian’s multitude of other accusers can testify at his June trial to bolster charges he...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Feb. 25, 2017
AKRONMan accused of killing wifeAKRON: A Kenmore man faces murder charges in the death of his wife.Akron police charged Donald Alexander Sr., 51, with murder on Friday. He’s accused of shooting and...
View ArticleThings to Do, Feb. 25: Garden talk, Rubicon Cinema, historic debate and a...
Learn about Garden AffairThere will be a Garden Affair program at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Akron-Summit County Main Library, 60 S. High St. Among the topics covered will include beekeeping, Akron’s seed...
View ArticleNew glasses help the legally blind see
SAN FRANCISCO: Jeff Regan was born with underdeveloped optic nerves and had spent most of his life in a blur. Then four years ago, he donned an unwieldy headset made by a Toronto company called...
View ArticleDHS report disputes threat from banned nations
WASHINGTON: Analysts at the Homeland Security Department’s intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Donald Trump’s travel ban...
View ArticleUA student charged with killing roommate’s cat; student is first in Summit...
University of Akron student Gillian Strait was sitting in class when she got an urgent text from one of her roommates.She needed to go to the vet. The roommate had lost his temper with her kitten,...
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