UPDATE: Police, school officials continue to investigate brawl after Thursday...
A brawl at the end of a City Series girls basketball championship game on Thursday evening resulted in several people treated for pepper spray and one girl hospitalized for an asthma attack, police...
View ArticleAkron parents, 17 and 20, charged with scalding baby with hot water
An Akron couple was arrested Thursday night on charges that they severely scalded their 5-month-old baby girl with hot shower water.The child was transported to Akron Children’s Hospital for treatment...
View ArticlePolice: Man throws crowbar at girlfriend, hits toddler in face instead
An Akron man was arrested Friday morning after he drunkenly threw a crowbar at his girlfriend and instead struck her 2-year-old son in the face, police said.The child was transported to Akron...
View ArticleCommissioner Roger Goodell hopes Browns receiver Josh Gordon understands he...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to ensure suspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon realizes he must change his behavior to have a legitimate shot at a comeback.Goodell confirmed Friday during a...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Johnny Manziel’s deep-rooted issues could bring much sadder...
By all indications, the Browns will release Johnny Manziel on March 9. I pray he’s alive on March 9. Last weekend’s incident that prompted the Fort Worth Police Department to use a helicopter to...
View ArticleSuspected heroin dealer faces arrest on sexual battery charges after he shows...
Police have a suspected heroin dealer under guard at Akron General Medical Center after he went there for treatment for a bullet wound.The man, JuJuan Weems of Akron, was wanted on charges of gross...
View ArticleHudson and Akron shops embrace pedal power
Two area bicycle shops are putting the pedal to the mettle.One shop — All-Around Cyclery in Hudson — is brand new, with an owner who has worked at small bicycle shops for 19 years.The other — Blimp...
View ArticleKent man accused of downloading and sharing child pornography is registered...
A Kent man who was arrested Thursday morning on federal charges of downloading and sharing child pornography is a registered sex offender.Steven Ciccone, 65, was convicted in 2014 on felony charges of...
View ArticleDeandre Baskerville guilty of murder but not aggravated murder in Chapel Hill...
A Summit County jury didn’t believe Deandre Baskerville’s self-defense claim in the fatal stabbing of Terrance Rogers Sr. that happened outside Chapel Hill Mall last summer.The jurors, though, also...
View ArticleGen X: Invisible, adaptable and street-smart
Trying to define Generation X is like trying to pin down a chameleon’s color. The nation’s 36- to 50-year-olds admit they can be invisible sometimes, stuck between two larger, louder and more...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 5
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 88, Mentor Lake Catholic 62Barberton 62, Tallmadge 49Brunswick 65, Euclid 53Buchtel 77, East 72 (OT)Canton Central Catholic 36, Massillon...
View ArticleAkron 92, Central Michigan 87: Antino Jackson sparks Zips in victory over...
At one point during the second half of the University of Akron men’s basketball team’s Friday game, the Zips looked as if they were going to allow one to slip away. They held on for a 92-87...
View ArticleCeltics 104, Cavaliers 103: Avery Bradley’s 3-pointer at buzzer gives Celtics...
CLEVELAND: Avery Bradley’s 3-pointer from the corner gave the Boston Celtics a stunning 104-103 victory Friday night when they rallied from five points behind in the final 20 seconds.The Cavs seemed to...
View ArticleMusic and mental illness: Exploring the line between genius and insanity
Dr. Richard Kogan’s fingers — sometimes fluttering, sometimes flogging the keys of a piano — spilled a cascading torrent of emotion across a lobby at Summa Akron City Hospital Friday as if it was...
View ArticleAbsentee ballot fix could miss Summit County
The state’s fix for a broken absentee voting system may have little impact in Summit County as local officials smooth out the details for the highly anticipated presidential primary and general...
View ArticleNew Goodyear airship takes on a familiar shine and preps for first flight
Goodyear’s second NT, or New Technology, airship has that new car — make that new blimp — smell.And it looks ready to fly out of the Wingfoot Lake base in Suffield Township, where workers have spent...
View ArticleBet on it: Liven up your Super Bowl party with these fun wagers
By the Beacon Journal features staffSuper Bowl betting isn’t always about football.Las Vegas will take your money on all sorts of weird wagers, from which song Coldplay will perform first at halftime...
View ArticleStark County girl returned safely after abduction, authorities say
CANTON: Stark County sheriff’s deputies on Friday found a 7-year-old girl who they say was abducted a little more than an hour after an Amber Alert was issued, authorities said. They said the girl,...
View ArticlePolitics and passion: Gun enthusiasts outnumber protesters Saturday at Summit...
TALLMADGE: About 20 protesters stood at the main entrance of the Summit County Fairgrounds on Saturday morning, waving signs opposing assault weapons and supporting tighter gun controls.Beyond the...
View ArticleCanton native Mark Thewes hopes toiling behind scenes pays off with Broncos...
Growing up a die-hard Browns fan in Canton, Mark Thewes had his heart repeatedly ripped out by legendary Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway.Now Thewes is one of Elway’s top lieutenants as director...
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