Man who fatally stabbed girlfriend claims self-defense, jury deliberations to...
After fatally stabbing his girlfriend last June, Michael Huguley testified Tuesday in Summit County Common Pleas Court that the act was in self-defense, claiming she stabbed him first. Huguley, 37, is...
View ArticleState audit says struggling Coventry schools should reduce out-of-district...
The Coventry Local School District should dramatically cut the number of out-of-district students it accepts in order to balance its finances, a state audit recommends.Reducing the number of...
View ArticleVolunteers help show off Akron, Northeast Ohio as RNC travelers look for...
Monica Galang smiled when she saw Antoinette Hecht approaching at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn on Tuesday morning.Galang, a teacher at Copley-Fairlawn Middle School, helped steer Hecht and her 9-year-old...
View ArticleState funding could shrink for Akron school construction
Akron school and city officials could find themselves with less state funding to construct the city’s last new high school, based on a draft of a new 2021-2022 enrollment projection by the state.Akron...
View ArticleClinton calls first day of Republican convention ‘surreal’
LAS VEGAS: Hillary Clinton dismissed the first day of the Republican National Convention as a “surreal” experience on Tuesday, comparing the gathering led by Republican Donald Trump to the classic...
View ArticleWriter-director Garry Marshall dies at 81
LOS ANGELES: Writer-director Garry Marshall, whose deft touch with comedy and romance led to a string of TV hits that included Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and the box-office successes Pretty...
View ArticleRNC Wednesday: Schedule and prime-time speakers
The theme for the day is: Make America First Again.The Ohio delegation will have breakfast with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, along with Rep. Pat Tiberi from central Ohio.In the morning, the Republican...
View ArticleAkron police, Summit County deputies join effort to keep peace during RNC week
When the 38 Akron police officers finish their 12-hour shifts providing security for the Republican National Convention — loaded down with gear in 90-degree heat — they retire to dorm rooms at Case...
View ArticleKent State expert says Melania Trump’s speech ‘100 percent plagiarism’
A plagiarism expert at Kent State University’s Stark campus dissects students’ writing to help determine whether the words are not their own.So when Rob Kairis heard about the similarities between...
View ArticleRNC: What do Ohio delegates want from Trump?
An informal survey of Ohio delegates showed a discomfort with the persistent attacks and negativity from the Donald Trump campaign and a desire for solutions.Anticipating a Trump acceptance speech...
View ArticleTrevor Noah and Cleveland crowd become BFFs during ‘Daily Show’ taping
Trevor Noah said he would like to move The Daily Show to Northeast Ohio, joking that the people he had met were “so friendly it’s almost creepy.”He is also a fan of the Primary, a convention-themed...
View ArticleAkron police investigate armed robberies at Family Dollar stores
Akron police detectives and crime analysts are investigating several armed robberies in the past few months — including two this week at Family Dollar stores — to determine if they are related.The...
View ArticleAkron police officer Eric Paull sentenced for assault and stalking...
The ex-girlfriend of a former Akron police officer who is serving time in prison for assaulting her and stalking her and other area women has filed a civil suit against him in federal court.In a...
View ArticleMichael Huguley found not guilty of aggravated murder, guilty of other...
A Summit County jury agreed with defense attorneys who argued Michael Huguley wasn’t guilty of the most serious charge he faced in the stabbing death of the mother of his child: aggravated murder. The...
View ArticleAkron high school students weigh in on the RNC and the presidential race
INDEPENDENCE: Seventeen-year-old Devin McVay is very interested in whom will be elected president.“I believe the president will have a direct impact on what happens to me because I’m joining the Army...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Akron’s LeBron banner returns home
As you may recall, Sherwin Williams was planning to replace its 10-story LeBron James banner in downtown Cleveland for this week’s Republican National Convention, temporarily substituting an enormous...
View ArticleIndians reportedly in trade talks involving Milwaukee Brewers catcher...
The Indians are one of several teams looking to add a reliever prior to the Aug. 1 nonwaiver trade deadline to bolster the bullpen. They’re now also connected to one of the game’s best offensive...
View ArticleRNC 2016 live updates: Pence accepts VP nomination; Cruz doesn’t fully...
This is the third day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.The Beacon Journal will continue to provide coverage of what’s happening in and around the convention with updates throughout...
View ArticleDonald Trump to make appearance Friday at University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall
Fresh from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, presidential nominee Donald Trump will travel south Friday for a late afternoon campaign stop at the University of Akron. The Trump campaign...
View ArticleThings to Do, July 21: Taste of Akron; Louie Anderson in Kent; kids’...
Have a Taste of AkronTaste of Akron has become an enormously popular event, drawing 13,000 noshers last year, and more crowds are expected for the 11th annual event from 6 to 10 p.m. at Hardesty Park...
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