Five Things You Need to Know about the Huntington/FirstMerit acquisition
Five things you need to know about the Huntington-FirstMerit acquisition:1. Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares will acquire Akron-based FirstMerit Corp. for $3.4 billion in stock and cash. The new...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Jim O’Neil to receive shot at redemption as defensive...
A few days before Jim O’Neil’s time with the Browns expired, the defensive coordinator expressed confidence he would receive another opportunity to prove himself in the NFL.He was right.O’Neil has been...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 26
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardTuesday’s ResultsAlliance 67, Louisville 57Aurora 71, Barberton 63Brecksville 59, Twinsburg 43Bristol 96, Windham 50Buckeye 63, Lorain Clearview 55Canton Central Catholic 49,...
View ArticleCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue a two-time champion who embraces his underdog persona
INDEPENDENCE: Of all the 800-plus text messages and well-wishes Tyronn Lue received upon being named coach of the Cavaliers, the most unlikeliest may have come from Allen Iverson.When Iverson stepped...
View ArticleHigh school boys basketball/Copley 96, Revere 65: Larnell Nealy tosses down...
COPLEY: The Larnell Nealy Slam Dunk Show continued Tuesday night as the Copley boys basketball team remained undefeated.Nealy scored 32 points, grabbed five rebounds and made five steals to lead the...
View ArticleTed Cruz challenges Donald Trump to debate ‘mano a mano’
Sen. Ted Cruz is challenging Donald Trump to a one-on-one debate, saying he and the billionaire can go at it “mano a mano” if they can’t agree on a moderator.Trump’s campaign announced Tuesday that...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: Zips rally after technical foul to turn...
As far as University of Akron men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot was concerned, rebounding was the key to beating Northern Illinois Tuesday night at Rhodes Arena.Considering the Huskies lead the...
View ArticleNo small change: FirstMerit’s proposed sale could have impact beyond banking
Other than blue FirstMerit signs coming down and green Huntington signs going up, bank customers might not notice much difference when the proposed sale of Akron’s historic bank goes through.They’ll...
View ArticleShots fired, one killed in arrest of Oregon militants
The FBI and Oregon State Police on Tuesday arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past three weeks, conducting a traffic stop that prompted gunfire...
View ArticleNo immediate word on Huntington-FirstMerit layoffs or branch closures
It’s still too early to say how many layoffs or branch closures will happen in the wake of the news that Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares is buying Akron-based FirstMerit Corp.Huntington plans to...
View ArticleSouth Main Street reopens after antenna stabilized atop Downtown Akron building
Authorities have reopened South Main Street between Church and Bowery streets after an unstable antenna was secured atop an office building at 157 S. Main St.The Akron Fire Department’s technical...
View ArticleAkron couple pleads guilty to running one of city’s largest meth labs
An Akron couple pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from the operation of one of the largest meth labs in the city’s history.While Jeffrey Fowler and Amanda Wilcox were operating this lab,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Scoop of the century
When you work in a newsroom, you field some pretty odd calls. But during my three decades at the Beacon Journal, I have never heard a voice mail quite like the one that was forwarded to me this week by...
View ArticleAcme executive launches PAC to keep Republican donations in local races
Running a campaign for an underdog Republican in arguably the best chance the GOP has had to upset a Democratic mayor in the last 30 years, Steve Albrecht’s eyes opened to the challenges facing...
View ArticleUnclear if fire involved in discovery of skeleton in vacant Marcy Street home
Fire investigators in 2012 made no mention of a body in the scorched Marcy Street home where a skeleton was found earlier this month, according to Akron fire reports.The fire devastated the abandoned...
View ArticleAkron man testifies in girlfriend’s murder trial against his attorney’s...
Ignoring the advice of his attorney, Paul Reed testified Wednesday in the trial of his girlfriend, Tiffany Powell, and took responsibility for the death they were both charged with causing.“Do you know...
View ArticleNorthfield man sentenced to 11 years in prison for squeezing 4-month-old...
A 24-year-old Northfield Village man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for literally squeezing the life out of his 4-month-old daughter.Louis Delery pleaded guilty Dec. 10 to involuntary...
View ArticleAkron City Council looking to give itself a pay increase that could violate...
Akron City Council may vote to give itself an in-term pay increase Thursday — a move that the Ohio Ethics Commission says could violate state law.Elected officials are barred from boosting their...
View ArticleHuntington says it wants to grow employment in Akron after FirstMerit purchase
Beacon Journal business writerWhile the proposed buyout of FirstMerit Corp. will likely involve job cuts in Akron and elsewhere, buyer Huntington Bancshares says its long-term goal is to grow — and...
View ArticleBrowns hire Harvard graduate Andrew Berry as vice president of player personnel
The Ivy League and AFC North have merged in Cleveland.The Browns bolstered their Harvard-flavored front office by hiring former Indianapolis Colts pro scouting coordinator Andrew Berry as their vice...
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