Cavs blasted again, 113-94, on night shooting and defense fail them
CLEVELAND: The complacency Tyronn Lue railed against this week apparently wasn’t cured with one embarrassing road loss or one public example made out of J.R. Smith’s antics. Identifying the problem...
View ArticleLeBron James chosen Sports Illustrated’s 2016 Sportsperson of Year
LeBron James said he has never been driven by individual awards.So the Cavaliers’ star, four-time league MVP and three-time NBA champion didn’t know how to react Thursday when Sports Illustrated...
View ArticleThree shot at Akron barbershop
A man about to get his hair cut in an Akron barbershop pulled out a gun from under his cape and started firing after being confronted by another man, then fled the scene, running down the street with...
View ArticleAs execution date nears, 3-year-old victim’s family fights Ronald Phillips’...
COLUMBUS: The family of 3-year-old victim Sheila Marie Evans urged the Ohio Parole Board on Thursday not to recommend sparing the life of her rapist and killer.Akron native Ronald Phillips, 43, is set...
View ArticleTrump’s ‘thank you’ tour gets off to raucous start
CINCINNATI: Donald Trump returned to his campaign roots Thursday in his first major public appearance since Election Day, resembling the pugnacious, brawling campaigner more than the traditional...
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FOOTBALLState Finals(All Games at Ohio Stadium, Columbus)Thursday’s ResultDivision IICincinnati La Salle 14, Perry 7Scoring SummaryDivision II State Final CINCINNATI LA SALLE 14, PERRY 7La Salle 0 0 7...
View ArticleAggressive passenger sends NYC-bound plane back to Honolulu
HONOLULU: A New York City-bound flight returned to Honolulu after a passenger who had been drinking allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend, her children, passengers and crewmembers, the FBI...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron James preparing to wear Cubs jersey in Chicago to...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James intends to make good on his World Series bet with close friend Dwyane Wade and will wear a Chicago Cubs uniform Friday to the United Center as the Cavaliers take on the...
View ArticleObituary: Jim Chenot, longtime radio personality
Jim Chenot was a longtime and well-known local radio personality, having spent more than 30 years behind the microphone at WONE (97.5-FM), The Summit (91.3-FM) and other stations.Mr. Chenot passed away...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Dec. 3, 2016
North CantonClauses to arrive SundayNORTH CANTON: The city’s annual Christmas Sing and Tree Lighting event will be held 5-7 p.m. Sunday off the Square at Bitzer Park.Street closings will begin at 3...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Dec. 2
House passes defense billThe Republican-led House overwhelmingly backed a $611 billion defense policy bill that rejects a number of President Barack Obama’s key proposals for managing the nation’s vast...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 3: Akron history events; lots going on in Kenmore; Grinch...
Get a double dose of Akron history• What better Christmas gift for an Akronite than a signed copy of The Akron Anthology? Editor Jason Segedy and David Giffels, who wrote the introduction, will be on...
View ArticleDuring first look at wildfire rubble, residents in a daze
GATLINBURG, Tenn.: Residents and business owners in Gatlinburg got their first look at the wildfire destruction on Friday, and many walked around the once-bustling tourist city in a daze, sobbing.They...
View ArticleArea deaths — Dec. 5-9
MONDAYSummit County Akron City Council — 7 p.m., Municipal Building (Council Chambers), 166 S. High St., 330-375-2256.Barberton City Council Committee of the Whole — 7:30 p.m. (committees start at 6...
View ArticleAdulation of Fidel Castro runs deepest in rural eastern Cuba
EL GUAYABO, Cuba: The single dirt street in El Guayabo runs past a few dozen cinderblock homes, the medical clinic and the primary school to a grove of 76 trees planted to honor Fidel Castro on his...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Dec. 2
GermanyStolen Nazi sign likely foundGerman police say the wrought iron gate to the Nazis’ Dachau concentration camp that was stolen two years ago appears to have been found in western Norway. Bavarian...
View ArticleColombia repatriates dead as airline’s licensing questioned
RIO NEGRO, Colombia: Victims of this week’s tragic air crash in the Andes were flown home Friday as Bolivia’s president called for “drastic measures” against aviation officials who signed off on a...
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Bulls score 78 points in paint, send Cavs to third-straight loss with 111-105...
CHICAGO: LeBron James dismissed any problems facing the Cavs following their second troubling loss in as many games Thursday when the Cavs lost to the Clippers. Lose three straight, James reasoned,...
View ArticleTrump, backers ask courts to halt or block 3 state recounts
LANSING, Mich.: President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters went to court Friday to prevent or halt election recounts in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, less than two weeks before the states...
View ArticleCarrier Corp. deal differs from common incentives in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS: The $7 million incentive package Carrier Corp. will receive in a deal with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence is a departure from how tax credits are...
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