Chipotle branching out, plans to open burger restaurant
NEW YORK: Chipotle is branching out from burritos and plans to open its first burger restaurant.A spokesman for the chain, Chris Arnold, said in an email Thursday that the company’s first Tasty Made...
View ArticleDNC 2016: Lady Gaga performs for convention delegates
PHILADELPHIA: The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT):4:05 p.m.Lady Gaga and Lenny Kravitz have hit the stage at an invitation-only concert for...
View ArticleOhio anti-fracking initiatives fail in two counties
Anti-fracking initiatives in Miegs and Summit counties in Ohio have hit serious roadblocks, reports Energy In Depth: "The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) has hit another wall as its...
View ArticleWhere to watch UFC 201 in the Akron area
Fresh off the historic, and somewhat disappointing, UFC 200 is UFC 201 taking place on Saturday night. The event is headlined by a welterweight title fight between champion Robbie Lawler and...
View ArticleTrain hits, kills man riding bicycle in northeast Ohio
ASHTABULA, OHIO: Authorities say a 48-year-old northeast Ohio man died after he was struck by a freight train while riding a bicycle in downtown Ashtabula (ash-tuh-BYOO’-luh).Ashtabula County Coroner’s...
View ArticleBrowns DE Desmond Bryant out for season; team signs rookie tight end David...
Browns defensive end Desmond Bryant will miss the entire 2016 season after being placed on the reserve/non-football injury list Thursday. Bryant would have been a starter had he not suffered a torn...
View Article1,200 meals donated for police in Ohio capital as thank-you
COLUMBUS: A donor has provided 1,200 meals to police in Ohio’s capital along with a card thanking them for keeping the city safe.A police spokeswoman says delivery of the meals from a barbecue...
View ArticleSuspect in college student’s killing had hidden room in barn
TOLEDO: Investigators found a hidden room outfitted with restraints inside a barn belonging to a man accused of abducting and killing an Ohio college student, according to search warrants released...
View ArticleFirstEnergy posts $1.1 billion loss related to coal unit closings
FirstEnergy Corp. lost more than $1 billion in its second quarter related to upcoming coal power plant closings and said it also expects to finish the year with a loss. The Akron utility reported a...
View ArticleVideo: Browns reinstated WR Josh Gordon says he was selfish in past, has changed
Recently reinstated Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon spoke to local beat writers Thursday for the first time in more than a year. Below is a video of the interview.
View ArticleCleveland LGBT parade, festival canceled; leaders cite ‘changing social...
The biggest LGBT festival in Northeast Ohio has been canceled this year.In a notice on its website, Cleveland Pride announced the 28th annual parade, rally and festival were canceled because of...
View ArticleThings to Do, July 29: Monsterfestmania at Quaker Station; Justin Townes...
Mashup of monsters, movies Monsterfestmania at Quaker Station will feature celebrity guests, horror hosts, movies (including the locally shot zombie film The Dead Next Door at 9 p.m. Friday),...
View ArticleReinstated Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon says he’s been selfish in past...
BEREA: Sitting out all of last season forced Josh Gordon to have an epiphany. The Browns’ recently reinstated wide receiver finally realized what the rest of the world knew. Letting his All-Pro talent...
View ArticleParole denied for ‘flying bank robber’ imprisoned for death of 2 in 1995
An 86-year-old man known in media reports as the “flying bank robber” was denied a chance at parole Tuesday, meaning he’ll continue a prison sentence that began two decades ago.Frank L. Sprenz was...
View ArticleRobber hits Akron loan store; takes money from customer
A gunman wearing a black doo-rag over his face and wearing white gloves robbed the LoanMax auto title lender office at 1340 E. Tallmadge Ave. and a customer there Wednesday afternoon, employees told...
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