Release of Paul Kruger shocks Browns players; coach Hue Jackson says, ‘There...
BEREA: Browns players were shocked to learn outside linebacker Paul Kruger became the most recent victim of the organization’s aggressive youth movement.“It was a shock, but this business, it never...
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DEFENSEPentagon salutes GoodyearGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co. received the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award Friday in a ceremony at the Pentagon. The Freedom Award, which is...
View ArticleTwo Summit County companies in line to get state tax credits in exchange for...
An established insurance business in Richfield and a new architecture/engineering venture in Akron are in line to get state tax credits in exchange for creating about 240 jobs.National Interstate Corp....
View ArticleEvents planned for International Heroin Awareness Day
Events around the world on Wednesday evening will memorialize those lost to drug overdoses.Locally, some events are planned for Akron, Stow, Medina and Wadsworth.In Akron, Summit County Community...
View ArticleIndians place SP Danny Salazar on Paternity List; Indians, RubberDucks extend...
The Indians on Monday placed starting pitcher Danny Salazar on Major League Baseball’s Paternity List and recalled relief pitcher Shawn Armstrong from Triple-A Columbus. Salazar is able to remain on...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Right-hander Danny Salazar placed on paternity list;...
CLEVELAND: The Indians on Monday placed starting pitcher Danny Salazar on Major League Baseball’s paternity list and recalled relief pitcher Shawn Armstrong from Triple-A Columbus. Salazar is able to...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Aug. 30, 2016
AKRONNeighborhood meetingAKRON: City Director of Neighborhood Assistance John Valle will host a My Neighborhood Our Akron meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Kenmore Community Center, 880 Kenmore Blvd.The...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Aug. 30
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 late November, I-76 between Grant Street...
View ArticleArea deaths — compiled Aug. 29
PORTAGEJohnson, Elvalena B. (Anderson), 94, of Kent. Died Thursday. Bissler & Sons.STARKBerkley, Joshua M., 32, of Canton. Died Thursday. Paquelet, Massillon.Dowdy, James H., 63, of Alliance. Died...
View ArticleGreen Party presidential candidate to appear in Cuyahoga Falls on Friday
Ohio’s only recognized third-party candidate for president of the United States will campaign in Cuyahoga Falls on Friday.Jill Stein of the Green Party will join senatorial candidate Joe DeMare during...
View ArticleKSU announces $10,000 pay increases for recipients of faculty excellence awards
Fourteen Kent State University faculty members recently received $10,000 a year pay raises. KSU President Beverly Warren presented the 14 professors with the President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which...
View ArticleThings to Do, Aug. 30: Seal at Rocksino; Taste of the NFL for charity; music...
Seal’s soft rock at Hard RockSeal brings his inimitable voice to the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park at 7:30 p.m. The Crazy and Kiss from a Rose singer released his latest album, Seal 7, in...
View ArticleCops: Man killed neighbor after she put kids on school bus
HOLLAND, Ohio: Authorities in Ohio say a man shot and killed one of his neighbors and injured another just after they put their children on a school bus. They say he then set fire to their home and...
View ArticleHearing postponed for Ohio driver accused of ramming FBI gate
PITTSBURGH: A man accused of ramming his dump truck through the security gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh has had his preliminary hearing postponed for a fourth time.Forty-eight-year-old Thomas...
View ArticleMichael Brantley, in a sling, doesn’t think he, Indians mishandled rehab ‘at...
The visual representation of Michael Brantley’s lost season has now taken the form of a black sling, the one holding up his right arm, the one that he’ll wear for six weeks before getting ready for...
View ArticleOhio court rules that good Samaritan immunity law covers non-medical help
COLUMBUS: A divided Ohio Supreme Court says the state’s good Samaritan law applies to individuals trying to provide non-medical help in emergencies.The court ruled 4-3 Tuesday in favor of a man sued...
View ArticlePrice for some tickets to Thursday’s Browns game are cheaper than most Friday...
Psst.Need a ticket to the big game? It’s gonna cost you.Tickets are $7 to watch St. Vincent-St. Mary’s cross-county rival game against Walsh Jesuit Friday night.Price too steep? You can always save a...
View ArticlePresident Obama commutes life sentence of second Akron cocaine trafficker...
For the second time this month, President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted the life sentence of a major cocaine trafficker who operated out of Akron in the 1990s.James Dillehay was sentenced to life in...
View ArticleAttorney for Barberton triple slaying survivor argues privacy rights for...
Though Eric Hendon was already convicted for a triple murder in Barberton, the issue of how the surviving victim was treated during his trial is still being debated in court.Elizabeth Well, the...
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