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  • [26-05-2012] Hope Walk brings in $50,000 for cancer center
    Three cheers for the nearly 500 volunteers, businesses, community organizations, walkers and their furry companions who participated in the recent Stewart’s Caring Place: Cancer Wellness Center’s sixth annual Hope...

  • [21-05-2012] Laughing to live longer
    Walkers, joggers and baby-stroller pushers must have wondered what the dickens was going on Sunday afternoon at Akron’s Hardesty Park.The 22 folks — men, women and children, some in funny hats — certainly drew their...

  • [19-05-2012] Diplomatic marathon: G8 focusing on Greece; NATO, on Afghanistan
    World leaders huddling at the Group of Eight meeting on Saturday are "unified in their approach" to Iran's nuclear ambitions, President Barack Obama said in his opening remarks at Camp David....

  • [19-05-2012] Diplomatic marathon: G8 focusing on Greece; NATO, on Afghanistan
    World leaders huddling at the Group of Eight meeting on Saturday are "unified in their approach" to Iran's nuclear ambitions, President Barack Obama said in his opening remarks at Camp David....

  • [19-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: Andy Holcomb’s guitar to get paint job
    The good deed Jeff Lounds — a stranger from Lansing, Mich. — did a few weeks back for Andy Holcomb has so beautifully affected the hearts and minds of others.Lounds, after reading online about Andy’s desire to learn to...

  • [17-05-2012] LifeSouth Holds Kids' Marathon, Encourages ‘Donation Generation'
    More than 125 kids and their families participated in LifeSouth Community Blood Centers’ Five Points of Life Kids Marathon on May 5 at Gwinnett Braves’ Cool-Ray Field....

  • [16-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: A proper salute for ‘The Purple Man’
    He would have been very proud of Tuesday morning’s performance. And extremely humble.The special salute to Akron’s late Earl R. Baker, aka “The Purple Man,” at Akron’s Miller South School for the...

  • [14-05-2012] Pirates win Mother's Day marathon on Josh Harrison's walk-off hit
    After the Pirates tie the game in the ninth inning, Josh Harrison's base hit in the 12th gives Pittsburgh a dramatic walk-off win over Houston on Mother's Day at PNC Park....

  • [11-05-2012] County, Port Authority leaders address North Shore Connector delays
    Allegheny County and Port Authority leaders held a meeting Friday morning to address massive delays involving the North Shore Connector. Officials said Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, along with leaders of the Port...

  • [06-05-2012] Thousands in Downtown Pittsburgh for 2012 Pittsburgh Marathon
    The 2012 Pittsburgh Marathon is set to kick off Sunday morning. A record-breaking number of people have entered this year's race. Look inside for all the need-to-know information....

  • [05-05-2012] Local briefs — May 4
    AKRONWard 10 meetingAKRON: Councilman Garry Moneypenny will host his monthly Ward 10 meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Akron-Summit County Public Library’s Goodyear Branch at 60 Goodyear Blvd.A representative of the...

  • [04-05-2012] Pittsburgh Marathon weekend arrives
    Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh marathon weekend has arrived. Over the next three days several events will take place leading up to Sunday's race. Over 26,000 runners from 49 states and 15 countries are expected to...

  • [02-05-2012] Record number of runners set for Saturday’s Pittsburgh Marathon
    A record-breaking number of runners are signed up for Saturday’s Pittsburgh Marathon. Officials said more than 26,000 runners from around the country are scheduled to participate. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Dick’s...

  • [02-05-2012] Pittsburgh Marathon will set new record this weekend
    A record-breaking number of people have entered this weekend's Pittsburgh Marathon. Organizers including Dick's Sporting Goods and the UPMC Sports Medicine group are discussing plans for the race, including a new route and the...