One person injured in Wednesday afternoon shooting near University of Akron...
Police are asking the public for information about a shooting Wednesday afternoon south of the University of Akron campus that left a male injured. The incident occurred near Rentschler and Power...
View ArticlePunctured battery to blame for GOJO evacuation Tuesday, company says
Smoke from a punctured lithium battery caused the temporary evacuation of GOJO Industries on Tuesday afternoon, according a company spokeswoman. The battery was removed from the building in the 500...
View ArticleNordonia athlete’s condition stable after injury leaves her unresponsive on...
A sophomore Nordonia High School soccer player was initially unresponsive following an injury during a girls junior varsity soccer match between Nordonia and Stow high schools Wednesday afternoon. She...
View ArticleGreat Pumpkin rises on Wayne County farm
There are three things that I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin.These words uttered by a blanket-carrying Linus some 50 years ago are as relevant today...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Akron shouldn’t run up the white flag
If you’re anything like me, your closest friends don’t include more than a handful of vexillologists.Well, OK, I don’t know a single vexillologist, either. I didn’t even know what one was until a...
View ArticleUA students give the interim president a thumbs up for his first Q&A town...
University of Akron Interim President Matt Wilson’s comfortable style and positive message were hits Wednesday among students who turned out for a town hall meeting at the Student Union.Wilson, who was...
View ArticleHow a small asteroid may answer big questions about the solar system
Get ready for an interplanetary treasure hunt. On Thursday, NASA will launch its first mission to visit an asteroid and bring precious samples back to Earth.OSIRIS-REx, set to launch at 7:05 p.m., will...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic Akron General gets new president; hospital emerges as anchor...
Cleveland Clinic Akron General is about to get a new president and a new role as the hub hospital of what the Cleveland Clinic calls its Southern Region. Dr. Brian Harte, who has overseen two of the...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Hue Jackson takes exception to Brian Billick blasting team...
BEREA: The Browns are rebuilding, and they’re extremely young. Coming off a 3-13 season, some observers think they’ll be even worse in 2016.Former Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick is among them....
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 7
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 ArticleAkron wins $5 million national grant to improve downtown
Akron is one of four cities nationwide — and by far the smallest — to win a $5 million competitive grant to help revitalize public spaces downtown.The “Reimagining the Civic Commons” award comes from a...
View ArticleSchools in several Northeast Ohio counties to close for heat
CLEVELAND: Schools in several northeast Ohio counties will be closed Thursday due to heat, humidity and air conditioning issues.The Constellation Schools charter network says more than 10 of its school...
View ArticleAkron bakes through hottest summer since 1887
The weather around here is beginning to sound like a broken record.Hot.Hot.Hot.Yet another weather record has been shattered as the National Weather Service announced we endured the hottest traditional...
View ArticleBrowns vote quarterback Robert Griffin III captain, he vows not to let...
BEREA: Welcome to Cleveland, Captain Robert.The leadership of quarterback Robert Griffin III had been questioned for years in Washington, but his new teammates recently voted him a captain along with...
View ArticleEmployers figuring out how to deal with Ohio’s newly legal medical marijuana
Medical marijuana just became legal in Ohio.But while Ohio’s medical marijuana law is in effect as of Sept. 8, don’t expect pot to be available for at least a year — and perhaps two years — as the...
View Article4 teens who fled Stark County treatment center fractured employee’s neck
CANTON: Authorities in Stark County say an employee at a treatment center for juveniles had his neck fractured when he and a colleague were beaten as four teenagers escaped the facility.The Repository...
View ArticleAkron man going to prison for not paying more than $60,000 in child support
An Akron man is heading to prison for failing to pay child support.How much does he owe? More than $60,000.Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Lynne Callahan sentenced David Godbee, 36, of Douglas...
View ArticleTowpath to the future of Akron
Four national foundations want to see cities “reimagining the civic commons.” On Thursday, they selected Akron, along with Chicago, Detroit and Memphis, as early prototypes, and it is not hard to see...
View ArticleLocal officials say no to selling, growing or processing marijuana in their...
Officials in three Akron-area communities took action this week to prohibit the growing, selling and processing of medical marijuana in their towns.While marijuana remains illegal at the federal level,...
View ArticleA formal welcome to new UA students is a change from the past
The University of Akron is taking a more formal approach to its annual welcoming ceremony for students at Friday’s convocation at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall.Although students are not expected...
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