Akron couple holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive
An Akron couple held an alleged burglar at gunpoint Sunday morning while police hurried to their Cordova Avenue home.DeJuan McCraney, who was convicted of attempted aggravated murder in 2001, was...
View ArticleAkron City Council agrees to quit offering retiree health benefits to future...
Akron City Council agreed Monday to quit offering retiree health benefits to future employees and elected officials.Under the legislation, any official elected or employee hired on or after Jan. 1,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Should we turn Akron over to zombies?
Bob: Thanks for your great column, “Don’t be so sad.” You might want to follow it up with another column asking readers to write, “I am sad because ... .”Perhaps I can help. I am sad because Akron and...
View ArticlePucker up! Principal kisses pink pony as reward for students’ fundraising...
Giggles and looks of astonishment filled the gym at Seiberling Community Learning Center as students and staff watched their principal kiss a pink pony on Monday during their weekly kickoff assembly....
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 17
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: Jordan Poyer still in hospital, Terrelle Pryor dealing with...
BEREA: Browns starting free safety Jordan Poyer remained hospitalized for observation Monday after suffering a lacerated kidney that could end his season.“Obviously a kidney is a serious thing,” coach...
View ArticleEllet graduate Breaon Brady commits to play basketball at the University of...
Breaon Brady, a 2015 Ellet High School graduate, has committed to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Houston starting in the 2017-2018 season.Brady is entering his sophomore year at...
View ArticleCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue wants J.R. Smith to get his due in Columbus
INDEPENDENCE: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue thinks so much of guard J.R. Smith that he wants him to receive a rousing ovation in Tuesday night’s preseason finale in Columbus.That means Lue is considering...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson on QB Cody Kessler: ‘This guy’s playing as good as...
BEREA: Coach Hue Jackson is starting to look wiser by the week for telling fans “trust me” when the Browns drafted rookie quarterback Cody Kessler in the third round.Kessler provided the Browns with a...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Ontario court dismisses attempt to ban Indians’ name, logo;...
By Ryan LewisBeacon Journal sports writerTORONTO: An Ontario court on Monday threw out a last-minute attempt to ban the Indians from using their team name or the Chief Wahoo logo during the American...
View ArticleIndians 4, Blue Jays 2: Trevor Bauer bleeds, bullpen stitches together...
TORONTO: The Indians are one win away from the World Series, and the list of things they have overcome continues to grow longer and stranger. Trevor Bauer’s lacerated pinkie forced his exit from the...
View ArticleOhio approves Stark State College’s Akron campus, groundbreaking scheduled...
Construction on Stark State College’s Akron campus is expected to begin by the end of the month following the Ohio Controlling Board’s approval of the project on Monday.The board approved the project...
View ArticleCause of fatal Akron jet crash to be revealed in live-streamed meeting...
Less than a year after a small charter jet slammed into an apartment building in Akron, killing all on board, the National Transportation Safety Board is poised to say what it thinks caused the crash.A...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron looks to hire Matthew Wilson as permanent president
The University of Akron may take the interim tag off President Matthew Wilson’s title.The board of trustees will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to consider hiring Wilson as the school’s...
View ArticleFugitive task force looking for Akron man who escaped from corrections center
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of a man who escaped last month from a community-based corrections center in Akron.Channing...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Piada expands; Southern food at Venice Cafe; Kingfish opens in...
Today, we’re all over the culinary and geographic map.Italian street food is coming to Cuyahoga Falls and West Akron, and Southern flavors — hot chicken and shrimp and grits — have arrived at Kent’s...
View ArticleFamily and friends mourn death of lovable 9-year-old Carmella Karpovitch
Carmella Patience Karpovitch liked anything with glitter.She was a huge Star Wars and Harry Potter fan.And she loved to read, play Minecraft and tinker with things — especially computers. But perhaps...
View ArticleWest Akron woman describes holding burglar at gunpoint until police arrive,...
An Akron couple who held a burglar at gunpoint Sunday morning until police arrived credits the Second Amendment for keeping them safe.Police reported the couple, a 61-year-old man and a 43-year-old...
View ArticleStreetsboro-based Step2 acquired; larger company will remain in Streetsboro...
Streetsboro-based toy company Step2 has been sold, but it is growing and staying put, its leader said Tuesday afternoon.The toy and home and garden products company has been acquired by New York-based...
View ArticleSummit County schedules public ceremony to say goodbye to former Edwin Shaw...
Summit County is giving people one last chance to say goodbye to the former Edwin Shaw medical campus before the remaining buildings are torn down.The county and village of Lakemore will host a special...
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