Touchdowns and Tutus pairs football players, ballerinas for fundraiser
The Canton Ballet teamed up with the Pro Football Hall of Fame to present Touchdowns and Tutus on Saturday evening. Ashley Bettis chaired the event, which paired 10 local football players with...
View ArticleMardi Gras Gala benefits Akron’s Victim Assistance Program
The Tangier restaurant transformed into a festive night on Bourbon Street on Saturday at the 25th Anniversary Mardi Gras Gala sponsored by the Victim Assistance Program in Akron. Summit County...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled March 5
SELMA, Ala. Historic march re-enacted Throngs of people converged in the city of Selma, Ala., for the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement. Sunday marked the 52nd anniversary...
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North Korea Ballistic missiles launched North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 620 miles, with three of them landing in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, South Korean...
View ArticleCoventry Township trustee leads charge to recapture community pride
COVENTRY TWP.: Richard Kutuchief fears that Coventry Township is losing its identity.To many, the community of nearly 11,000 people is just part of the larger Portage Lakes region.To others, it’s part...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — March 6
AKRONGuard shot, killed at bar AKRON: A security guard was shot and killed Saturday night outside the Game 7 Bar and Grille at 627 S. Arlington St., marking the second death at the establishment in two...
View ArticleCorrections and Clarifications — March 6
■ Private investigator Washington Lacy was misidentified in a story Sunday about unsolved homicides. A reporter erred.
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled March 5
Another travel order coming President Trump is preparing to sign a revised executive order temporarily barring the entry of people from certain Muslim-majority countries and halting the nation’s...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 6: Author talks about Cavs; edgy play at Cleveland Public...
Author to talk about Cavs books, give autographsWith his book The Whore of Akron, Scott Raab became the voice of frustrated Cleveland fans after LeBron James took his talents to South Beach. (He’s...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 5
BASKETBALLBOYSTournament ScoreboardSunday’s ResultCanton Division I Sectional FinalNorth Canton Hoover 65, Green 54Solon Division I Sectional FinalGarfield Heights 79, Euclid 67Scoring SummaryCanton...
View ArticleWoodridge superintendent receives new contract, raise
Davis will receive a 5 percent raise in the first year and 3 percent raises in the following years. His salary will jump to $125,000 starting Aug. 1 under the contract, which was approved last week,...
View ArticleCanal Fulton police say they’ve caught serial burglar
CANAL FULTON: City police have identified a suspect they believe is responsible for a series of break-ins at downtown businesses.Authorities caught a man early Friday morning after an alarm went off at...
View ArticleDevelopers propose Menards, Meijer for Brimfield site
BRIMFIELD TWP.: Developers are proposing to build a Menards home improvement store and Meijer store on the site of the Maplecrest Golf Club.The township zoning commission recently rezoned the 120-acre...
View ArticleIndian researcher slams University of Akron
A research fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in India says the University of Mumbai can do better than aligning itself with the University of Akron.Fellow Sayli Udas Mankikar wrote in an essay...
View ArticleOhio gas prices up; fuel costs expected to rise this month
COLUMBUS: Gas prices around Ohio have increased again over the past week.Ohio’s average for regular fuel was about $2.23 per gallon in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information...
View ArticleSupreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights
WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court is returning a transgender teen’s case to a lower court without reaching a decision, leaving in limbo the issue of transgender rights in school settings.Monday’s action...
View ArticlePolice: Man shot boy playing basketball in Ohio neighborhood
DAYTON, OHIO: Police are trying to figure out why someone shot and wounded an 11-year-old boy while he was playing basketball outdoors with other children in a neighborhood south of downtown...
View ArticleTrump’s new travel order applies to those seeking new visas, removes Iraq...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed a revised travel ban Monday that will temporarily halt entry to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, though...
View ArticleState EPA and fire crews fight industrial blaze
DAYTON, OHIO: Authorities in Dayton say an industrial fire has destroyed a business.Fire officials tell WHIO-TV that the blaze started at KMW Truck and Trailer Repair around 9 p.m. on Sunday....
View ArticleSummaCare moving out of downtown Akron headquarters to East End development
SummaCare is moving its headquarters and 300 employees starting this summer from downtown Akron to the former Goodyear campus now known as the East End. SummaCare has been in its present home, a $30...
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