City to hand out free smoke detectors
As a result of Monday’s fatal fire, the city will pass out free smoke detectors to Akron residents at two upcoming events.Mayor Dan Horrigan will have smoke detectors at a town hall meeting he already...
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■ The Ohio Department of Transportation will provide funding for a Granger Township round-about at Granger and Ridge roads. An article in Thursday’s Beacon Journal was incorrect. An editor erred.
View ArticleThings to Do, May 16: Chicago at E.J. Thomas; publishing a picture book;...
Chicago comes to AkronChicago has been on tour for 50 consecutive years, through many changes in personnel and music styles, as one of the most successful American rock bands of all time. They’ll play...
View ArticleGoodyear logo to adorn Cavs uniforms starting next season
Goodyear is officially All In with the Cavs as the team looks to Defend the Land.The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the Cleveland Cavaliers have inked a deal to add the Akron company’s iconic...
View ArticleFormer Kent State cornerback Najee Murray receives advice from Josh Cribbs,...
The advice former Kent State cornerback Najee Murray received from Browns legend Josh Cribbs must have been pretty good.After speaking with Cribbs, Murray spent this past weekend participating in...
View ArticleCavaliers’ Iman Shumpert will draw on experience to defend a point guard in...
INDEPENDENCE: Iman Shumpert is ready for a transition in the Eastern Conference finals.It’s one that’s been comfortable for him since his days at Georgia Tech and perhaps even before.On Wednesday, when...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Iman Shumpert hopes Kawhi Leonard play doesn’t bring...
INDEPENDENCE: When the Cavaliers’ Iman Shumpert was asked about potential ramifications from the play on which the San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard re-injured his ankle Sunday, Shumpert’s answer...
View ArticleIndians 8, Rays 7: Indians hold on for win; Carlos Carrasco exits with...
CLEVELAND: The Indians won a game Monday night but might have lost a bigger battle in the process.Sparked by a five-run first inning, the Indians took down the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 at Progressive Field....
View ArticleHigh school softball / Hoban 4, Coventry 1: Ashley Matousek powers Knights to...
Archbishop Hoban junior Ashley Matousek provided the power Monday in a Division II softball sectional final.Matousek hit a solo home run in the second inning and another solo home run in the sixth...
View ArticleReport: Trump shared highly classified intel about Islamic State with Russians
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about Islamic State militants to Russian officials during a meeting last week, the Washington Post reported Monday, prompting...
View ArticleAuthorities detain estranged husband of woman killed in Akron house fire; he...
Authorities have detained the estranged husband of a woman who was killed in an Akron house fire early Monday morning.Patrick Boggs, 47, of Ravenna, who spent time in state prison for aggravated arson...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Joe Tait still feisty at 80
The best play-by-play announcer in the history of basketball turned 80 on Monday.Joe Tait celebrated exactly the way you’d expect Joe Tait to celebrate: under the radar, with a low-key gathering...
View ArticleTroopers seize $1 million worth of drugs on Turnpike in Boston Township
BOSTON TWP.: The Ohio State Highway Patrol seized about $1 million worth of marijuana, solid hashish and liquid hash oil during a traffic stop last week on the Ohio Turnpike in Summit...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Still no opening date for 365 by Whole Foods; spring festivals,...
You continue to ask, so I continue to check on the opening of 365 by Whole Foods in West Akron.I spoke with Rachel Dean Wilson with Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods this week, and the best I could get...
View ArticleFirstEnergy chief says keeping utility headquartered in Akron is among top...
Keeping FirstEnergy Corp. headquartered in Akron and as much of the company’s generation fleet running as the company continues to transition to a fully regulated company is the top priority of the...
View ArticleBrowns 10-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas wants to help Myles Garrett...
CLEVELAND: Browns 10-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas wants to help No. 1 overall pick Myles Garrett reach his All-Pro potential. As the starting right defensive end in the 4-3 base defense of new...
View ArticleAkron school district designated Ford Next Generation Learning community
Akron Public Schools’ effort to transform its schools into career-themed academies is getting a national boost as well as local support.The Akron school district was named a Ford Next Generation...
View ArticleSummit County Probate Court surpasses goal in senior clothing drive; effort...
When Summit County Probate Court officials launched a clothing drive in mid-April, they hoped to collect 1,000 pieces of clothing for seniors who are wards of the court.They got that — and then...
View ArticleAkron man pleads guilty to park shooting
An Akron man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Youngstown to shooting a woman in the head in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park last year.DeZay M. Ely, 28, pleaded guilty to attempted murder,...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — May 16
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...
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