Barberton flower shop edges toward 100 years — Caine’s Flowers thrives in a...
By Katie ByardFlower arrangements for funerals were in the cooler, ready to go out in the morning. Orders for corsages and boutonnieres for students going to the local high school dance were tacked to...
View ArticleHow to Volunteer: Add a dose of fun to patients’ stays at Akron Children’s...
Ten-year-old Emma Davis admitted she was a little worried about being bored during her brief admission to Akron Children’s Hospital. But in one afternoon, she’d been visited by a pup with the Doggie...
View ArticleTwinsburg city workers hit by phishing tax return scam
Twinsburg mistakenly released W-2 data for about 500 current and former city workers as part of an email tax return scam.Up to 50 workers already have had fraudulent tax returns filed in their...
View ArticleVerizon latest carrier to return to unlimited cell plans
NEW YORK: Verizon, a longtime holdout, has joined other carriers in offering an unlimited data plan.AT&T only lets customers sign up for unlimited plans when they also subscribe to DirecTV, which...
View ArticleAkron police arrest fugitive wanted for murder
This weekend, Akron police arrested a man wanted for murder, felonious assault and abuse of a corpse. He now faces an additional charge of aggravated menacing.Romeo Thomas, 29, with a last known...
View ArticleTalk of council’s travel reimbursements consumes budget discussion
Poised to pass nearly $1 billion in annual budgets that have shrunk since introduced last month, Akron council members had two last-minute tweaks to approve Monday afternoon before putting the entire...
View ArticleBattered Women’s Shelter gets help with meals while other needs persist
The Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties is filling in food gaps for its residents. On Monday the organization received $10,000 to provide meals, including hot dinners, to shelter...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Readers want B.F. Goodrich bricks
Your Favorite Columnist has in his possession a chunk of concrete from the original League Park (first home of the Cleveland Indians) and another chunk of concrete from the late, great Richfield...
View ArticleCavaliers forward Kevin Love to get second opinion on ailing knee
INDEPENDENCE: While the Cavaliers are busy flying to Minnesota for Tuesday’s game against the Timberwolves, Kevin Love is off to get a second opinion on his ailing left knee. The Cavs aren’t revealing...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: Zips, coach Keith Dambrot continue to...
As the University of Akron continues to roll through its season, coach Keith Dambrot keeps passing milestones.A month ago, Dambrot notched career win No. 400, and a win Tuesday against Toledo at Rhodes...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 13
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 ArticleConway: Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned...
National security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned following reports he misled Vice President Mike Pence about contacts with a Russian diplomat, up-ending President Donald Trump’s White House team...
View ArticleDiamond’s Men’s Store closing doors in Akron after 45 years
After 45 years in the Rolling Acres corridor, Diamond’s Men’s Store is closing up shop.The store first opened in the former Rolling Acres Mall and was one of the last stores to leave the mall, when...
View ArticleKent State-UA rivalry rooted in mascot spat — so says the internet
There was a time when Kent State’s Flash the Golden Eagle and the University of Akron’s Zippy were best buds. Don’t believe it? There are videos circulating on Twitter showing the love affair — so it...
View ArticleCity passes $966 million in 2017 spending plans
Akron City Council wrapped up a month of budget deliberations Monday by passing a nearly $590 million operating budget and $375 million in capital projects for 2017.Both budgets, one to pay staff and...
View ArticleAkron man shot and killed at housing complex identified
The 25-year-old man who was shot and killed at about 11:10 p.m. Monday on Rhoda Court in the Lane-Wooster neighborhood of Akron has been identified as Lamar Brown, according to the Summit County...
View ArticleSecret Service director retiring, lead agency amid turmoil
WASHINGTON: The director of the Secret Service is retiring, for a second time.Director Joseph Clancy came out of retirement more than two years ago to take over the embattled agency amid a series of...
View ArticleTrump advisor Kellyanne Conway could face discipline, Russia controversy...
WASHINGTON: Following the resignation late Monday of national security adviser Michael Flynn, other developments rolled out of Washington during the day.Among them: •The federal ethics office said...
View ArticleAkron Dish: New da Bayou Creole/Cajun place set to open in the Valley; La...
Akron’s Merriman Valley is getting another new eatery, and this one will feature “seafood dumps,” among other Cajun and Creole treats.Called da Bayou, the new place is set to open in late February or...
View ArticleNorth Lawrence truck driver indicted by federal grand jury for illegal dumping
A North Lawrence man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury with violating the Clean Water Act by dumping wastewater into tributaries of the Tuscarawas River.Adam D. Boylen, 45, was indicted on...
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