Coventry Twp. man, 67, arrested, charged with downloading child porn
A 67-year-old man was arrested Tuesday and charged with downloading child pornography from the internet.Craig J. Provence of Coventry Township was booked into the Summit County Jail on two charges of...
View ArticleStow police asking help to identify robbery suspect
Stow police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a Chase Bank on Monday.The man was white, had a thin build and was about 5’4”. He entered the Chase at 4499 Kent Road, approached a teller and...
View ArticleAllegiant Air departing Akron-Canton Airport for Cleveland Hopkins
Allegiant Air, which just arrived at the Akron-Canton Airport in the spring of 2015, is leaving for Cleveland.In an announcement Wednesday in Cleveland, Allegiant said it was doubling its presence in...
View ArticleAkron Dish: For the love of apples — Rittman Orchards opens Bent Ladder...
There are thousands of apple varieties, and luckily for us, Rittman Orchards & Farm Market in Doylestown grows roughly 80 of them.Some will be available for picking at the orchard’s amped-up Fall...
View ArticleKenmore and its capacity problem
On Monday, David James presented a new option for the final phase of the reconstruction of the Akron Public Schools. The superintendent and community leaders long have been aware that declining...
View ArticleHitting Cedar Point’s six haunted houses and six scare zones in under four...
Cedar Point’s Halloweekends event is like that creepy monster that just won’t die.The popular monster that keeps visitors coming back every Halloween season is here again for yet one more sequel.This...
View ArticleArtspace celebrates life of quilt artist, former Beacon Journal writer Connie...
A celebration of the life of Connie Bloom will be held Sunday at Summit Artspace in her third-floor studio. Ms. Bloom, who was born in 1947, died Aug. 29 of cancer. She wanted to be remembered as she...
View ArticleReady for the Akron Marathon? Here’s everything you need to know
Every year, nearly 100,000 people are involved in the Akron Marathon one way or another.Maybe you’re one of the nearly 2,500-plus volunteers helping to run the show or one of the 15,000 folks running...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 21
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...
View ArticleAfter breakout game, Browns rookie receiver Corey Coleman suffers broken hand...
BEREA: Browns rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman’s promising career had just taken off with his first 100-yard game Sunday.Then in practice Wednesday, the 15th overall pick from Baylor suffered a...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Josh Gordon continues to test Browns’ tolerance for drama by...
BEREA: Pro Bowl receiver Josh Gordon has gotten every break from the league and the Browns because of his extraordinary football talent.Although he’s been suspended for 29 of the Browns’ last 34 games,...
View ArticleMan held in jail after crash kills 4 Ohio softball players in Florida
PANAMA CITY, FLA.: A Florida man is being held without bond following a crash that killed four softball players from Ohio who were playing in a tournament in Panama City.The Panama City, Fla., News...
View ArticleAkron to save $30 million on ongoing sewer project
A federal judge has agreed to two major changes to Akron’s massive sewer project, moves that will save the city about $30 million, Mayor Dan Horrigan said Wednesday.The city will no longer be required...
View ArticleWho’s Racing? Beverly Dillon talks fellow runners into taking rescue dogs out...
Beverly Dillon walked into One of a Kind Pet Rescue last summer and asked if they had a furry resident in need of some exercise.She’d had her first experience with a four-legged running partner when a...
View Article2 women stab men over relationship issues in unrelated incidents
Akron Police say women in two separate incidents stabbed men on Tuesday over relationship issues.Police accuse 40-year-old Jenny Marie Lenihan of stabbing a man on Park Street after catching him with...
View Article2 in Ohio charged with dealing tranquilizer-laced heroin
CINCINNATI: Two Ohio residents have been indicted on federal charges of distributing heroin laced with carfentanil, a substance used to tranquilize large animals that authorities say is 10,000 times...
View ArticleThe Latest: Congressman says Charlotte protesters ‘hate white people’
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: The Latest on protests in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the fatal police shooting of a black man. (all times local):8:20 p.m.A North Carolina congressman says that people are...
View ArticleLeBron James’ company inks deal to produce comedy series set in Cleveland
LeBron James continues to score deals in Hollywood — this time with a nod to Cleveland.James is scoring assist after assist with NBC, landing another scripted show with the network.SpringHill...
View ArticleAkron unions “shocked and dismayed” at city’s retiree proposal
The four unions representing Akron employees are “shocked and dismayed” at a city proposal to have retirees start paying toward their supplemental health insurance and end that benefit for all future...
View ArticleRavenna woman arrested for two drunk-driving charges in one day
A Ravenna woman was arrested by Streetsboro police for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol twice — in the same day. Both times, Dawn Kvasnicka, 48, a breath test showed her...
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