Snowfall amounts continue to fall in Akron — number of winter flakes below...
Snow skiers may want to throw down their winter caps in disgust, but Akron has once again experienced a winter where the measurable snowfall was well below normal.The National Weather Service says 37.2...
View Article‘Only Steve knows’: Police baffled by Facebook video killing
CLEVELAND: In a rambling video, Steve Stephens said, “I snapped, I just snapped.” But as the manhunt dragged on Monday for the man accused of posting Facebook footage of himself killing a retiree,...
View ArticleWacky Wadsworthopoly TV show combines Monopoly and lottery scratch-off
WADSWORTH: Nobody plays Monopoly like Roger Polk.Well, not unless someone else plays live on public access television against people who call in.And unless that somebody is playing alongside a city...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kyle Korver assists LeBron James on foul shooting
CLEVELAND: When looking for help to cure his free-throw shooting woes, LeBron James didn’t hesitate to turn to teammate Kyle Korver.A career 74 percent shooter from the line, James shot a career-low 67...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Physical battle with Pacers might help Cavaliers awaken, but...
CLEVELAND: Expecting the Cavaliers to go from a lackadaisical, four-consecutive-loss finish to the regular season to a spectacular start to the playoffs might have been asking too much.Especially when...
View ArticleCavaliers 117, Pacers 111: Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, LeBron James combine to...
CLEVELAND: The Cavaliers have not had much trouble building large leads the past few weeks.The trouble has been maintaining the comfortable advantages and putting foes away. It was a problem during the...
View ArticleNew restaurants coming to Belden Village Mall
JACKSON TWP.: Two new restaurants are coming to Belden Village Mall, but their identities remain a mystery for now, the Canton Repository reported.Construction crews are building space for the...
View ArticleAkron police investigate burglaries in North Hill, Ellet
Akron police are seeking the public’s help finding thieves who apparently are hungry.The first break-in happened just after 10 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to a fire alarm at the North Hill branch...
View ArticleFacebook killer takes his own life as police close in
ERIE, Pa.: The man who randomly gunned down a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook killed himself Tuesday during a police chase in Pennsylvania that began when a McDonald’s...
View ArticleCathedral Buffet closes to public following federal order to pay $388,000 to...
The Cathedral Buffet has closed, cold turkey.Just weeks after a federal judge ordered televangelist Ernest Angley and his Cathedral Buffet to pay more than $388,000 in back pay and damages to...
View ArticleNorton man sentenced to 7 years in prison for drunk driving accident that...
The best friend of a Canton woman killed in a drunk driving accident asked the man who caused the crash to close his eyes Tuesday and return to that moment.“Put yourself behind the wheel of the truck...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Cody Kessler focused on improving deep ball in hopes of...
BEREA: Cody Kessler doesn’t know if he’ll be the starting quarterback of the Browns in the fall, but he has focused this offseason on going deep in hopes of positioning himself to secure the job.Browns...
View ArticleAkron man pleads guilty to federal terrorism charges, faces up to 15 years in...
By Stephanie WarsmithBeacon Journal staff writerAn Akron man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Cleveland to terrorism charges stemming from the release of the names and addresses of members of...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Hospital’s credit rating gets upgraded
A national credit rating agency has upgraded Akron Children’s Hospital’s credit worthiness from A+ to AA-, citing strong market share and continued growth.According to Fitch Ratings, the credit rating...
View ArticleTrump presidency sews up global sales surge for daughter’s brand
SHANGHAI: Since her father was elected president of the United States, global sales of Ivanka Trump merchandise have surged and her company has applied for at least nine new trademarks in the...
View ArticleDeal could save Summit County’s largest transitional housing unit for...
The city, county and quasi-private land bank have stepped in to stop the public sale and potential eviction of Summit County’s largest transitional housing unit for drug-addicted men.The board of the...
View ArticleMichael Stanley: Beloved rocker returns to Akron Civic Theatre after nearly...
The last time Michael Stanley and his band performed onstage at the Akron Civic Theatre was nearly 40 years ago, but the man himself, who will return to the Civic on Friday, remembers it well because...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron increasing meal costs; closing Center for Child Development
The University of Akron is increasing the cost of its meal plans, revamping its refund policy and shuttering its Center for Child Development.The board of trustees agreed Wednesday to boost the meal...
View ArticleStreetsboro man pleads not guilty to murder in killing of unarmed Akron man...
The attorney for a Streetsboro man charged with shooting and killing an unarmed Akron man in a dispute over a dirt bike unsuccessfully argued for a lower bond Wednesday.Summit County prosecutors...
View ArticleStow doctor convicted of sexually assaulting patient seeking new trial;...
A former Stow doctor convicted of sexually assaulting a patient is seeking a new trial.James Bressi was convicted in August 2014 of a misdemeanor charge of sexual imposition and was sentenced to 59...
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