Facebook post of electric chair on Wayne County Sheriff’s Office page grabs...
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office got a lot of attention with the posting on Monday on Facebook of a picture of an electric chair. The message was: “Time to bring back consequences.” A blue line...
View ArticleKent State, professors reach tentative agreement, avoid potential strike next...
Kent State University and the American Association of University Professors-KSU have reached a tentative agreement for its tenured professors and avoided a potential strike next week.A tentative...
View ArticleAkron man charged in theft, vandalism spree that caused $1.25 million in...
A 44-year-old Akron man was arrested on Monday in connection with stealing construction equipment during a Nov. 21 damage spree to two businesses in the Ellet area.Arrested was Ryan Benton, according...
View ArticleAkron woman killed when vehicle slides off road, hits tree
A 51-year-old Akron woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident early Tuesday morning in West Akron.The accident occurred between 3 and 4 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Portage Path, according to the...
View ArticleReds retiring Rose’s No. 14, inducting him into team HOF
CINCINNATI: Pete Rose is getting a hall of fame induction: in the Cincinnati Reds’ team hall, during a weekend of honors this summer in his hometown that will include retiring his No. 14.The Reds’...
View ArticleEx-girlfriend calls 911, warns police before officer’s death
COLUMBUS: A woman whose ex-boyfriend is in custody suspected of killing a police officer called 911 before the officer’s death to warn police in an Ohio village that they were in danger, according to...
View Article2 Ohio lawmakers plan listening tour on medical marijuana
COLUMBUS: Two state lawmakers in Ohio plan to travel the state to gather public opinion as the Legislature contemplates where to go next on medical marijuana.State Sens. Dave Burke, of Marysville, and...
View ArticleHuge fire breaks out at Jackson Township rubber molding plant
Fire with thick black smoke and flames broke out after an explosion at a Jackson Township business about 9 a.m. Tuesday.The fire occurred at Tristan Rubber Molding Inc. at 6196 Dressler Road NW, the...
View ArticleAkron police investigating death of man found in parking lot
Akron police detectives are investigating the death of a man found in a parking lot in the 200 block of Grove Street shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday.The body was transported to the Summit County Medical...
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Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett an early Heisman Trophy favorite
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett may not have even thrown for 1,000 yards last season, but he's an early favorite to home the next Heisman Trophy. Barrett was given 10/1 early odds by the sports...
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Browns interviewing DC Ray Horton Tuesday; longtime offensive assistant Al...
Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Ray Horton is flirting with a return to the Browns. He’s interviewing Tuesday in Northeast Ohio for the defensive coordinator opening on the staff of new Browns...
View ArticleEast Coast, Ohio Valley brace for possible big snowstorm
WASHINGTON: Meteorologists say tens of millions of Americans from Washington to Boston and the Ohio Valley could be walloped by an end-of-the-week snowstorm.Although it’s still early, computer forecast...
View ArticleOhio Turnpike says it saw a record number of vehicles last year
BEREA: The Ohio Turnpike says more vehicles used the pay-highway last year than ever before in its 60-year history.A total of 53.4 million vehicles traveled on the roadway, eclipsing the previous...
View ArticleOhio zoo puts name of polar bear cub up for a vote
COLUMBUS: The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is asking the public to vote on the name of a three-month-old polar bear cub.Voting opened on Tuesday and runs through Feb. 3.The names up for a vote are Desna,...
View ArticleOhio patrol official accused of stalking woman after affair
MARIETTA, OHIO: A State Highway Patrol post commander in Southeast Ohio is charged with two felonies stemming from allegations that he had an affair with a subordinate’s wife last year and stalked her...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls police arrest 3 on drug charges, seek 3 other suspects
Three individuals were arrested on drug charges on Tuesday by Cuyahoga Falls police and the U.S. Marshals and three others are being sought.Arrested were Joseph Madigan, 24, of Silver Lake, two counts...
View ArticleResidents honor Ohio police officer found slain
DANVILLE, OHIO: More than 100 people have attended a candlelight vigil honoring a police officer killed by a man who’s suspected of targeting the officer.Officer Thomas Cottrell’s body was found late...
View ArticleTrial starts for Ohio man charged in 1982 killing of woman
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO: A murder trial is underway for a northwestern Ohio man accused of killing a 19-year-old woman in 1982.Fifty-six-year-old Russell Adkins, of Whitehouse, was charged just less than a...
View ArticleMichigan governor on Flint water: ’I let you down’
LANSING, Mich.: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he has failed Flint residents but pledged to take new steps to fix the city’s drinking water crisis, starting with committing millions in state funding...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: Adele, Kendrick Lamar to perform at Grammys
NEW YORK: Hello, it’s Adele, and she’s performing at next month’s Grammy Awards.The Recording Academy told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the British singer, leading nominee Kendrick Lamar, the...
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