Ohio woman pleads not guilty to recorded sex acts with dog
WARREN, OHIO: An Ohio woman has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of having sex with a dog that authorities say was recorded on video.Thirty-three-year-old Amber Finney entered the plea Monday...
View ArticleAkron mother tries to strangle 12-year-old son, beats him with extension...
Police say an Akron mother attempted to strangle her 12-year-old son Monday morning.Denitra White, 27, was charged with child endangering and domestic violence. White admitted to hitting, biting and...
View ArticleJuveniles on overpass thought to have dropped concrete that smashed car’s...
A chunk of concrete that fell from an overpass Monday morning smashed through a vehicle’s windshield in Akron.No one was injured in the incident. The concrete dropped onto a southbound vehicle on...
View ArticleEvant Inc., care provider for 24 Summit County group homes, going out of...
A care provider for 24 group homes for residents with disabilities in Summit County is going out of business.Nearly 200 employees will be laid off.None of the residents, however, will have to move out...
View ArticleLeBron James Family Foundation proposes a new public school for Akron
Imagine a school where the most low-performing kids could go to improve both their minds and their character in an environment so nurturing, it carries over into their home lives.If it sounds like a...
View ArticleAkron school board members stay afloat in cardboard boats designed by students
Akron Board of Education members usually spend their time making sure the school district is staying afloat. Tuesday, five of them and two senior staffers made sure they stayed afloat in Firestone High...
View ArticleCity and councilman disagree on reducing sewer bills for low-income renters...
An Akron councilman wants to give renters a discount on sewer bills, which landlords collect through rent and must pay if their tenants don’t. But Mayor Dan Horrigan has soundly rejected the idea as an...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls council approves controversial senior complex
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A divided Cuyahoga Falls City Council on Monday night passed a controversial 62-unit senior apartment complex on Pleasant Meadow Boulevard by a vote of 7-4.Earlier this month, dozens of...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating dead body found in New Franklin
NEW FRANKLIN: A 28-year-old man who had been reported missing Monday afternoon was found dead early Wednesday morning in the woods in the 700 block of Renninger Road, authorities said.The death doesn’t...
View ArticleOPEN M in Akron names new leader, Bob Titus
OPEN M, the nearly 50-year-old ministry that operates Summit County’s largest free medical clinic, received more than 200 resumes from people looking to fill its top job.In the end, a search committee...
View ArticleCity of Green digs into fight against pipeline
By George W. DavisSpecial to the Beacon JournalGREEN: The city of Green is doubling down on its efforts to stop a controversial natural gas pipeline that would cut through the community.City Council...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Men Who Cook returns; da Bayou plans grand opening; Ramp Up...
The guys are back, and this time Akron’s mayor and fire chief are cookin’.The popular Men Who Cook fundraiser for Summa Health at Home is back on May 5, and Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan and Akron Fire...
View ArticleIs Summa considering birthing center in Medina County?
Is Summa considering a birthing center in Medina in the wake of Cleveland Clinic Akron General closing its maternity unit at Medina Hospital at the end of June?That depends on who you ask.In an...
View ArticleMetro RTA director placed on administrative leave, escorted from his office
The executive director of Summit County’s public bus system has been placed on leave and was escorted from his office this week.Richard Enty, the Metro Regional Transit Authority’s executive director...
View ArticleUber driver accused of sexually assaulting passenger in Akron, latest in...
Beacon Journal staff reportAn Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger last month in Akron turned himself in at the Summit County Jail, authorities said Wednesday.A warrant had...
View ArticleStreetsboro man charged with murder in killing of man during dispute over...
A white Streetsboro man who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a dispute over a stolen dirt bike in Akron has been indicted on charges of murder, according to prosecutors.William Knight, 63,...
View ArticleSummit County jury finds ex-boyfriend guilty of aggravated murder for third...
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.For the third time, a Summit County jury has convicted Willard McCarley of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Charlene Puffenbarger, 25 years ago.The latest Summit County jury...
View ArticleHip-hop dancers, graffiti artists collide in Neos Dance Theatre’s latest work
Instead of looking just at bringing varied programming to the community, Neos Dance Theatre is focusing on bringing diverse community members into its creative process with dance.r.evolution. The...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic CEO: ‘We are here in Akron to stay in Akron’
In his first community report in Akron, Cleveland Clinic Akron General President and CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove said the health system is proud to be a part of the Akron community.“We are here in Akron to...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Dahntay Jones brings voice locker room lacked; Edy...
CLEVELAND: If there was any indication of the impact of last-minute roster shuffling on the Cavaliers’ playoff future, general manager David Griffin said the first clue came during Wednesday’s team...
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