The coaches are suing Canton City school officials and others for spreading “false, malicious and extremely defamatory statements” that cost them their jobs and their reputations.

The proposal to create the facility at an abandoned public high school building is an attempt to address staffing shortages for police, EMS and fire departments.

The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio has admitted to using dark money groups to fund the effort; the city of Akron is attracting less interest in its police force; the Akron-Canton Airport is getting an $850,000 federal grant to bring back service to Houston; and more stories.

The store and writing center, which started online and eventually opened up a space in Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood, highlights BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices in literature.

One pediatrician says she's afraid Ohioans "will learn the hard way" about how dangerous COVID is for children.

One attorney says the moving of detainees has delayed legal assistance for them, as they are more difficult to locate.