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Updated: 5:40 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 ideastream is laying off eight employees and eliminating five vacant positions as a cost-cutting measure in response to COVID-19, CEO Kevin Martin told staff in an email Wednesday. The company needs to cut expenses by 10 percent for the coming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, Martin said. Declines in underwriting, corporate and foundation support and “overall uncertainty” drove the decision, he said.

The University of Akron will rely primarily on remote learning this fall semester, with limited in-person sessions and reduced class sizes. The university has offered training throughout the summer for faculty to prep for the transition, said interim Senior Vice Provost Joe Urgo. That includes recorded lectures and live presentations that will keep students engaged.

Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus testing experience this week – in which he came back positive for COVID-19 in one test then negative in a second test just…

American Medical Association President Dr. Susan Bailey said during a virtual City Club of Cleveland speech Friday that a vaccine remains “our best hope to defeat the pandemic.” But she cautioned that creating a good vaccine usually takes a long time. “We’re all incredibly eager for a vaccine to fight COVID-19, but if it’s not safe and it’s not effective it’s going to create more problems than it’ll solve,” she said.

In its heyday, Akron was home to dozens of rubber companies, supplying tires and other products to customers around the globe. The city is now honoring the workers who made those factories hum with a new statue and oral history project. Miriam Ray recalls the Akron of her youth as, shall we say, aromatic?

Letters From Home is bringing you stories from Central Ohioans navigating life during the COVID-19 pandemic.Julie and Chris Hedrick are a husband and wife…

Investors were also reassured by comments from two Biden advisers that no nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns are being contemplated.

Russia's state media are covering the impeachment investigation in Washington, D.C., with a combination of glee and trepidation — portraying it as a "witch hunt" against Donald Trump.

In November 1938, the Nazi leadership in Germany organized a series of violent actions against Jewish citizens all across the country. German soldiers...

The third book in Alexa Martin's Playbook series of football romances picks up with Brynn, owner of the bar where all the characters gather — and Maxwell, a defensive back for the Denver Mustangs.