Akron Dish: Annunciation Greek Festival offers more lamb, other goodies;...
The folks organizing the popular Annunciation Greek Festival are reaching out to lamb lovers as well as those wanting meatless goodies.The three-day fest — featuring oodles of made-from-scratch, savory...
View ArticleAbducted girl, 15, found safe following police chase
A 15-year-old Brunswick girl has been found safe after an Amber Alert was issued following her alleged abduction by her father on Monday. A Northfield police officer noticed a truck matching one owned...
View ArticleGAR Foundation head Christine Amer Mayer joins national Knight Foundation board
Christine Amer Mayer, president of the Akron-based GAR Foundation, has been named to the board of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.Amer Mayer, 45, replaces former Beacon Journal publisher Jim...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Hue Jackson calls center Cam Erving’s trouble with shotgun...
Center Cameron Erving’s snapping issues could cost him his starting job with the Browns if they persist. When Erving fired a shotgun snap over the head of quarterback Robert Griffin III and the ball...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Uncertainty swirls around Zips running back for...
The University of Akron’s running back situation grew cloudy after the first play of the first drive of the second half in a 54-10 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday.That’s when starting running back Warren...
View ArticleCoroner: Heart found next to Ohio gas station likely human
NORWALK, OHIO: A coroner says a heart found in a plastic bag on the ground next to an Ohio gas station appears to be human.Huron County Coroner Jeff Harwood said Tuesday pathologists in Toledo are...
View ArticleAkron police chief ‘ticked’ after three officers charged with drunken driving
Akron Police Chief James Nice wants to know what’s causing so many of his off-duty officers to break the law.“It’s been rough. It’s very embarrassing,” he said. “We hope to discuss what’s going on, how...
View ArticleBrowns leaders say they’ll wait to see how Carson Wentz pans out over time...
Based on the stellar NFL debut of Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, it looks as if the Browns may be haunted by their decision to pass on him in April’s draft by trading the No. 2...
View ArticleSchool resumes Wednesday at Akron’s Ellet High School
Akron’s Ellet High School reopened Wednesday after being closed for two days following a weekend fire.Work crews constructed containment walls Tuesday morning around the area damaged by fire. District...
View ArticleJailed Ohio kidnapping suspect points police to third body
MANSFIELD, OHIO: Authorities say a kidnapping suspect confessed to a murder and directed Ohio investigators to a third body after two were found at a different property along with a surviving woman who...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 13
FOOTBALLScheduleWeek 4Thursday’s Games(All games 7 p.m., unless noted)St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1) at Canton Central Catholic (2-1)Mentor (1-2) at Euclid (2-1)———Friday’s Games(All games 7 p.m., unless...
View ArticleAccident on I-77 south in Akron snarls traffic
An accident on Interstate 77 south near the Copley Road exit is causing a significant traffic back up this morning.Drivers reported that traffic was backed from the Copley Road exit to roughly the...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls ends bee drama with new rules for hives
CUYAHOGA FALLS: After several months of debating the benefits of urban beekeeping, Cuyahoga Falls City Council this week approved guidelines that will allow residents to keep their hives while...
View ArticleMedina man indicted on charges of stealing $275,000 from his employer for...
A Medina man has been indicted in federal court on charges of stealing about $275,000 from his employer to pay for a country club membership, vehicles and items from Victoria’s Secret and GNC.Brian K....
View ArticleOhio boy seen in car with passed-out adults gets new home
LISBON, OHIO: A 4-year-old Ohio boy pictured in police photos in the back seat of a car while his grandmother and her boyfriend were slumped over from a drug overdose is moving in with other...
View ArticleLeaked Colin Powell emails fault Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in newly leaked emails, criticized both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and lamenting Hillary Clinton’s...
View ArticleSteam engine to chug its way through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
She is familiar, but she’s sporting a new moniker.The Nickel Plate Road’s 2-8-4 Berkshire No. 765 is back for another run through Cuyahoga Valley National Park, but for the popular Steam in the Valley...
View ArticleDominion gets PUCO approval to more than double some costs to customers...
Dominion East Ohio received the OK from state regulators on Wednesday to increase the amount of money it will spend on replacing aging pipelines. But that also means it can more than double what it...
View ArticleAkron says street trees being chopped down on Exchange will be replaced
Don’t despair, tree lovers.The street trees along Exchange Street in downtown Akron that are being chopped down will be replaced.“It’ll look a whole lot greener than it does now,” Akron Service...
View ArticleEnrollment figures are in, University of Akron only one down, but ‘steeper...
The University of Akron fall enrollment is down 8 percent, but “extra effort” helped the school avoid “a much steeper decline.”That’s the word from UA Interim President Matthew J. Wilson in a letter...
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