Summit Brew Path off to smashing start; Wadsworth couple complete it the...
Karen Bujak and Karl Boettger took it as a challenge.With the inaugural Summit Brew Path kicking off last weekend, the Guilford Township couple were determined to complete the new Akron-area beer trail...
View ArticleDriver stopped for speeding, then charged in murder attempt
FREMONT, OHIO: The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an Illinois driver was stopped for speeding on the Ohio Turnpike and then charged with attempted murder after a trooper noticed signs of...
View ArticleMan shot, killed by police after long standoff in Kent, alleged hostage...
Police shot and killed a man in Kent following an alleged hostage situation on Sunday.Police shot Christopher Carter, 27, at the end of a nine-hour standoff with Kent police at an apartment in the 700...
View ArticleNate Ulrich: Forecasting this crucial offseason for Browns
The next nine weeks will be among the most crucial in the history of the expansion-era Browns.The NFL Scouting Combine will run Feb. 28 through March 6 in Indianapolis. Teams can begin negotiating with...
View ArticleAkron-area women to be recognized with Woman of the Year awards
About two years ago, Dr. Melanie Lynch of Summa Health System was diagnosed with breast cancer.She ended up being cared for by her very own medical team, having joined Summa Health in 2013 as medical...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: As Cavaliers open second half of season, injuries, time two...
NEW ORLEANS: Perhaps LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were merely in feel-good, All-Star break mode.They used their weekend in New Orleans to decompress, to enjoy time with friends in the league, to...
View ArticleFree admission, warm weather contribute to huge day at Akron Zoo
Most Februaries, zookeepers drain the flamingo pool as the graceful, stilted birds turn wobbly on ice.So, it was an extra delight for Xavier Wackerly, 6, to lean over the rope and chuckle at the...
View ArticleMedina mother dies from injuries suffered in apartment explosion that killed son
MEDINA: The mother of a disabled teen who was killed in an apartment complex explosion Feb. 9 has died from injuries she suffered in the fire, the Medina Gazette reported.Sheila Drake, who along with...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Let’s trade rust for water
Your favorite newspaper recently published a lengthy story saying Ohio Gov. John Kasich wants to bury the name “Rust Belt,” the less-than-flattering term routinely invoked to describe the states in our...
View ArticleLocal history: After a lifetime of banking, it’s difficult to process this...
The most joyful noise to childhood ears was the metallic sound of the world shaking. When I was a boy in the 1970s, my parents gave me a toy bank of the globe, a pressed-tin sphere that had a coin slot...
View ArticleAkron police searching for a suspect after a woman was found shot on patio
Akron police are searching for a man who is accused of shooting and killing a 31-year-old woman Tuesday morning.Duane Lucas, 29, of Akron is accused of killing Brittany Littlejohn of Akron following...
View ArticleDevelopers team up on $25 million plan to reopen City Center Hotel in...
Two Akron area developers are teaming up on a $25 million renovation of the vacant Akron City Center Hotel, with plans to turn it into a hotel and apartment complex. “I think everybody knows there were...
View ArticleBody recovered from Chippewa Lake near site where trustee’s car was found
CHIPPEWA LAKE: Authorities in Medina County said they recovered a body Tuesday afternoon from Chippewa Lake, not far from where a missing Lafayette Township trustee’s parked vehicle was found in...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Blaze pizza — partially owned by LeBron James — firing up for...
We have some fully baked news about Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, the chain partially owned by LeBron James, coming to the Belden Village area.The first Northeast Ohio location opens Monday at 5125 Dressler...
View ArticleODOT reducing I-76 westbound in Barberton and Norton to one lane
The Ohio Department of Transportation is reducing Interstate 76 westbound to one lane through Barberton and Norton during the day as crews work to clear trees along the highway.The traffic change,...
View ArticleAkron Councilman Bob Hoch relieved after being sentenced to probation for...
Akron Councilman Bob Hoch was relieved Tuesday afternoon after he was sentenced to one year of probation for misdemeanor ethics law violations.He faced up to 180 days in jail on each of three conflict...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Copley 86, Wooster 53: Undefeated, underrated Indians make...
COPLEY: In a perfect we-told-you-so scenario, the Copley basketball team spoke clearly on Tuesday.Actually, the Indians didn’t just speak. They screamed at the top of their lungs with a convincing...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 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 opt to not re-sign Derrick Williams to second 10-day contract — for...
Derrick Williams is a free agent again. The Cavaliers did not re-sign him to a second 10-day contract after his first one expired during the All-Star break, although that could still happen after...
View ArticleFiery crash leaves 1 dead, 3 hurt in Akron
Authorities in Akron said a multiple vehicle crash has left one person dead and three injured.Fire officials said an accident involving four vehicles caused another collision involving two cars near...
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