/news/tags/charlottesville Charlottesville en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:40:31 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-06-28/neo-nazi-who-killed-charlottesville-protester-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison James Fields rammed his car into a crowd of anti-racist protesters in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring many others. He pleaded guilty to 29 federal hate crimes, avoiding the death penalty. Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:40:31 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-06-28/neo-nazi-who-killed-charlottesville-protester-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison Laurel Wamsley, Bobby Allyn /news/community/2018-06-29/morning-headlines-firstenergy-offers-buyouts-to-600-workers-akron-digital-academy-quietly-closes Here are your morning headlines for Friday, June 29:FirstEnergy employees face deadline on buyouts;Akron attractions to lower admission for low-income… Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:16:03 GMT /news/community/2018-06-29/morning-headlines-firstenergy-offers-buyouts-to-600-workers-akron-digital-academy-quietly-closes Amanda Rabinowitz /news/government-politics/2017-10-10/white-nationalist-leader-threatens-to-sue-ohio-universities-unless-they-let-him-speak A white nationalist says he’ll sue two state universities if they don’t agree by Friday to let him speak on their campuses. The demand is raising concerns… Tue, 10 Oct 2017 22:10:07 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-10-10/white-nationalist-leader-threatens-to-sue-ohio-universities-unless-they-let-him-speak /news/government-politics/2017-08-27/u-s-sen-brown-gathers-with-groups-to-talk-about-hate-in-ohio There is a fear nationwide that the same kind of hate march that happened in Charlottesville could happen again, including in Ohio. A variety of community… Sun, 27 Aug 2017 15:07:20 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-08-27/u-s-sen-brown-gathers-with-groups-to-talk-about-hate-in-ohio Andy Chow /news/community/2017-08-17/cleveland-police-chief-says-charlottesville-underscores-the-need-for-police-to-be-overprepared Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams spoke to the Akron Roundtable today about community trust, police responsibility and the status of reforms in his… Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:41:24 GMT /news/community/2017-08-17/cleveland-police-chief-says-charlottesville-underscores-the-need-for-police-to-be-overprepared /news/community/2017-08-17/even-before-charlottesville-ohios-hate-groups-had-been-on-the-march Earlier this week, before a press conference about the arrests of gang members, the U.S. Attorney for Ohio’s southern district, Ben Glassman, did... Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/community/2017-08-17/even-before-charlottesville-ohios-hate-groups-had-been-on-the-march Esther Honig /news/community/2017-08-17/about-500-gather-in-downtown-akron-to-mark-charlottesville-and-call-for-an-end-to-racism About 500 people gathered in downtown Akron last night for a candlelight vigil honoring Heather Heyer and calling her death a potential catalyst for… Thu, 17 Aug 2017 05:38:35 GMT /news/community/2017-08-17/about-500-gather-in-downtown-akron-to-mark-charlottesville-and-call-for-an-end-to-racism M.L. Schultze /news/government-politics/2017-08-16/kasich-condemns-white-nationalists-and-criticizes-trumps-response-to-them Gov. John Kasich has turned up the heat on President Donald Trump in the aftermath of Trump’s shaky position on white nationalists, neo-Nazis, the KKK and… Wed, 16 Aug 2017 21:58:01 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-08-16/kasich-condemns-white-nationalists-and-criticizes-trumps-response-to-them Andy Chow /news/community/2017-08-16/radio-host-files-defamation-suit-against-ohio-man-behind-white-nationalist-website The central Ohio man who’s behind the white nationalist website The Daily Stormer has gotten a lot of attention since this weekend’s violence in Virginia.… Wed, 16 Aug 2017 21:28:25 GMT /news/community/2017-08-16/radio-host-files-defamation-suit-against-ohio-man-behind-white-nationalist-website Karen Kasler /news/community/2017-08-14/charlottesville-its-a-teachers-worst-nightmare The Ohio man accused of driving his car into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday was photographed earlier in the day apparently… Tue, 15 Aug 2017 02:25:49 GMT /news/community/2017-08-14/charlottesville-its-a-teachers-worst-nightmare Bill Reinhart