Hillary Clinton overwhelms Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic primary
Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party’s nomination.After a blowout victory...
View ArticleUpdate: Body found in canal is believed to be of 68-year-old woman
A 68-year-old woman’s body was found in the Ohio & Erie Canal around 7 a.m. Sunday.Akron detectives are investigating, according to a statement from police. The body was found in the canal behind...
View ArticleWarriors 110, Cavaliers 77: Kevin Love suffers concussion in blowout loss in...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: The forearm delivered to the back of Kevin Love’s head sent him tumbling to the ground in pain. The crippling blow the Golden State Warriors delivered to the Cavaliers on Sunday night...
View ArticleWalmart in Stow evacuated after bomb threat called in
Stow police and fire officials on Sunday evacuated the Walmart store on Hudson Drive after the manager got a telephoned bomb threat.The store was searched by a K-9 unit from the Summit County Bomb...
View ArticleIdentity revealed of woman found dead in downtown Akron canal
Beacon Journal staff reportThe woman was found dead Sunday morning in the Ohio & Erie Canal, just south of the Cedar Street bridge in downtown Akron, has been identified as Betty J. Green, 68, of...
View ArticleOhio teen in custody until 21 for school cafeteria shooting
HAMILTON, OHIO: A 15-year-old Ohio boy will be kept in juvenile detention until he is 21 for opening fire on fellow students in a school cafeteria.Butler County Juvenile Court Judge Ronald Craft says...
View ArticleKasich is latest Republican to condemn Trump’s racist remarks toward federal...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich became the latest Republican leader to condemn Donald Trump’s bristling attack on the character and impartiality of a Mexican-American judge.In two tweets Monday morning, Kasich —...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls residents asked to vote on new city logo
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The historic city seal shows the waterfalls that the city was named for, a feature that hasn’t existed there since dams were built along the Cuyahoga River more than a century ago.But a...
View ArticleBarberton man rejects plea deal, becomes Summit County’s first defendant to...
A Barberton man rejected a plea offer from Summit County prosecutors Monday and became the first defendant in the county to go to trial for providing fentanyl or heroin to someone who died from the...
View ArticleAkron’s St. Vincent Parish School designated STEM school
Kristina O’Connor wants to see her children thrive.That’s why she is an advocate of a STEM curriculum at St. Vincent de Paul Parish School, where her three children recently completed kindergarten,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Muhammad Ali was a treasure
When I heard late Friday night that Muhammad Ali had died, my heart hurt.Most of the media coverage since then has featured photos and footage of him hanging out with presidents and kings, billionaires...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron announces new “Tiger Team” to address enrollment slide,...
The University of Akron on Monday announced the creation of a new “Tiger Team” to help address the school’s ongoing challenges.The team, led by UA interim Senior Vice President and Provost Rex Ramsier,...
View ArticleLeBron James, Cavaliers searching for answers down 2-0 to dominant Warriors...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: Here he is again, back in this familiar but unwanted position. Here is LeBron James, looking around for help and instead finding missed shots and blown defensive assignments. As he has...
View ArticleLocal standouts take part in Barney Ellis All-Star Fastpitch Softball Series
The Akron area’s brightest, most talented softball players of the 2016 season gathered at Firestone Stadium on Monday to play in the Barney Ellis All-Star Fastpitch Series.Rivals and teammates, friends...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Outfielder Tyler Naquin making most of his opportunities;...
CLEVELAND: Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin has spent the season making the most of the opportunities he’s been given. They’ve been offered in spurts, and each time Naquin has responded.Two of those...
View ArticlePolice: Elderly woman shoots break-in suspect in Ohio
DAYTON, OHIO: Police say a suspect is in “grave” condition after he was shot by an elderly woman while apparently trying to break into her Southwest Ohio home.Police officials say the woman had been...
View ArticleJim Tressel, one-time University of Akron presidential finalist, shares his...
Jim Tressel had sympathetic words for Scott Scarborough, his one-time rival for president of the University of Akron who left the job last week. “The University of Akron is going to be fine. It was...
View ArticleFederal agency investigating industrial death of Portage County man
A federal agency is investigating the industrial death of a 31-year-old man in Portage County.Dead is Timothy Fulks of Ravenna Township, an employee of Rotek Inc. in Aurora.The accident that occurred...
View ArticleShell’s $6 billion ethane cracker in western Pennsylvania will also impact...
A $6 billion ethane cracker plant coming to western Pennsylvania could bring thousands of new jobs to Ohio, including the Akron area’s plastics industry.A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell announced...
View ArticleAndy Padrutt, former Summit County Democratic Party director, Barberton clerk...
A former city councilman and clerk of courts faces a felony charge after Akron police say they caught him with prescription amphetamine pills that did not belong to him.Andy Padrutt, 35, is charged...
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