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  • Watch A Moment with Jim Tressel May 22 edition

    He's one of our favorite regulars on the News @ 7. It's Tressel Time. We talked with Jim Tressel, vice president of Strategic Development at the University of Akron. Among the topics was the highlights of the University of Akron graduation. ...

  • Akron-Canton Airport mishap leads to delay

    AKRON -- Nate Bernard is heading home to Fort Myers, Florida. He says when it comes to flying, safety comes first, but he also doesn't want to be delayed. Bernard says, "Time is money and I can't be late." But there was an incident Friday at Akron-Canton Regional Airport that cost some passengers time. After arriving at the gate from Atlanta, a Delta Airbus 319 had a ...

  • Kazmirs revival still a process in the making

    Email CLEVELAND -- The revival of Scott Kazmir is still a process in the making. At times this season, the Indians' left-hander has displayed the type of nasty stuff that made him an All-Star in Tampa Bay. During other stretches, though, Kazmir has looked like a pitcher trying to find his way in the midst of his first full Major League season since 2010 -- which, coincidentally, is exactly ...

  • Francona set for Fenway return

    Email CLEVELAND -- With Indians manager Terry Francona making his first visit to Boston as the skipper of another club, there's one thing he doesn't want to get lost in all the commotion. "I'm proud to go back there as an Indian," Francona said. Francona, of course, managed the Red Sox from 2004-11. Under his leadership, Boston won the World Series twice, in '04 ...

  • Lineup depth key to Tribes surge

    Email CLEVELAND -- Lineup depth is something the Indians have in bunches. It's evident when Yan Gomes or Ryan Raburn comes off the bench and hits a home run, and it's illustrated by how the lineup continues to produce even when some of its key components are slumping at the plate. Mark Reynolds and Carlos Santana, for example, have faltered offensively over the past few weeks, but ...


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Gone In 60 Seconds

"Gone in 60 Seconds," this summer's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced would-be blockbuster, is actually a remake of a 1974 cult car-crash flick written, produced, directed by, and starring a Hollywood stuntman named H.B. Halicki. ...

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  • Cleveland bridge bomb suspect allowed to represent himself

    AKRON -- A federal judge will allow the last of five bridge bomb-plotting suspects in northeast Ohio to represent himself at trial. U.S. District Court Judge David Dowd in Akron ruled Wednesday there's no reason to deny the request by 23-year-old Joshua Stafford, of Cleveland, whose trial is scheduled to start June 10. Last month the judge ruled Stafford mentally fit for trial after ...

  • Daily beach water testing kicks off Memorial Day weekend

    The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (Sewer District) resumed daily beach testing at Edgewater, Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Beach. The purpose is to determine water quality at the three locations. testing will continue through the Labor Day weekend. Many variables can impact the water quality of the beaches, including the presence of water fowl at the beach, the influence of Lake Erie ...

  • Westlake Credit cards stolen used on shopping spree

    WESTLAKE -- Police have released in-store video of a woman they are seeking in connection with the use of a stolen credit card. Police say the credit cards were stolen from a man's minivan while it was parked at the Westlake Rec Center on April 29. According to police, the woman then used one of the cards at a North Olmsted Target and bought $1476 worth of electronics. The victim's ...

  • Cleveland curator helped name new dinosaur species

    CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland Museum of Natural History curator was among a team of researchers that described and named a new species of dinosaur. The dinosaur is the second species named and published this month by Dr. Michael Ryan, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Dinosaurs are often thought of as large, fierce animals, but new research highlights a ...

  • Women held prisoner in Cleveland thank donors for support

    The three women allegedly held captive for years at a house in Cleveland have issued a statement of thanks for donations to funds set up for them. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight issued a statement through a public relations firm, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported. The letter also thanked the news media for respecting the women's desire for privacy. The letter said ...

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