Trump supporters look to candidate to fix problems with economy, military
While people began lining up outside the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes Arena to see Donald Trump as early as 2:30 p.m., sounds of an acoustic guitar cut through the chatter.Kraig Moss, a...
View ArticleTrump promises to bring back factory jobs in Akron speech
Taking the stage a half-hour ahead of schedule — with lined-up supporters still waiting to get in — Donald Trump wasted no time Monday reminding Ohio of the good-paying factory jobs it’s missing.During...
View ArticleMan killed by Ohio cop at drugstore was in prison last year
HAMILTON, OHIO: Records show a man who was fatally shot by an officer because police say he was holding a knife to a pharmacist’s throat at an Ohio drugstore had been released from prison in...
View ArticleScandalous at the Statehouse
State lawmakers patted themselves on the back, and deservedly so, when they enacted stronger oversight of charter schools last year. The first purpose of the new law brings improved accountability to...
View ArticleFire prompts evacuation of residents in 101-unit complex in Kent; cause of...
Beacon Journal staff reportA fire in an apartment kitchen Tuesday led to the evacuation of residents in the 101-unit Tower 43 complex in Kent.Lt. James Samels with the Kent Fire Department said the...
View ArticleGlenwood Jail escapee sought by authorities
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an inmate who escaped from Glenwood Jail on Friday in Akron.Jason Shockley, 26, of Akron, was still on the loose as of Tuesday evening. “This is not a...
View ArticleFalls Better Block wants to inspire change along underused Front Street
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Tuesday afternoon was a typical day at Front Street’s Riverfront Pedestrian Mall — “typical” in that it was nearly empty. In the span of an hour, fewer than 10 people passed by the...
View ArticleAkron mother sobs after being sentenced to 5 years for scalding 2-year-old...
“Have you seen these?” Judge Amy Corrigall Jones asked, holding up a photograph showing red burn marks on the buttocks and feet of a 2-year-old Akron girl.“Yes, ma’am,” answered Monique Smith, the...
View ArticleWoman armed with note robs bank in West Akron
A bank in Akron’s Wallhaven neighborhood was robbed shortly after opening Tuesday morning.Police are looking for a woman who, around 9:15 a.m., entered the lobby and handed a note to the bank teller at...
View ArticleCoventry school district opens new high school
COVENTRY TWP.: Sarah Horn can hardly wait to start her senior year at Coventry High School.Her excitement, however, is not rooted in the fact that it is her final year of high school. It is generated...
View ArticleJudge doesn’t mince words in feelings about jailed businessman Ronald Conte’s...
The lawyer for a jailed Akron businessman who got caught trying to run an income tax business while imprisoned withdrew his client’s request for early release after a stern judge made it clear how she...
View ArticleRipper Owens’ Traveler’s Tavern closing; it was featured on ‘Bar Rescue’
Tim Owens’ Traveler’s Tavern, which underwent a televised makeover last year, will close in early September.Owens, the rocker known as Ripper, and his partner Micah Posten blamed other commitments for...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Change of scenery helping Jamar Taylor write bust-to-starter...
TAMPA, FLA.: Jamar Taylor has gone from a bust with the Miami Dolphins to a projected starter for the Browns. “I never really worry about what people say. I know I can play in this game,” Taylor said...
View ArticleBrowns snapshot: Undrafted rookie Dominique Alexander continues to make case...
Tuesday’s developments • Undrafted rookie Dominique Alexander has impressed the Browns enough to earn consistent playing time this preseason as a second-string inside linebacker. He’s also a...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Leaner, more experienced Thomas Woodson hopes...
Last season, no one would have accused Thomas Woodson, quarterback for the University of Akron football team, of being light on his feet.This year, Woodson looks quicker moving around the pocket and on...
View ArticleTrade? What trade? Browns excited about what Josh Gordon-Terrelle Pryor...
TAMPA, FLA.: The Browns flaunted their twin towers at wide receiver Tuesday in a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and they’re not interested in breaking Josh Gordon and Terrelle Pryor...
View ArticleShooter of Canton K-9 Jethro gets 45 years in prison
The man who sparked national outrage when he shot and killed a Canton police dog during a burglary in January was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison.Kelontre D. Barefield, 23, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleAkron woman, 51, charged in Wallhaven PNC bank robbery
An Akron woman was arrested Wednesday on charges of robbing a PNC bank in the Wallhaven neighborhood on Tuesday morning.Akron police cited tips from the public as the reason Malzena V. Lagarde, 51, was...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Museum on target for fall opening
The new Akron Children’s Museum is moving forward with plans to open this fall.Organizers recently launched an online, matching fundraising campaign and construction workers are busy building out the...
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