RNC 2016: Officer says awareness is high after shootings; Trump staffers...
CLEVELAND: The Latest on the Republican National Convention in Cleveland (all time local):7 p.m.A former top intelligence official says Donald Trump “recognizes the threats we face and is not afraid to...
View ArticleThe ‘show biz’ in Donald Trump’s GOP convention far short of A-list
The “show biz” in Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention fell considerably short of A-list Monday, kicking off the first of four nights with reality TV hunter Willie Robertson of “Duck...
View ArticleRNC 2016 live updates: TV stars, heartbroken mom make case for Trump as...
After all of the preparation and anticipation, the Republican National Convention finally started Monday in Cleveland.The Beacon Journal has reporters and photographers in and around Cleveland to...
View ArticleAkron plans to tear down Morley Health Center, build new courthouse in its place
Akron Municipal Court is finally getting a new home.City Council approved plans Monday to tear down the former Morley Health Center downtown and erect a three-story, 70,000-square-foot courthouse in...
View ArticleFounder of Akron’s landmark Dontino’s restaurant dies at 95; Vincenzo...
Vincenzo “Dontino” Maltempi immigrated from Italy in 1953 at age 32 and set about fulfilling the American Dream, working for a cement company and then for Fairlawn polymer company A. Schulman Inc.It...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Nate Thurmond was a gem
It’s October 1989, and Nate Thurmond is driving his BMW 528e across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.Just a few days later, this same bridge will get pancaked during a massive earthquake that will...
View ArticleDeveloper pitches turning Rolling Acres into youth sports complex
A Columbus financial services and real estate development firm wants to turn the former Rolling Acres Mall into a massive youth sports complex.AES Development LLC is proposing to create the AP23 Sports...
View ArticleCleveland Toy store owner offers “big fun” to RNC delegates
Tables have been filling more and more spots along the streets of downtown Cleveland, offering T-shirts and buttons in favor of Donald Trump (and more than a few bashing Hillary Clinton and President...
View ArticleFormer GlenOak standout running back Bri’onte Dunn dismissed from Ohio State
COLUMBUS: Ohio State has dismissed running back Bri’onte Dunn from the football team for a violation of team rules.Coach Urban Meyer announced Dunn’s dismissal in a statement Monday that did not...
View ArticleBrowns running back Isaiah Crowell commended by Dallas Fallen Officer...
Browns running back Isaiah Crowell continued an effort to make amends for his controversial anti-police social media post by attending the funeral of Patrick Zamarripa, one of the five officers slain...
View ArticleRNC Tuesday: Schedule and prime-time speakers
PRIME-TIME SPEAKER LINEUP Business begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Main order of business: nomination of and voting on vice presidential candidate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana. Theme: Make America...
View ArticleSummit County Democrats offer media access to Akron-area people affected by...
She’s got a contagious smile, her grin revealing braces like many of her peers. She’s spent half of her 17 years of life in America, and it’s hard to detect any of the accent brought with her from...
View ArticleRNC: Kasich, Ohio losing friends for not backing Trump
By Doug Livingston Beacon Journal politics reporter Ohio’s governor squeezed into a dark backroom at a Cleveland steakhouse Monday to speak about strengthening the Republican Party. He did it with a...
View ArticlePro- and anti-Trump forces hold dueling rallies in Cleveland
With police on edge during a summer of bloodshed, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters and foes held dueling rallies a half-mile apart Monday in a tense, but mostly peaceful start to the four-day...
View ArticleBusinesses throughout Akron-Canton area helping care for 50,000 visitors
It takes a region to feed a village. And shelter it, clothe it, and serve it ice cream with sprinkles.So while Cleveland may be the Republican National Convention’s “village,” good luck caring for...
View ArticleMan’s shooting death outside Akron bar ruled homicide
Akron Police have labeled as a homicide the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Leonte Hobdy outside an East South Street bar after midnight on Sunday.Hobdy, of La Croix Street, was shot several times in the...
View ArticleFood Notes: Akron is pretty darn tasty, with more food vendors at Taste of...
What more could you want? Here’s an activity this week that involves food and doesn’t have anything to do with the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.Hordes of folks are expected to descend...
View ArticleECOT and friends face a test
Ohioans send $106 million a year to the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, an online charter school with 15,000 students. It figures the state Department of Education would want to ensure those public...
View ArticleDonald Trump officially chosen as Republican nominee
CLEVELAND: United for a night, Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday as their presidential standard-bearer, capping the billionaire businessman’s stunning takeover of the GOP and propelling him...
View ArticleRNC 2016 live updates: Die-hard Trump supporters loving Cleveland...
It’s Day 2 of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.The Beacon Journal has reporters and photographers in and around Cleveland and throughout the region to report on what’s happening. This...
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