Fourth person pleads guilty to drug possession in heroin overdose death of...
The fourth and final person charged in the heroin overdose death of 16-year-old Andrew Frye pleaded guilty Monday morning.Donald Callaghan, 59, of Akron, was scheduled to go on trial Monday before...
View Article10 Things To Do In ... Lakemore and Springfield Township
SPRINGFIELD TWP.: If your town has a nice big lake, you might not even notice summer is winding down. After all, there is plenty of boating, fishing and maybe even a little swimming yet to be done....
View ArticleAkron City Council just says no — at least for now — to medical marijuana
Akron isn’t ready to embrace medical marijuana just yet.City Council approved a one-year moratorium Monday night on grow operations, processing and dispensaries.Akron is looking to join other...
View ArticleFirestone High School wrestling room named to honor the late Bill Dies
The Akron Board of Education on Monday voted to name the new wrestling room at Firestone Community Learning Center to honor Bill Dies and his family.The Dies Wrestling Room recognizes the efforts of...
View ArticleNo winner Sunday in Queen of Hearts $1.8 million drawing
Beacon Journal staff reportSkyLane Bowling is still looking for a winner for its Queen of Hearts drawing.There was no winner in Sunday’s $1.8 million drawing, which attracted an estimated 10,000 to...
View ArticleMedina man sentenced to 14 years in prison for November 2015 shooting death...
The mother of a Green man who was shot and killed last fall will never forget the hysterical phone call from her son’s girlfriend who screamed, “They killed him!” over and over again.“No words can...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 12
REPORTING SCORESReport scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Let your athletic director and coach know if you do not see your school’s...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Josh McCown eager to start again: ‘At my tender age, these...
BEREA: It didn’t take long for the Browns to dust off 37-year-old quarterback Josh McCown, and he’s grateful for a chance to show he can still clean up well. With Robert Griffin III out for at least...
View Article’DWTS’ host: Lochte protesters rushing stage was ’unnerving’
LOS ANGELES: Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron said everyone in the studio was shocked when two men rushed the stage to protest Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte after his performance on the ABC...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Robert Griffin III out for at least eight weeks, perhaps...
BEREA: Starting quarterback Robert Griffin III began his Browns career by going one and out.Griffin suffered a fractured coracoid bone in his left shoulder Sunday late in the fourth quarter of a 29-10...
View ArticleAmber Alert issued for teen abducted in Brunswick; father suspected,...
Brunswick police issued a statewide Amber Alert for a 15-year-old girl said to be abducted by her father, who is a registered sex offender, Monday in Brunswick.The girl, Robin C. Roberts, was last seen...
View ArticleEllet High School to be closed on Tuesday as fire cleanup continues
Akron’s Ellet High School will be closed again Tuesday, as crews continue to clean up from a weekend fire that damaged the southeast portion of the building that houses the school’s construction...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Battered Mt. Zion trying to rally
The Rev. Robert Golson says he’s going to be a healer.Good thing. The wounds at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Akron were nearly fatal.A long-running dispute over the church’s veteran pastor, the Rev....
View ArticleAkron wants city retirees to pay toward health care and end the benefit...
Akron wants city retirees to start paying toward their supplemental health insurance and would like to eliminate the perk altogether for new workers.Mayor Dan Horrigan introduced a series of proposed...
View ArticleTrump returning to Stark County on Wednesday as Clinton takes time to recover...
For the third time in a month, Donald Trump will be in Northeast Ohio as the presidential race again tightens in critical battleground states.Trump will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday to thousands of...
View ArticleKent State is only NE Ohio public school to make U.S. News top-tier ranking;...
Kent State University touted Tuesday that it is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report.The...
View ArticleSummit County certifies list of delinquent sewer accounts
More than 4,400 Summit County sewer customers failed to pay all or some of their bills over the last year — an amount that totals $2.1 million.County Council this week certified the annual delinquent...
View Article1 in 7 Ohio registered voters won’t receive an invitation to vote absentee
In an online ad, a smiling Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted holds up a letter with his name in large print and the promise, “Your absentee ballot request form is in the mail.”But for 1 in 7...
View ArticleTroopers continue to investigate crash that claimed lives of man, 6-year-old boy
Authorities are continuing to investigate a fatal crash involving a military vehicle over the weekend on state Route 14 in Ravenna Township.Trooper Lydia Jordan, with the Ravenna post of the Ohio State...
View ArticleDonald Trump to unveil new child care affordability policies
DES MOINES, IOWA: Donald Trump is rolling out proposals Tuesday to make child care more affordable for working families, including a plan to guarantee new mothers six weeks of paid maternity leave and...
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