KSU students protest senate confirmation of education secretary
More than 100 Kent State University students gathered in the middle of campus at Risman Plaza on Wednesday afternoon to protest the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleTrial of former Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee — accused of bribery —...
By Stephanie WarsmithBeacon Journal staff writerCLEVELAND: Former Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee made phone calls to judges and prosecutors to try to help the Abdelqader family. She chatted...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 8
BASKETBALLBOYSScoring SummariesCVCA 52, NORTHWEST 40CVCA 17 14 6 15 — 52Northwest 3 13 12 12 — 40CVCA (13-5) — Taylor 2-0-6, Turner 2-0-5, Stull 3-1-7, Hall 1-0-2, Payne 3-1-8, Fair 1-2-4, Fouth...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Trade for Patriots’ Jimmy Garoppolo might be Browns’ best...
Acquiring quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo might represent the Browns’ fastest way back to respectability. Yet I still have reservations about what I’d give up in trade for the New England Patriots’ backup...
View ArticleCavaliers 132, Pacers 117: Cavs ride explosive third quarter to victory over...
INDIANAPOLIS: One explosive third quarter was enough to give the Cavaliers a victory Wednesday, ensure a winning record on this difficult four-game trip and earn the Cavs’ stars another night off.Kyle...
View Article911 caller on house that exploded in West Akron: “It blew up. It’s gone.”
Calls to 911 surged moments after a house exploded in West Akron on Tuesday evening.“I’m at the corner of Courtland and Hawkins, and this house just blew up right in front of me,” a woman told...
View ArticleCoventry Township teen accused of raping underage relatives
COVENTRY TWP.: An 18-year-old is accused of raping three of his underage relatives.The teen, whom the Beacon Journal isn’t naming to protect the identity of the victims, was charged Wednesday with...
View ArticleMichigan GOP official resigns over ‘horribly worded’ Kent State tweet
The Michigan political official who stated on social media that the country needed “another Kent State” to deal with college protesters resigned Wednesday.Dan Adamini, the secretary of the Marquette...
View ArticleMan dies after shooting by deputy called to Ohio home
GENEVA, OHIO: Authorities say a 26-year-old man has died after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a disturbance at a northeast Ohio home.Ashtabula County Sheriff William Johnson said the...
View ArticleEx-Pilot Flying J executive wants to throw out statement to agents
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.: A former vice president of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam wants a judge to throw out statements he made...
View ArticleAutistic teen killed in Medina apartment fire; parents badly burned
MEDINA: An 18-year-old autistic man was killed and his parents were badly burned in an apartment fire at 3:15 a.m. Thursday on Springbrook Drive.Beacon Journal news partner Newsnet5.com reports that...
View ArticleMove over tribute bands, local bands want a shot at playing Lock 3 this summer
Tribute bands might have trouble playing the main stage at Lock 3 this summer, unless they’ve been there before.A group of musicians, who remain anonymous for fear they would be blacklisted by the...
View ArticleKSU football player found not guilty of assault, kidnapping
Former Kent State University football player Nate Holley was found not guilty of felonious assault and kidnapping in Portage County Common Pleas Court on Thursday.Prosecutors accused Holley of forcing...
View ArticleSumma Health loses accreditation for emergency medicine residency program
Summa Health System has lost accreditation for its emergency medicine residency program and has been placed on immediate probation by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, according...
View ArticleUA Faculty Senate approves recommendations to reduce graduate assistantship...
The budget for graduate assistantships at the University of Akron is on the chopping block as a potential cost-savings measure.Given the financial challenges the university is facing, the...
View ArticleEx-Browns player Josh McCown discusses his future, Cleveland’s quarterback...
Former Browns quarterback Josh McCown isn’t ready to become a coach ... yet. “I definitely don’t discount it as part of my future,” McCown said Thursday night during a wide-ranging phone interview...
View ArticleMedina Township administrator resigns
MEDINA TWP.: Township administrator Linda DeHoff has resigned amid questions about how she handled the community’s finances, the Medina Gazette reports.“If there was misunderstanding what I had done, I...
View ArticleAkron investigating cause of two fires
Akron fire officials are investigating the cause of two fires Thursday — one at a house and another at an apartment complex.Both blazes displaced families. No one was injured in either fire.The first...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Goodyear reaches agreement with Cavs to place patch on...
OKLAHOMA CITY: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has reached an agreement with the Cavaliers to place a patch on their jerseys beginning next season, a league source confirmed.Bloomberg first reported the...
View ArticleNorth Hill’s foreign-born are nationally recognized as economic drivers in...
In the midst of an international debate over welcoming or rejecting refugees, Akron’s North Hill is getting national attention as an example of how integration can drive the economy. CNNMoney’s...
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