Cleveland officer involved in Tamir Rice shooting fired for application...
CLEVELAND: The police officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice was fired Tuesday for failing to disclose that he had been forced out of another department before Cleveland hired him, while his partner...
View ArticleHigh school baseball: Large junior class joins one senior to lead Tallmadge...
Tallmadge baseball coach Kenny Linn entered this season with high expectations for a Blue Devils team that boasted just one senior.Why did Linn feel so good about this group?Because the Tallmadge...
View ArticlePortage County sheriff’s official resigns after sexual harassment complaints
RAVENNA: A top official in the Portage County Sheriff’s Office has resigned after complaints that he sexually harassed two women, the Kent-Ravenna Record-Courier reports.Maj. Dennis Missimi’s...
View ArticleIndians 9, Athletics 4: Offensive surge continues; Trevor Bauer strikes out 14
CLEVELAND: The Indians’ lineup continued arguably its best stretch of the season on Tuesday night and Trevor Bauer posted a career high with 14 strikeouts in a 9-4 win over the Oakland Athletics at...
View ArticleMelt makes cheesy entrance to Cedar Point
There’s a new place to plop down and relax your tired feet and feed your hungry soul at Cedar Point this summer and it’s a familiar and popular Northeast Ohio eatery.Melt Bar & Grilled has set up...
View ArticleAkron house fire leads to closing of Buchtel Community Learning Center
Beacon Journal staff reportThe John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center in Akron was closed Wednesday because of a nearby house fire.The fire began shortly before 7 a.m. in the 1000 block of Copley...
View ArticleNBA Finals rookies Kyle Korver, Deron Williams become theme in Cavaliers’...
Amid the hugs and handshakes after the Cavaliers captured the Eastern Conference championship, LeBron James apologized to Kyle Korver and Deron Williams.Not for any personal slight or critical comment,...
View ArticleMother accused of Perry Township kidnapping located, arrested
PERRY TWP.: A mother accused of kidnapping her 4-year-old daughter last week has been located and arrested, authorities said.Brooke Sharon Beasley, 24, is charged with kidnapping and is being held at...
View ArticleClassmates, school officials remember two friends struck and killed by...
COVENTRY TWP.: Amber Thoma was a feisty girl whose spunky spirit spilled over into sports, where she played basketball for the Coventry Middle School Comets eighth-grade team.Taylor Galloway was a...
View ArticleStageFest, ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and bikes — Free things to do Week of June 1
Play festival. The Summit StageFest will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in Akron’s Highland Square. The event, sponsored by Partners for Theater, is a free outdoor play festival featuring...
View ArticleKSU trustees approve undergraduate tuition without increase; faculty buyout...
KENT: Kent State University does not plan to increase its undergraduate tuition and will offer faculty members a buyout.The KSU board of trustees Wednesday approved the buyout plan and kept tuition and...
View ArticleNorthfield woman sentenced to six years for selling horses and equipment but...
Two 10-year-old boys from New Mexico dreamed of owning a rodeo horse.They worked at their family’s farm and other nearby farms and saved money from birthdays and holidays. They bought a horse online...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Coach Hue Jackson believes a healthy Desmond Bryant would...
last year’s draft to become the team’s lead receiver in the aftermath of Terrelle Pryor fleeing for Washington in free agency.“Nobody wants to lose a good player in a practice at anytime,” Jackson...
View ArticleBrowns running back Isaiah Crowell envisions ‘monster year’ as goal to earn...
BEREA: Browns coach Hue Jackson regrets not feeding the Crow enough last season, and he can’t see it happening again. So Jackson is forecasting a true breakout year for starting running back Isaiah...
View ArticleAkron-area business association events — June 4-10
MONDAY, JUNE 5Wadsworth Kiwanis — 5 p.m., Sonnets Cafe, 117 College St., Wadsworth. Information: Ellen Martin, 330-818-9809 or email ellen@ellenmartin.com.TUESDAY, JUNE 6Toastmasters Akron 151 — 6:30-8...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — June 1
AKRONFree science campsAKRON: The Akron school district through its Akron After School program is offering a free Mad Science Forensics Academy Camp and a Mad Science Camp Eureka this summer to...
View ArticleCoach House names new artistic director, plans 90th season at Akron Woman’s...
The Akron Woman’s City Club announced Wednesday that Coach House Theatre will remain open with new management as the theater heads into its 90th anniversary season. JT Buck, a longtime Akron composer,...
View ArticlePatrol: 14 killed on Ohio roads over Memorial Day weekend
COLUMBUS: The State Highway Patrol says 14 people were killed on Ohio roads over the Memorial Day weekend.A patrol statement says the deaths reported over the four-day period from May 26 through May 29...
View ArticleAnonymous Summa nurses confirm they’re looking to unionize
A group of Summa Health nurses confirmed Wednesday that they are looking to unionize.The anonymous nurses from Summa released a statement on Facebook in response to a memo that Lanie Ward, Summa senior...
View ArticleLeBron James says vandalism at Los Angeles home shows racism is alive in America
Los Angeles police are treating a racial slur spray-painted on an outside gate of a home owned by LeBron James as a hate crime.Police were called to James’ L.A. home Wednesday morning after the word...
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