Ohio gas prices increase as crude oil prices rise
COLUMBUS — Ohio drivers can expect to pay a little bit more at the pump this week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.45 in today’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price...
View ArticleGun club rejected Colorado shooting suspect’s application
By Gillian Flaccus and Nicholas Riccardi AURORA, Colo. — The suspect in the Colorado shooting rampage displayed behavior that a gun range owner thought was “bizarre,” but it is still unclear if anyone...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 horses dead after falling into muddy ponds in county
By Steve Grazier and Michelle Sprehe SPENCER TWP. — Muddy ponds claimed the life of a horse Sunday and resulted in the death of another horse today that was rescued Monday. “To have this happen twice...
View ArticleTrent Richardson signs deal with Browns
One down, one to go. Browns running back Trent Richardson agreed to a contract Monday night, confirmed by a league source, and is expected to sign today and be at practice Wednesday when rookies open...
View ArticleColo. shooting suspect James Holmes appeared dazed, sleepy, inattentive
By Nicholas Riccardi and P. Solomon Banda CENTENNIAL, Colo. — His hair dyed a shocking comic-book shade of orange-red, James Holmes showed up in court for the first time, but didn’t seem to be there at...
View ArticleTribe snaps losing streak with win over Baltimore
CLEVELAND — Prior to the series finale with Baltimore on Monday night, Indians manager Manny Acta scoffed at the notion that his team was about to play its biggest game of the season. After Cleveland...
View ArticleBrunswick businesses say no to pole-height ban
BRUNSWICK — The business community spoke out Monday night against legislation that would require many of them to take down their pole signs in the next 10 years. Representatives from several businesses...
View ArticlePast Penn State players Cory Carlson, Bob Jones stand by school
Cory Carlson and Bob Jones, a pair of former Medina County high school football stars who went on to play at Penn State, vow never to stop wearing their Nittany Lions gear. “I am in no way embarrassed...
View ArticleMedina County jobless rate rises in June
Medina County’s jobless rate jumped 0.7 of a percent to 6.3 percent in June from the previous month, according to data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. “It’s a little more than...
View ArticleFormer Gazette MVP Pat Forsythe leaves W.V. for Akron
BRUNSWICK — Former Gazette boys basketball MVP Pat Forsythe is coming home. The 6-foot-11 center was officially released from his scholarship by West Virginia University on Monday, allowing him to...
View ArticleCrash kills canine in passenger seat of pickup truck
MONTVILLE TWP. — A canine sitting in the passenger seat of a pickup truck was killed in a one-vehicle crash when a road sign came through the windshield on River Styx Road. A yellow road sign that went...
View ArticlePenn State fined $60 million, 111 wins vacated from 1998-2011
By Michael Rubinkam, Marc Levy and Ralph D. Russo STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The NCAA crippled Penn State football for years to come and practically tore Joe Paterno’s name out of the record books Monday,...
View ArticleCenter Road in Brunswick closed after 7th water-main break of summer
BRUNSWICK — Center Road in front of Neura Park will be closed for at least two days following another water main break that left a neighborhood without water Tuesday. John Goersmeyer, spokesman for...
View ArticleFive local players get shot at prestigious soccer title
It’s been 48 years since the Cleveland area has enjoyed a championship, but five local girls soccer players have a shot to lead their respective club teams to national titles this week. Medina’s Gabby...
View ArticleTribe wins, tightens Central Division race
CLEVELAND — If the Central Division race comes down to them and the consensus favorite Tigers, the Indians might not be in such a bad spot after all. Cleveland has handled Detroit more than...
View ArticleBrandon Weeden finally in fold with Browns
Every meeting and every practice will be critical as the Browns try to prepare rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden to start the season opener Sept. 9 against Philadelphia. So neither side wanted a...
View ArticleBrowns: Top pick Trent Richardson picks right path
The practice fields and weight rooms at Escambia High School and the University of Alabama get a lot of the credit – deservedly so — for Trent Richardson’s ascent to No. 3 pick in the NFL Draft by the...
View ArticleRick Schuler replaces Billy Burke as Buckeye football coach
YORK TWP. — Less than a week before two-a-days start for area high school football teams, Buckeye has a new head coach. Due to the uncertainty of his teaching position in the school district, which has...
View ArticleOhio man charged after 10-year-old daughter crashes SUV into home
LANCASTER — Police in central Ohio say a father faces a charge of endangering children after his 10-year-old daughter got behind the wheel of an SUV and crashed it into a home. Lancaster police...
View ArticleFour options weighed for Buckeye Schools’ levy backup
YORK TWP. — Buckeye Superintendent Brian Williams said Tuesday the school board will place a 7.9-mill, five-year property tax; a 10-year income tax; a 10-year earned income tax; or a combination...
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