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Akron police, SWAT standoff ends in arrest
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron man was arrested early Saturday morning following an hours-long standoff that involved a SWAT team. Akron police say officers responded to Akron City Hospital around 2:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of an assault. Officers say the 49-year-old woman told them her 39-year-old boyfriend...
60-year-old man seriously injured in motorcycle crash Sunday in Goodyear Heights
A 60-year-old man was seriously injured Sunday after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in Goodyear Heights, according to Akron Police. The victim was heading east on Onondago Avenue when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle that was travelling south on Mohawk Avenue at about 2 p.m. The 60-year-old was not wearing a helmet and was ejected from his motorcycle during the crash, a release said.
Goodyear selling specialty tire business for $905 million, cuts 175 Akron jobs
AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear announced Monday it will sell its Off-The-Road tire business to Japanese tire maker Yokohama for $905 million, and separately said it is moving 175 Akron jobs to Costa Rica. Both moves are part of Goodyear Forward, a plan to transform the tire company into being...
See all homes sold in North Royalton, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in North Royalton reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 1 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 4,318-square-foot home on Montauk Point Drive in North Royalton that sold for $615,000.
Middleburg Heights zoning board denies tattoo lounge variance
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – At its July 17 meeting, the Middleburg Heights Board of Zoning and Building Appeals denied a distance variance that tattoo artist William Butcher requested in June. He hoped to establish Lapin en Rouge Tattoo Lounge in a vacant storefront at Sprague Square, 7792 W. 130th...
Chardon woman killed in fatal crash that closed part of Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Chardon woman died Monday in a head-on crash on the Ohio Turnpike that closed the highway for about five hours, officials said. Samantha Smith, 35, of Chardon died in the crash on Interstate 80 in Milan, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. If you...
50 Years of the Cleveland Int'l Piano Competition
WCLV’s Bill O’Connell hosts an hour looking at the half-century history of the Cleveland International Piano Competition through the lens of the 1995 Gold Medalist, Margarita Shevchenko. She speaks of her early training, the influence of her teachers Vera Gornostayeva and Sergei Babayan, her impressions of Cleveland and the Competition, and the place that the music of Chopin has in her art. And we'll sample recordings made in 1996 under the auspices of the CIPC, including Chopin's Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante and Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 'Appassionata.'
Marvel won’t rush ‘Blade,’ the vampire superhero movie once destined to film in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Marvel won’t rush “Blade,” the Mahershala Ali-led vampire film once destined to film scenes in Cleveland. “For the last two years as we’ve been trying to crack that movie, the most important thing for us is not rushing it and making sure we are making the right ‘Blade’ movie,” studio president Kevin Feige told BlackTree TV on Sunday.
Nathan Heddleston: Leadership Lessons from the Track to the Corporate World
Akron Business Management Expert Nathan Heddleston: Leadership Lessons from the Track to the Corporate World. Nathan Heddleston: Leadership Lessons from the Track to the Corporate World. Nathan Heddleston, a seasoned Senior Manager, continues to redefine leadership and operational efficiency in Cleveland, Ohio. With over two decades of experience, Heddleston's profound...
Dexter Voisin, dean of CWRU’s Mandel School, named NASW ‘Social Work Pioneer’
Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, can add another prestigious title to his distinguished career. The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) has named Voisin a Social Work Pioneer, among the highest honors in the...
John Carroll men’s basketball players team up to provide training
Luke Chicone isn’t sure what his plans are after his playing days are over at John Carroll but he did not rule out coaching basketball. The sport is in the former Mentor boys basketball standout’s blood. The same can be said about his JCU teammates Chase Toppin and Luke Frazier of Lake Catholic.
B’nai B’rith 36th Health Run July 28
The 36th annual B’nai B’rith Health Run will take place on July 28 at the Walter Stinson Community Park at 2313 Fenwick Road in University Heights. The 5K race will begin at the park’s entrance on Saybrook Road and conclude at the entrance on Fenwick Road. The 1-mile race will begin at Faversham and Fenwick roads and conclude at the park’s Fenwick Road entrance.
Several campus systems to be unavailable early Tuesday
APEX (Oracle Application Express) Applications. Identity Management Web Pages—Account Activation, Password Change, Affiliate Request Form. IP Self Registration and Other IP Management Tools. OnBase. School of Dental Medicine systems—AStar Pro, axiUm, GSD, INFINITT PACS (Digital X-Rays) [U]Tech Software Center. WWW Content Management changes. For assistance with any technology...
Love makes a family – and a must-see interactive exhibition – at the Maltz Museum
Two men, a woman and two little girls smile at each other and the camera while they sit on a cozy backyard patio. The photo of the Watson/Hutchins Family (consisting of Sgt. Kenneth Watson, his partner James Hutchins and Watson’s ex-wife Lisa and their two kids) is just one of over 40 photos in the exhibition “Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBTQ+ People and Their Families” at the Maltz Museum in the Northeast Ohio suburb of Beachwood.
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