RadioShack closing its last Akron store as company files for second...
The last RadioShack store remaining in Summit County is closing, a store employee told the Beacon Journal on Thursday following the announcement that the electronics chain has filed for Chapter 11...
View ArticleWhat happened to slain 5-year-old Ashley Zhao? Stark County joins Medina,...
The Stark County Coroner’s Office is refusing to release records related to the slaying of 5-year-old Ashley Zhao.Mingming Chen, 29, and Liang Zhao, 34, were indicted Tuesday on murder charges related...
View ArticleBrowns bolster interior of offensive line by striking deals with top-rated...
When Browns coach Hue Jackson arrived in Cleveland last year, he watched game film of the team he inherited and knew the pass protection had to improve for his offense to succeed. But, statistically,...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: With Terrelle Pryor unlikely to re-sign, team adds fellow...
The Browns haven’t ruled out re-signing free-agent wide receiver Terrelle Pryor, but they also think it’s unlikely he’ll return to them.The organization attempted to absorb the expected loss of its...
View ArticleAuthorities uncover crack cocaine, heroin, LSD and firearms in Canton
CANTON: Stark County Sheriff George Maier says authorities found a large amount of crack cocaine, heroin, LSD, firearms and $4,000 in cash while executing a search warrant Thursday morning at a home at...
View ArticleSeasons Road to close in Streetsboro
STREETSBORO: City police are warning motorists that Seasons Road will be closed March 20-23 between Ravenna Road and Cackler Road for work being done on the railroad overpass.Detours will be set up.
View ArticleHomeowners qualify for help with sidewalk repairs, if it’s partly the city’s...
A majestic red pine twists like a 20-foot bonsai hanging over a 1920s brick pond in Laura Miller’s backyard.Lining the new sidewalks that straddle her Firestone Park driveway, smaller trees will bloom...
View ArticleWarriors forward Draymond Green tells LeBron business partner Maverick Carter...
Athletes usually don’t like to talk about money — particularly when it comes to spending $21,000 in one night at a nightclub.But financial decisions — good and bad — are exactly the topic of discussion...
View ArticleBrowns add second-round draft pick to ammunition they could use in pitch for...
The Browns pulled off a stunning trade Thursday to essentially buy a 2018 second-round draft pick from the Houston Texans for the $16 million guaranteed on quarterback Brock Osweiler’s contract as free...
View Article4-year-old takes flight amid high winds in Cleveland area; don’t worry, she’s...
LYNDHURST, OHIO: High winds that blew through the Cleveland area knocked a little girl off her feet, literally. Brittany Gardner, posted a video on Facebook of her 4-year-old daughter, Madison,...
View ArticleSerial killer website features painting signed by Akron man convicted of...
Visitors to the Serial Killer Ink website can buy digital recordings of Charles Manson, the 243-page confession of Jeffrey Dahmer and — recently added — a painting signed by Craigslist killer Richard...
View ArticlePolice say Ohio couple staged murder with ketchup, texted photos
SANDUSKY, OHIO: Police say a couple in Ohio staged a murder scene in a bathtub in which they poured ketchup over her and he then sent pictures to friends, saying he did it.Sandusky officers showed up...
View ArticleAnother chapter in Browns quarterback saga ends with release of Robert...
Quarterback Robert Griffin III hoped to resurrect his NFL career with the Browns. And coach Hue Jackson thought if anyone could help Griffin make it happen, he could. The experiment failed, and they...
View ArticleHighland Square man who immolated after election passes in hospital
A gentle giant — an orphan, a cowboy, a veteran, a police officer, an opera singer and a star football player — has passed away after setting himself on fire in Highland Square in November.Kenn...
View ArticleNorton company employee’s safety innovation takes top state award after using...
A Norton company employee’s creation of a system to cut down on spills and hand injuries is the first-place winner in the annual Ohio Safety Innovation Awards.Paul Hunt, process safety engineer at...
View ArticleAkron juice maker Country Pure moving corporate staff downtown
A Downtown Akron office building is getting an infusion of new energy from a fruit juice company.That’s because Country Pure Foods — the Akron maker of more than 300 juice products — is moving all of...
View ArticleFirestone High School pool open again, ready for swimmers
The pool at Firestone High School is back in business and ready for swimmers.The natatorium had been closed for renovation while the new high school was being built as part of Akron’s nearly $800...
View ArticleTrump transition team knew of Flynn’s lobbying, letter to Pence shows
WASHINGTON: The top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform told Vice President-elect Mike Pence in a November letter that the man Donald Trump had chosen to be his national...
View ArticleTerrelle Pryor leaves Browns to sign one-year contract with Washington
The Browns failed to achieve one of their main offseason goals Friday when wide receiver Terrelle Pryor left them to sign with Washington.As owner Jimmy Haslam listed the team’s priorities for the...
View ArticleCavs reportedly reopening talks with Larry Sanders after injury to Andrew Bogut
ORLANDO: Larry Sanders’ name resurfaced again Friday as the Cavaliers continue to explore their options for a rim protector to replace the injured Andrew Bogut. Shams Charania of The Vertical reported...
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