Cleveland man sentenced to nine years in prison in February shooting death at...
After a day of negotiations between attorneys, Antoine Bennett accepted an agreement late Monday afternoon and pleaded guilty to a February shooting death at an Akron party.Bennett, 32, of Cleveland...
View ArticleAkron officials, developers pitch $33 million redevelopment plan for vacant,...
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal staff writerPrivate developers and city officials are envisioning a downtown where restaurants and retailers give purpose to empty and historic buildings now...
View ArticleJury finds Akron woman guilty of murder in shooting death of her boyfriend
An Akron woman appeared stunned Monday afternoon when she heard that a Summit County jury had found her guilty of shooting and killing her boyfriend in January. Kerieda Beavers sat with her hands over...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Starting guard John Greco’s season ends early because of...
BEREA: Browns starting right guard John Greco made it a point to walk off the field under his own power Sunday as if he realized he might not return to it this year.Greco will miss the final four games...
View ArticleTrump drama rolls on: Disputes, falsehoods hit transition
NEW YORK: The drama, disputes and falsehoods that permeated Donald Trump’s presidential campaign are now roiling his transition to the White House, forcing aides to defend his baseless assertions of...
View ArticleHigh school football: Perry, Hoban, CCC prep for state title games
Three Akron-area teams are still practicing in preparation for games as the 2016 high school football season hits Week 15.Perry, Archbishop Hoban and Canton Central Catholic have earned the opportunity...
View ArticleCavaliers’ J.R. Smith searching for way to break out of career-worst shooting...
The worst shooting slump of J.R. Smith’s career has him pondering ways to break out of it. Another performance this dreary, and Smith may have to take matters into his own hands. Or feet, as it may be....
View ArticleCoach Hue Jackson says Browns in process of getting quarterback Robert...
BEREA: The Browns are desperate for something or someone to jump-start their offense, and they’ve cleared a path for quarterback Robert Griffin III to return to the active roster.In their past four...
View ArticleTerrorism suspected in car-and-knife attack at Ohio State
COLUMBUS: A Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to...
View ArticleODOT opens ramps around Central Interchange in Akron
It should be smooth sailing for highway motorists using the Central Interchange in Akron.The Ohio Department of Transportation has opened several ramps that had been closed for months because of bridge...
View ArticleOhio State student from Medina hides in classroom during attack
Ohio State student Tessa Webb, the daughter of Beacon Journal deputy features editor Craig Webb, was in an environmental public health class in Lazenby Hall when the instructor’s PowerPoint...
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BASKETBALLGIRLSScoring SummariesFIRESTONE 68, KENMORE 43Firestone 13 18 19 18 — 68Kenmore 13 10 4 16 — 43FIRESTONE (1-1, 1-0) — Williams 5-0-10, Wharton 10-2-22, Blackwell 5-4-15, Boone 2-2-6, Maclin...
View ArticleTrump rollback of Obama climate agenda may prove challenging
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump plans to dismantle President Barack Obama’s efforts to reduce planet-warming carbon emissions. But delivering on his campaign pledges to abolish the Environmental Protection...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio Eye Surgeons eyes new facility in Fairlawn
FAIRLAWN: Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons plans to build a $2.1 million ophthalmology center at the corner of Embassy Parkway and Crystal Lake Road.The 10,010-square-foot facility will include family eye...
View ArticleToy company Simplay3 opens a preview store at Hudson’s First & Main
Simplay3, a new toy and home and garden company, has opened a preview store at Hudson’s First & Main shopping district.The Streetsboro company founded by toy industry veteran Tom Murdough recently...
View ArticleBarberton man to serve life sentence in adult prison for murder, rape of...
A Barberton teen sentenced to juvenile detention until he was 21 for the murder and rape of his 3-year-old half sister was warned that he could face a life sentence in adult prison unless he completed...
View ArticleBrunswick man sentenced to 8 years for assault outside of Norton nightclub...
A 63-year-old Norton man didn’t make it completely out of his car as another man repeatedly struck him in the head and face.Daniel Carraway’s arm was still stuck in the seat belt when police found him...
View ArticleIntruder held at gunpoint in tense, bizarre kitchen standoff in Coventry...
COVENTRY TWP.: Jonathan Fillinger is glad he didn’t have to pull the trigger.As his wife and young child hid nearby in their Robinson Avenue home shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, Fillinger, 34, trained his...
View ArticleState investigating Summit County’s top building official
The Ohio Board of Building Standards is investigating the head of the Summit County building department after receiving complaints from former employees about alleged misconduct.The accusations against...
View ArticleOhio State attacker was angry about treatment of Muslims
COLUMBUS: A Somali-born student who carried out a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University stewed over the treatment of Muslims while apparently staying under the radar of federal law enforcement,...
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