ITT Technical Institute faces more lawsuits over shutdown
CARMEL, Ind.: The for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute is facing more lawsuits from employees following its decision to shut down. The Indianapolis Star reports that two new lawsuits say...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 9
FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance 33, Columbiana Crestview 14 Archbishop Hoban 37, Young. Ursuline 12Ashland 38, Tiffin Columbian 21Ashland Crestview 42, Sandusky St. Mary 0Ashland Mapleton...
View ArticleU.S., Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
GENEVA: The United States and Russia announced early Saturday a breakthrough agreement on Syria that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting on Monday, followed a week later by an unlikely new...
View ArticleTraffic cameras to return to Akron school zones on Monday
Akron is bringing back traffic cameras in school zones. The controversial cameras, which were suspended in the city last school year, will return Monday. “Safety is the primary reason our city uses...
View ArticleOhio Turnpike considers doing away with gates and toll booths
The Ohio Turnpike is considering doing away with gates and booths as a way to modernize its toll collections.The future might involve no stopping and cameras taking pictures of license plates for...
View ArticleLeBron James’ reach now stretches to NBC with deal to develop a new TV series
LeBron James continues to make news beyond the sports page.The Cavs star created a social media storm in recent days when he posted a picture on Instagram with Mark Wahlberg, leading some to speculate...
View ArticleSeoul: North Korea’s fifth nuke test ‘fanatic recklessness’
SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea said it conducted a “higher level” nuclear test explosion on Friday that will allow it to finally build an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nuclear weapons, a move...
View ArticleResidents share their solutions to the region’s heroin crisis
The same scene plays out far too frequently at the ADM Crisis Center.Barb Steese, a nurse at the detox clinic, said she watches clients return over and over because they’ve got nowhere safe to go after...
View ArticleCavaliers guard Iman Shumpert faces possible suspension over charge of...
Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert could face a suspension after his arrest near Atlanta on a charge of driving under the influence of marijuana.Shumpert was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Aug. 10 and charged...
View ArticleRubberDucks 9, Curve 4: Ducks take advantage of Curve mistakes, take 2-1 lead...
The math is simple for the RubberDucks after a 9-4 win over the Altoona Curve on Friday at Canal Park.It goes something like this: 1 plus 10 equals 5.At least that’s the hope of the Ducks, who need one...
View ArticleBrowns exec Sashi Brown defends plan: ‘Folks have not seen a strategy quite...
BEREA: Browns head of football operations Sashi Brown said accusations of the franchise tanking in 2016 to improve its draft position next year don’t bother him because they’re not true.The theories...
View ArticleAkron police respond to multiple overdoses Friday night
Several overdoses were reported across the Akron area Friday night, and police suspect heroin laced with Fentanyl and carfentanil is to blame. Police and fire officials reported at least eight separate...
View ArticleAkron-Canton Regional Foodbank holds 24-hour volunteer event
The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank knows how to party. The food bank kicked off its annual Operation Orange volunteer event Friday where volunteers spend day and night prepping food for distribution...
View ArticleBrock Turner sex assault focuses attention on sex registries
SAN FRANCISCO: When ex-Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner became a registered sex offender for life Tuesday, he joined a nationwide list of registered sex criminals that has grown dramatically in...
View ArticleJohn Hinckley Jr. leaves DC mental hospital for Virginia
WASHINGTON: The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan has been released from a Washington mental hospital for good, more than 35 years after the shooting.A spokeswoman for the District...
View Article15 years later, 9/11 responders might be sick and not even know it
CHICAGO: Making the decision to help 15 years ago might end Garrett Goodwin’s life early.Goodwin, 39, was one of tens of thousands of people at the World Trade Center right after the Sept. 11, 2001,...
View ArticleTerrorist acts in Akron
Ohio has recorded 50 incidents meeting the description of a terrorist act since record-keeping began in 1970. Six have been in the Akron area, the most recent of which was 20 years ago at Firestone...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s position on terrorism
Position: Combating terrorism and keeping the homeland safe1. Take out ISIS’s stronghold in Iraq and Syria. We have to defeat ISIS on the battlefield by: ■ Intensifying the coalition air campaign...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s position on terrorism
A longer version of Donald Trump’s thoughts on terror is available on Ohio.com. Position: Against nation-building and regime changeImplementation Plans: “Our current strategy of nation-building and...
View ArticleClinton apologizes for calling half of Trump’s supporters ‘deplorables’
Republicans went on the attack Saturday after Hillary Clinton, during remarks at a fundraiser late Friday night, said that “you could put half of [Donald] Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket...
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