Aurora students face ‘consequences’ for incident on bus
AURORA: Aurora High School Principal Paul Milcetich is promising there will be “consequences” for swim team members involved in a Jan. 5 bus incident, the Aurora Advocate reports.He wouldn’t provide...
View ArticleFired Lawrence Township police chief sues township
Beacon Journal staff reportCANTON: Former Lawrence Township Police Chief Paul Stanley is suing the township claiming he was wrongfully fired in September and his reputation has been damaged.He is...
View ArticleWayne County authorities looking for pickup owned by homicide victim
WOOSTER: The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in locating a pickup owned by a man who was found stabbed to death in Chippewa Township last weekend.Authorities are looking for a white...
View ArticleFormer Ohio State, NFL star Eddie George to touch down in Akron as male lead...
Who says that Broadway and the NFL can’t intersect?Musical theater and football lovers alike can enjoy a leading man of a different stripe when NFL legend and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George makes...
View ArticleNEFCO approves $110,460 for Summit Lake environmental assessment
A regional government group has agreed to help pay for an environmental assessment of Summit Lake in Akron.The Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning & Development Organization (NEFCO)...
View ArticleAkron fire investigators say unattended cooking caused fatal blaze last month
Akron fire investigators say that a house fire last month that killed four people, including two children, was caused by unattended cooking.Authorities on Thursday morning announced the results of...
View ArticleSummit County residents warned of jury scam
Summit County Common Pleas Court is warning residents about a new jury scam happening in the county.Residents have received telephone calls from people saying they are in law enforcement and requesting...
View ArticleInauguration 2017: Script Ohio spotting on Pennsylvania Avenue
Ohioans are headed to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump or to march for women’s rights. The Beacon Journal is there for it all. Check back for updates...
View ArticleRobin Swoboda: A difficult holiday leads to a vow to find joy
Let me apologize right up front. I’m not writing anything funny in this column because I’m not feeling funny these days.Do I still have joy? Yes. Do I have hope for brighter days ahead? Of course. But...
View ArticleFormer Browns and Patriots executive Mike Lombardi thinks Cleveland will...
Former Browns and New England Patriots executive Mike Lombardi believes the two teams will likely agree to a trade in the offseason to send quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to Cleveland.“The next...
View ArticleBarberton’s once-abandoned West Theater reopens on its 70th birthday
BARBERTON: Mark Anderson wanted the abandoned West Theater building for the space beneath it, behind it and on both sides of it.Since purchasing the building from the bank for $58,000 cash in 2012,...
View ArticleHigh school wrestling: Wadsworth stages late rally to clip Brecksville 31-29,...
WADSWORTH: Want a preview of what the State Duals might look like in a few weeks? You probably should have attended the Suburban League National Conference match between Wadsworth and Brecksville on...
View ArticleLongtime Akron City Center hotel closes
The struggling Akron City Center Hotel, one of the taller buildings on Akron’s downtown skyline, has closed.It is unclear when the 19-floor hotel at Cascade Plaza off South Main Street shut down. The...
View ArticleRobin Swoboda: Raising a half-full glass to a new home
“Some see weeds, others see wishes.” The saying caught my eye. It was printed on a simple piece of barn wood, the white fluffy tufts of the dandelion delicately woven by a local artist at the Funky...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Summa fails to include patients and the ‘Shock...
Our city is not unused to people who join our institutions and proceed to make radical changes without input from anyone while their boards are willing to rubber stamp every decision.But we feel that...
View ArticlePolice, family searching for motorist who paralyzed Akron woman, 72, in...
A family is hoping a motorist who caused a hit-and-run crash on Thursday afternoon that left a 72-year-old Akron woman paralyzed from the waist down will be found.“They say you never know what can...
View ArticleMichael Stanley coming to Akron Civic Theatre — first appearance there in...
A Northeast Ohio rock icon is coming back for a one-night stand at the Akron Civic Theatre.Michael Stanley and the Resonators will return to the storied theater April 21 marking the band’s first...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson plans to use Senior Bowl as trial run to gauge...
Browns coach Hue Jackson has yet to hire someone to replace departed associate head coach-offense Pep Hamilton, and he plans to use his staff’s experience coaching in the Senior Bowl next week in...
View ArticleWomen’s March on Washington 2017: Ohioans loud and proud in the crowd
Thousands of women and men have arrived in Washington to support the Women’s March and the Beacon Journal/Ohio.com is there to capture the event.Check back on Ohio.com throughout the day for updates...
View ArticleBehind the Summa story
We have a large TV screen in our newsroom that tells us in real time what stories are being read on our website, Ohio.com, and how much time you are spending on those stories. Stories about Summa...
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