Thieves targeting Stihl products in numerous Portage County barn, shed break-ins
Someone apparently likes to steal Stihls.Brimfield police said that nearly 60 sheds and barns have been broken into over the past three months in Suffield and Randolph townships and Brimfield.More than...
View ArticleRevamping economic plan, Trump vows tax cuts to ‘jump-start’ U.S.
DETROIT: Promising to “jump-start America” to a new era of prosperity, Donald Trump announced a revamped economic plan Monday aimed at revitalizing what he termed a stagnant U.S. economy by cutting...
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MINNEAPOLISPolice are changing tacticsThe Minneapolis Police Department announced four policy changes Monday aimed at defusing conflicts between officers and the public that can turn deadly while...
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Airstrikes hit Syrian hospital A hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders and specializing in pediatrics in a rebel-held northern Syria province is destroyed in a series of airstrikes, killing 13...
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ETHIOPIADozens of protesters killedEthiopian security forces shot dead several dozen people in weekend protests across the country as frustration with the government grows, an opposition leader and...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Aug. 9
AKRON800 to attend heroin vigilAKRON: Heroin Is Killing My Town, a grass-roots group dedicated to fighting the heroin epidemic, is holding a call to action and candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. Tuesday at...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls beekeeper in middle of neighborhood dispute says someone tried...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A 17th Street neighborhood feud over a beekeeper’s backyard hobby may have escalated this weekend, with someone attempting to destroy one of the hives.Saturday morning, the Gallagher...
View ArticleThings to Do, Aug. 9: ‘Frozen’ at library; concerts include Fifth Harmony,...
Let kids go to hear ‘Let It Go’ from ‘Frozen’Can you stand to hear Let It Go one more time? The Akron-Summit County Main Library’s summer movie series continues with the ever-popular Frozen at 2 p.m....
View ArticleTrump arrives at Akron-Canton Airport, heads to private fundraiser in Stark...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrived Monday afternoon at Akron-Canton Airport in Green ahead of an appearance at a private fundraiser in Stark County.A spokesperson from the Stark...
View ArticleObama health plan is helping more poor patients get to the doctor, study shows
WASHINGTON: Poor Americans in states that have expanded Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act are going to the doctor more often and having less trouble paying for it, new research finds.At the same...
View ArticleSuicide attack targets lawyers at Pakistan hospital, 70 dead
QUETTA, PAKISTAN: Pakistani militants struck at the heart of the country’s legal profession on Monday, killing a prominent attorney and then bombing the hospital where dozens of other lawyers had...
View ArticlePoll: Young people’s fear of white extremism varies by race
BATON ROUGE, LA.: The threat of violence by people inspired by foreign extremists invokes fear in a majority of young Americans across racial groups. But for young people of color, particularly...
View ArticleN.C. man charged with fatal shooting after ‘hoodlums’ complaint
RALEIGH, N.C.: A white man who apparently called police to complain about “hoodlums” near his house was charged with murder after he shot and killed a black man outside, authorities said.The shooting...
View ArticleGet ready to jam in traffic — ODOT to start massive Akron highway project...
Car-mageddon officially begins Tuesday morning — just in time for rush hour.The Ohio Department of Transportation will close several ramps and lanes starting at 6 a.m. at the central interchange — the...
View ArticleSpeech fact check: Trump shapes facts to fit economic agenda
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump changed some of his facts to fit his agenda Monday, pitching shades of truth and misconceptions in what was billed as a major economic policy speech.He wrongly accused Hillary...
View ArticleSeveral dozen shot dead in weekend protests across Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian security forces shot dead several dozen people in weekend protests across the country as frustration with the government grows, an opposition leader and Amnesty...
View ArticleIn toughest campaign yet, Phoenix sheriff raises nearly $10 million
By Jacques BilleaudAssociated PressPHOENIX: The sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has raised close to $10 million in his bid for a seventh term, a stunning collection of campaign riches for a local...
View ArticleTop GOP security advisers warn Trump is ‘dangerous’
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s problems inside his own party were compounded Monday when 50 senior national security officials who have served under GOP administrations stretching back to that of Richard...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Aug. 9
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 closings: Until mid-November, I-76 between Grant Street...
View ArticleOhio maintenance man accused of recording in bathrooms
LEBANON, OHIO: A maintenance worker suspected of installing video recording equipment in female residents’ bathrooms at a Southwest Ohio apartment complex has been charged with voyeurism and...
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