Woman, 19, wounded by stray bullet in West Akron
AKRON: Detectives are investigating after a 19-year-old woman was wounded by a stray bullet fired into a West Akron home. The woman was taken to Summa Akron City Hospital after being struck in the face...
View ArticleJane Bond: Why so many oppose the direction at UA
The University of Akron is at a critical crossroad. The university is the premier public research and teaching institution in Northeast Ohio. But the policies of President Scarborough and the board of...
View ArticleTwo injured in eight-car traffic accident on I-77 southbound at Ghent Road
Traffic was backed up for about two hours on Interstate 77 at Ghent Road following an eight-car crash Tuesday afternoon that injured at least two people.The crash was reported at 4:47 p.m., according...
View ArticleFood Notes: El Gato Taqueria opens downtown; Girl Scout cookie time; Lager &...
If your New Year’s resolution is to eat more cookies and tacos, we’ve got you covered.Today, Food Notes gives you the scoop on the sweet lineup of Girl Scout cookies — sales began Monday — and some...
View ArticleOhio group seeks grand jury probe of ex-charter school head
COLUMBUS: A liberal policy group called Tuesday for a grand jury probe into a former Ohio education official who resigned this summer after acknowledging he omitted failing grades from certain...
View ArticleWest Point dials up auction of its unusual store decor — two British phone...
West Point Market’s last call is a sale Friday of its two iconic British telephone booths and store fixtures.But if you want a phone booth you’ll have to outbid a determined buyer: Rick Vernon, owner...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 5
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardTuesday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 64, Kenmore 51Barberton 66, Kent Roosevelt 48Brecksville 47, Wadsworth 37Canton McKinley 89, Perry 53Copley 83, Aurora 53Coventry 53,...
View ArticleCavaliers begin longest road trip of season riding four-game winning streak
CLEVELAND: The most daunting trip on the Cavaliers’ schedule, at least according to David Blatt, was the recently-completed West Coast trip that included a Christmas Day game and four games in five...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Browns continue to give off vibe that they think they’re...
General Manager Ray Farmer is gone, but it appears the Browns still believe they’re smarter than everyone else.Tuesday’s addition of Paul DePodesta as chief strategy officer completed an analytics...
View ArticleCommitment to analytics drives Browns to place baseball executive Paul...
A strong commitment to analytics led the Browns to lure longtime baseball executive Paul DePodesta of Moneyball fame away from the New York Mets and place him in a heavy hitter’s role within their...
View ArticleWith more names surfacing, Browns have long list of scheduled interviews in...
As the Browns schedule interviews for their head-coaching vacancy, they’ve included two Battle of Ohio lieutenants, a lumberjack look-alike who’s so smart that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Johnny the Football Punk
Dear Johnny Football: I hope I never see you in a Cleveland Browns uniform again.Why? Because you’re a selfish punk.It has taken me a long time to come to that realization. Too long.I’ve been trying to...
View ArticleFBI helping Akron police investigate fatal pizza shop holdup
Police in Akron are bringing in the FBI to help with their investigation into a fatal pizza shop shooting nearly a month ago.Investigators in Akron say federal agents plan to enhance surveillance video...
View ArticleMultiple Summit County inmates taken to hospital after overdosing
Multiple inmates at a Summit County correctional facility were hospitalized after overdosing around 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to Beacon Journal news partner newsnet5.com.Emergency crews were called...
View ArticleAkron firefighters battle blaze at vacant home
Akron firefighters early Wednesday battled a fire in a vacant house on Kling Street.The fire in the 800 block was reported about 4:45 a.m.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No damage...
View ArticleCriminal investigation underway at Chipotle
NEW YORK: Chipotle has been served with a federal subpoena as part of a criminal investigation tied to a norovirus outbreak at one of its restaurants in California.The investigation is being conducted...
View ArticleAkron scratches its way to Top 5 list of metropolitan areas for bed-bug...
The Akron and Cleveland region finds itself among the top areas in the country for bed-bug related calls.The pest control company Terminix examined its calls in 2015 to determine the top metropolitan...
View ArticlePenguin confessions: The day a Beacon Journal reporter dropped his glasses...
Sure, they are cute. Heck, the Akron Zoo has even set aside a whole month to celebrate their penguin cuteness. But those members of the Humboldt gang have a dark side — and I have seen it up close....
View ArticleFight over drug prices hits court instead of ballot
Members of a group that wants Ohioans to vote on prescription drug price controls sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Wednesday and asked a judge to clear its path toward the November ballot....
View ArticleAbout 5,000 Summit, Medina, Portage county taxpayers’ information part of...
About 5,000 taxpayers in Summit, Medina and Portage counties are among 50,000 in Ohio who are being notified that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, may be at risk after a...
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