KSU seeks state approval to buy building that houses Starbucks, Campus Book &...
Kent State University wants to buy a multiunit property adjacent to the Kent campus on East Main Street for $2.2 million as part of its expansion plans.Kent State has identified several areas near the...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Solving the restroom ruckus
Hey, I’ve got an idea.Instead of building three different restrooms on every floor of every building in America — which seems to be the direction we’re heading — let’s save ourselves a pile of money...
View ArticleAkron Woman’s City Club feeds police, prepares to show off new chef with...
The Akron Woman’s City Club on Saturday evening smelled like Christmas, or maybe Thanksgiving, or whenever someone makes a big, home-cooked meal for people they love. Akron police officer James Craft...
View ArticleTrump praises the CIA, bristles over inaugural crowd counts
LANGLEY, Va.: President Donald Trump moved to repair his tumultuous relationship with America’s spy agencies on his first full day in office, but his bridge-building visit to CIA headquarters Saturday...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 21
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. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich slams President Trump: ‘It...
CLEVELAND: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called President Donald Trump a bully among other names and drew a line between respecting the office of the presidency and respecting the man holding office in...
View ArticleWhy the Browns should benefit from coaching in Senior Bowl as they prepare...
Describing an upcoming draft as the most important one in the history of the expansion-era Browns has been done too many times, but that statement will probably hold true this year.The Browns own eight...
View ArticleSpurs 118, Cavaliers 115: Kawhi Leonard leads Spurs to overtime win over Cavs
CLEVELAND: Kawhi Leonard capped his career-high, 41-point night with a dunk in the final seconds and the San Antonio Spurs held on for a 118-115 overtime victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday night at...
View ArticleSpecial Metro Parks series focused on the famed Gorge dam
With the push to remove a 105-year-old dam from Gorge Metro Park — a move that would uncover the long-hidden falls under the Cuyahoga River that gave Cuyahoga Falls its name — Summit County Metro Parks...
View ArticleFormer St. V-M, University of Akron star Dru Joyce III having his best season...
He’ll turn 32 in a few days and he’s playing in another new country for the first time, but Dru Joyce III is responding with his best season in basketball. Joyce, the former St. Vincent-St. Mary and...
View ArticleLocal history: When Sears first came to Akron in 1932, it was a big deal
Some celebration.Summit County residents are observing the 50th anniversary of Sears at Chapel Hill Mall by clearing its shelves during liquidation sales.Sears announced this month that it would close...
View ArticleWith a quarter of Chapel Hill Mall’s storefronts vacant, owner plans for...
David Hoffman sat by himself on a bench in Chapel Hill Mall while his wife, Cathy, browsed on Sunday.The dim corridor was quiet except for the occasional patter of feet. Most people only passed...
View ArticleSUV crashes into 2 Amish buggies; 5 adults, 3 kids hurt in Tuscarawas County
Associated PressWAYNE TWP.: State troopers say eight people, including three children, were hurt when an SUV crashed into two Amish buggies in Tuscarawas County.The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an...
View ArticleWest Akron could get 100-plus unit apartment complex aimed at seniors
A long-vacant patch of land in West Akron is poised to become the site of a 100-plus unit senior housing complex, and city officials are welcoming the plans.A Pennsylvania company wants to build the...
View ArticleFather, son accused of abusing teen girl in Ohio to be own attorneys
TOLEDO, OHIO: A father and son in Ohio who are accused of imprisoning and raping a teenage relative in their basement will serve as their own attorneys.Their trial is scheduled to begin Monday in...
View ArticleWadsworth police arrest student for making threat against high school
WADSWORTH: City police arrested a high school student Sunday for allegedly making a threat against the school, Superintendent Andy Hill says.The superintendent posted a message on the district’s...
View ArticleFormer Sagamore Hills, Northfield Center district fire chief wants $60,000 in...
SAGAMORE HILLS TWP.: The former fire chief for the Sagamore Hills Township and Northfield Center Township fire district is threatening to sue the governments for $60,000 in overtime, the Nordonia Hills...
View Article77 Colonial Lanes to close in Jackson Township
JACKSON TWP.: 77 Colonial Lanes is closing.Michael Enterprises owner Doug Michael told the Canton Repository that the bowling center in the Belden Village area will remain open until May or June and...
View ArticleSwastikas painted at Ohio school with many minority students
CINCINNATI: Police are trying to determine who spray-painted swastikas, racial and homophobic slurs, and President Donald Trump’s last name on sidewalks and signs around a Cincinnati school whose...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Here are answers to patient questions regarding controversy...
In the weeks since Summa Health’s abrupt changeover of its emergency room physician group on New Year’s Day and the growing dissent by hundreds of doctors calling for the resignation of hospital...
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