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University of Akron trustees approve Matthew Wilson as president, Rex Ramsier...

It’s no longer University of Akron interim president Matthew Wilson and interim provost Rex Ramsier.The interim titles were removed in a unanimous vote Wednesday by the UA board of trustees. Wilson’s...

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Presidential debate: Trump refuses to say he will accept election results

LAS VEGAS: Threatening to upend a basic pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused Wednesday night to say he would accept the results of the November election if he loses to Hillary Clinton....

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Summit 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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Former UA VP Larry Burns finds new job in native Detroit

The former University of Akron executive who was behind the failed “Ohio’s polytechnic university” rebranding effort has found a new job.Larry Burns, UA’s former vice president for advancement, this...

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Six sentenced, ordered to repay $17 million swindled from investors

Six area businesspeople were ordered on Thursday to repay a total of $17 million they swindled from investors, federal court records show.Kenneth Grant of Copley, Thomas Abdallah of Brunswick, Jeffrey...

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Police officer found not guilty of theft from Best Buy

A Brimfield Township police officer was found not guilty last week of a charge that he stole a $15 watch band from a Cuyahoga Falls Best Buy in May.Officer Russ Diehl, 41, stood trial on Oct. 13 in...

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Syndicated columnist explains Trump’s political rise

To make sense of Donald Trump’s political rise and the unraveling of the Republican Party he now leads, progressive writer E.J. Dionne listens to conservatives who saw it all coming.In 2013, after...

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Kenmore man sentenced for attacking humane officer

A Kenmore man who beat and stabbed a humane officer for parking on the street in front of his house was sentenced to six years in prison by a Summit County Common Pleas judge Thursday. McCullen Webb,...

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Metro Parks release one more batch of quails, cross fingers that they’ll...

Dan Toth assisted Summit County’s newest resident out of the back of the SUV, Marlo Perdicas presented her with a shiny blue bracelet, and then the two local ambassadors watched as she toddled off to...

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Trump, Clinton trade caustic barbs as roast turns bitter

NEW YORK: The annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a white-tie gala in New York that is often the last time the two presidential nominees share a stage before Election Day, is...

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High school scores, summaries and schedules —

FOOTBallScoreboardThursday’s ResultsCin. Riverview East vs. Day. Belmont, ccd.Garfield Hts. vs. Parma Normandy, ppd. to FridayGermantown Valley View 38, Brookville 20Hilliard Darby 35, Delaware Hayes...

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Browns notebook: Joe Haden, Terrelle Pryor will run in attempt to convince...

BEREA: Cornerback Joe Haden and wide receiver Terrelle Pryor remained sidelined during Thursday’s practice, but coach Hue Jackson is still hopeful they’ll be able to fight through their injuries and...

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Browns coach Hue Jackson dials down Cody Kessler hype but is still encouraged...

BEREA: Browns coach Hue Jackson amended a comment he made earlier this week about rookie quarterback Cody Kessler.On Monday, Jackson said Kessler “is playing as good as I have had in a long time.”On...

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Marla Ridenour: For UA basketball, loyalty wins out as Isaiah Johnson, Kwan...

Isaiah Johnson and Kwan Cheatham could have decided they wanted to try to make a name for themselves.They could have abandoned the University of Akron basketball program and coach Keith Dambrot in...

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Cavaliers enjoying Indians’ march through postseason

INDEPENDENCE: With the Cavaliers set to receive their championship rings on Tuesday, the same night the Indians host Game 1 of the World Series, LeBron James can think of only one addition to make the...

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Bob Dyer: Beaming back to 1997

You ain’t seen nuthin yet.The Browns will blow out the Bengals on Sunday and start a miraculous run. They will finish the season 10-6, grab a wild card berth, cruise through the NFL playoffs and win...

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Women rule in local courts, hold majority of elected judgeships in county

Women are underrepresented among Summit County’s mayors and on city councils compared to the 51 percent they claim of the county’s population. That’s not the case, however, when it comes to the bench....

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Who won last night’s presidential debate? Read what Akron-area independents...

The Beacon Journal barred partisans from its debate watch party Wednesday night.Working with poll results from the University of Akron’s Bliss Institute for Applied Politics, the paper invited a...

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What the UA trustees still don’t get

What have the University of Akron trustees learned from the mistakes of the Scott Scarborough years? Apparently, too little.That is evident in the way they handled the decision to remove “interim” from...

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Michael Morell: A letter to home about why I support Hillary Clinton for...

WASHINGTON: I grew up in Northeast Ohio, and I am voting for Hillary Clinton for president.I was born in Akron and raised in Cuyahoga Falls by a blue-collar automaker and a full-time homemaker and...

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