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James scores 25, Cavs give Tyronn Lue first win after struggling to put away...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James had 25 points and nine assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a late charge for a 114-107 victory Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves for Tyronn Lue’s first victory...
View ArticleCavaliers 114, Timberwolves 107: Cavs struggle against inferior opponent...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James had 25 points and nine assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a late charge for a 114-107 victory Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves for Tyronn Lue’s first victory...
View ArticleUnion leaders upset with city for delay in vote on new contracts
Union leaders are upset with Akron City Council for postponing a vote Monday on a new three-year contract.“[Expletive] them,” American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1360...
View ArticleHuntington to acquire Akron-based FirstMerit
Akron-based FirstMerit Corp. is being acquired by Huntington Bankshares Inc., the banks announced late Monday night.The deal, valued at $3.4 billion, is a stock-and-cash transaction and will create the...
View ArticleIs your bank branch on the bubble? Here’s a glimpse at FirstMerit/Huntington...
Here are some of the instances of FirstMerit and Huntington bank locations in close proximity throughout the area.No decisions have been made on branch consolidations or layoffs following Huntington’s...
View ArticlePolice pick up Santa Claus for driving the wrong way in Idaho
SPOKANE, WASH.: A man legally named Santa Claus was arrested after police in Idaho said they saw him driving on the wrong side of the street.KREM-TV in Spokane, Washington, reports that 67-year-old...
View ArticleOhio community-police board continues work on standards
COLUMBUS, Ohio: A law enforcement relations board created by Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) is developing first-ever statewide standards for police dispatching.The board agreed Tuesday to add the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Cleveland fires six officers involved in 137-shot barrage, union...
CLEVELAND: The Latest on the discipline for Cleveland police involved in a 137-shot barrage that killed two unarmed people (all times local):3:35 p.m.The head of Cleveland’s largest police union says...
View ArticleScientists: “Doomsday Clock” reflects grave threat to world
PALO ALTO, CALIF.: Rising tension between Russia and the U.S., North Korea’s recent nuclear test and a lack of aggressive steps to address climate change are putting the world under grave threat,...
View ArticleMan drives 1,700 miles to get cat missing for 4 years
NEW BERN, N.C.: A cat named Hemi is back with his owner, who drove 1,700 miles from North Dakota to retrieve his lost-and-found pet.Multiple media outlets report Robert Connell drove from Bismarck to...
View ArticleTask force recommends how to cut U.S. prisoner count by 60,000
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department should limit the types of cases it brings and more nonviolent criminals should be steered toward probation and away from prison, according to task force...
View ArticleAkron woman shot after she refuses to give purse to robber
AKRON: A 45-year-old woman is in serious condition after she was attacked and shot for refusing to give her purse to a robber.The woman was attacked just after 10 p.m. Monday in her driveway in the...
View ArticleAkron man shot in stomach, in serious condition
AKRON: A 19-year-old man is in serious condition after he was shot in the abdomen while sitting in his car early Tuesday morning.The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. in the 800 block of...
View ArticleNo immediate word on Huntington-FirstMerit layoffs or branch closures
It’s still too early to say how many layoffs or branch closures will happen in the wake of the news that Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares is buying Akron-based FirstMerit Corp.Huntington plans to...
View ArticleSummit County jobless rate rises in December
Summit County’s unemployment rate rose in December, jumping higher than the statewide average, but still remained slightly below levels from a year ago.The county rate hit 4.8 percent last month, up...
View ArticleIndiana bus crash kills school principal, hurts 2 children
INDIANAPOLIS: An Indianapolis elementary school principal was killed and two students were seriously injured when a bus suddenly lurched forward and struck them in front of the school Tuesday,...
View ArticleRobbers steal car while man delivers food to girlfriend
AKRON: A 38-year-old man reported his car was stolen Monday evening while he attempted to deliver food to his girlfriend.Shortly after 7 p.m., the man went to his girlfriend’s house in the 900 block of...
View ArticleCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue a two-time champion who embraces his underdog persona
INDEPENDENCE: Of all the 800-plus text messages and well-wishes Tyronn Lue received upon being named coach of the Cavaliers, the most unlikeliest may have come from Allen Iverson.When Iverson stepped...
View Article2 men seriously injured in PK’s Lounge shooting Saturday night
Police are seeking the public’s help to identify the shooter in an attack at PK’s Lounge on Saturday night.Two men — ages 42 and 51 — were transported to Summa Akron City Hospital with serious injuries...
View ArticleAbe Vigoda, character actor of ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘The Godfather’ fame, dead...
NEW YORK: Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sad-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series Barney Miller and the doomed Mafia soldier in...
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