Akron Mayor Shammas Malik says threats are being made against the Akron Police Department in the wake of a fatal shooting last month. A funeral was held Friday for 15 year old Jazmir Tucker, who was shot and killed by police late Thanksgiving night. Police say he was carrying a loaded gun. The Akron mayor…
Record number of holiday travelers expected
AAA projects 119.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the year end holiday period from Saturday, December 21st to Wednesday, January 1st. This year’s domestic travel projection narrowly surpasses the previous record set in 2019 by 64 thousand travelers. nearly 90% of holiday travelers will be driving to their destinations.…
How are we doing Guardians fans? Traded away Gold Glove 2nd baseman Andres Gimenez and probably Josh Naylor is the next to go. Yes they signed Shane Bieber, but it’s only for a year and he may not even be ready to pitch until the summer. It’s just the reality you face when dealing with…
Former Akron mayor in line for new job
Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Serren will recommend former Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan to serve as city administrator. Horrigan served 2 terms as Akron mayor ending this year and said it would be an honor to serve in Cleveland Heights. Serren will officially make the recommendation at next weeks city council meeting.
What is Ohio State going to do about Ryan Day??? 4 straight losses to Michigan, including the embarrassing loss this season at home to a mediocre Michigan squad, where the Buckeyes only scored 10 points and no points in the second half. The fanbase has just about had enough of him. He can win every…
As soon as the Browns season goes in the wrong direction, like this year, speculation on everything going on with the team starts to pop up everywhere. reports of whether coaches and GM’s will be fired. What players will be gone, who are they going to draft in a draft that is 5 months away.…
Just 6 games left in the season for the Browns to see what this team is made of and how many changes are going to have to be made in the offseason to get the team turned back in the right direction. I don’t know what the organization is going to do with Deshaun Watson,…
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to have 16 international games a season and expand the regular season from 17 games to 18 games within the next 5 years. He says when they move to 18 games, the current 3 preseason game schedule will drop to two preseason games. Now of course there will be some…
Man in custody in connection with fatal crash
A local man is in custody after authorities say he ran a stop sign and fatally struck a motorcyclist. It happened last week when 72 year old Thomas King was driving south on High Street in Akron. Officials say 25 year old Brandon Wellert, of West Salem, failed to stop at Selle Street and struck…
Teen arrested at Portage County school
A 14 year old boy is facing charges after allegedly threatening to shoot another student at Scranton Middle School in Kent. Police say they arrested the boy at school yesterday. They did not find any weapons. The teen was taken to the Portage County Juvenile Detention Center. He is charged with making terroristic threats and…