Akron Dish: 365 by Whole Foods still doesn’t have firm opening date; pizza,...
It’s now not clear when the 365 by Whole Foods grocery in West Akron will open.A spokeswoman for the developers of the plaza told the Beacon Journal early this week that the store would open in the...
View ArticleA reporter’s perspective: Trump fans led me astray and kept me honest
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal staff writerA month before the November election, a Donald Trump supporter from Stow asked how I could so be so dismissive of the facts as a local reporter covering the...
View ArticleAkron Councilman Bob Hoch pleads guilty to conflict of interest charges
Akron Councilman Bob Hoch pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three misdemeanor charges of conflict of interest.Summit County Common Pleas Judge Amy Corrigall Jones advised Hoch he could face jail time,...
View ArticleCavaliers’ struggles with ball movement, turnovers becoming a growing concern
The longer this goes, the more difficult it is becoming to ignore. The Cavaliers did not play particularly well in any game on their recently concluded West Coast trip in large part because they aren’t...
View ArticleAuthorities: Man found dead in Wayne County was stabbed
CHIPPEWA TWP.: The man found dead in a wooded area in Wayne County last weekend was stabbed multiple times, Beacon Journal partner Newsnet5.com reported.Jeremy Lesh, 44, of Perry Township, died from a...
View ArticleLouisville school board seeks to fire 3 teachers
LOUISVILLE: The Louisville school board is seeking to fire three of the 10 teachers who are accused of deleting thousands of electronic school files before the teachers union went out on strike in...
View ArticleWadsworth man, 82, killed in two-vehicle crash
WADSWORTH TWP.: An 82-year-old man died after a two-vehicle crash at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday on Greenwich Road near the intersection of Mennonite Road.Robert L. King of Wadsworth was traveling westbound in...
View ArticleAkron teacher hopes to make school photos accessible to all students
The children’s smiles were brighter than any camera flash. Jan. 11 was photo pass-out day at STEAM Academy in Akron’s Firestone Park neighborhood.If it weren’t for art teacher Nicole Bozickovich, some...
View ArticleAuthorities seek Akron man wanted in gunfight
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of fugitive Finess Terry.He has been accused of felonious assault and discharging a firearm...
View Article‘So,’ Jeffery Conrad said when sentenced to life in prison without parole for...
When Jeffery Conrad was sentenced Wednesday to spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend and stabbing a jail inmate, his reaction was one word: “So...”When Judge Paul...
View ArticleOfficials: Flu widespread in Ohio; hundreds hospitalized
COLUMBUS: State officials Wednesday confirmed what others may have already witnessed this month at work, at home and in schools: Flu season is here.The Ohio Department of Health said an influenza-like...
View Article80 people to lose jobs when Chapel Hill Mall Sears, auto center close on...
The Sears retail store and Sears Auto Center at Chapel Hill Mall in Akron will close on March 19 with the loss of about 80 jobs, according to a filing posted Wednesday with the state of Ohio.Some 71...
View ArticleAkron man pleads guilty in federal court to selling fentanyl resulting in...
An Akron man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in Cleveland to selling fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of an Akron man in March 2015.Under an agreement with U.S. attorneys, Leroy...
View ArticleBob Dyer: She’s not a hater
Now here’s a particularly nasty case of mistaken identity.Marjory Grunninger of Cuyahoga Falls is NOT the person who recently said on a local radio station that she hates America.The 89-year-old woman...
View ArticleA month after Bryon Macron’s mysterious disappearance, authorities continue...
Medina County authorities are continuing the search for missing Lafayette Township trustee Bryon Macron, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances more than a month ago.“We still consider it to be...
View ArticleUA president answers the call, helping panicked student; tells audience ‘we...
The University of Akron student was panicking. She’d lost her keys to her car and apartment. She’d lost her driver’s license.So who did she call for help?The president of the 23,000-student university,...
View ArticleBrowns won’t have opportunity to coach Clemson QB Deshaun Watson at Senior...
If Browns coach Hue Jackson is going to fall in love with Clemson national championship-winning quarterback Deshaun Watson before April’s draft, it won’t happen next week at the Senior Bowl in Mobile,...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 18
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. Let your athletic director and coach know if you...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: As dazzling 10 minutes show, special March could be in store...
During the first 10 minutes of the second half Tuesday night at Rhodes Arena, the University of Akron Zips showed why they are built not just to win the Mid-American Conference Tournament, but to win...
View ArticleOhio college president won’t support ‘sanctuary campus’ for immigrant students
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO: The president of a northwest Ohio college says she won’t support making it a so-called “sanctuary campus” to help protect immigrant students potentially facing deportation because...
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