Downtown Akron Partnership ambassador spreads Christmas cheer with decorated...
In the bleak midwinter, look for a bright spot of roving cheer this season in downtown Akron.It’s Downtown Akron Partnership ambassador Val Kramer and her bright yellow cleaning cart decorated for...
View ArticleHigh school notebook: Akron couple ready to match up to $50,000 in donations...
Akron couple Stewart Moritz and Maura O’Shea are challenging the community, alumni and others to make a donation toward a new athletic complex that would go along with the new Firestone-Litchfield...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Dec. 15
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 ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson not ready to write off Robert Griffin III but says...
BEREA: The built-in excuse for the performance of Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III coming off a three-month layoff is rust.Griffin missed 11 games with a fractured coracoid bone in his left...
View ArticleDifficult decisions for LeBron James, Cavaliers still a few years off with...
LeBron James and the Cavaliers each have difficult decisions to make in the coming years. The new collective-bargaining agreement between NBA owners and players has set the rules of engagement. Now...
View ArticleUPDATE: Akron police seeking son for questioning in death of elderly mother,...
Akron police were searching late Thursday night for an Akron man wanted for questioning in the death of his elderly mother.The 78-year-old woman was discovered dead in her home in the 1100 block of...
View ArticleInvestigators to determine if Hudson police officer justified in shooting,...
Hudson police are authorized to use deadly force only when a suspect poses a threat of serious harm or to prevent the escape of a violent felon who could hurt someone, according to office policy.It’s...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls man sentenced to life in prison for raping, beating 3-year-old...
A 26-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for raping and beating the 3-year-old son of an acquaintance.A Summit County jury found Zachary Meyerson guilty Thursday of...
View Article10 people arrested in Green for soliciting prostitution
Summit County sheriff’s deputies arrested 10 people for soliciting prostitution Thursday night at the Super 8 motel on Corporate Woods Parkway in Green.The arrests were the result of a joint effort of...
View ArticleCatholic charities agency in Ohio says $1.9 million stolen
CLEVELAND: A Catholic charities organization in Cleveland says it has fired a longtime employee after discovering an alleged fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of $1.9 million over seven...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 17: ‘Nutcracker,’ Mannheim Steamroller in Cleveland;...
Meet ‘Field of Dreams’ actorRemember the last scene in Field of Dreams, when Kevin Costner’s character and his father finally “have a catch?” (We’ll wait while our guy readers wipe a manly tear or...
View ArticleAkron man, 27, describes shooting, killing ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend
Christopher Hunter lifted his 1-year-old daughter in his arms on a warm night in May, moments after emptying a clip of a handgun magazine into a man while she watched.“I pick up my daughter, I give her...
View ArticleAkron woman, 22, sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for killing her...
An Akron woman sobbed from the time she walked into a Summit County courtroom Friday morning until she was led away in shackles, sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for a crime she claims she...
View ArticleSalvation Army leaders blame Dec. 2 shooting for decrease in kettle donations...
BARBERTON: Kettle donations are down in Barberton and Salvation Army officials are blaming it on a Dec. 2 shooting in an Akron barbershop that injured a leader of the Barberton Corps.Corps Officer...
View ArticleAkron’s first Elf Con draws fans of classic holiday movie
The movie Elf has carved out a spot as a family holiday favorite since its 2003 release, but only the humans who share a true affinity for elf culture braved the near-arctic temps Friday night for...
View Article‘My mother ... my brother killed her,’ woman says of Akron man sought by...
Police are searching for an Akron man they’ve charged with murder in the slaying of his elderly mother, who was discovered in her home Thursday night dead of blunt force trauma to the head.Derrick...
View ArticleBad luck, irony and perseverance: Akron business survives plane crash,...
This is a story of bad luck, irony and perseverance. It starts with an omen: On Nov. 10, 2015, a corporate jet trying to land at Akron Fulton International Airport crashed in Ellet, killing nine people...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Canton McKinley 75, Green 68: Visiting Bulldogs pull away...
GREEN: High school basketball teams rarely become overnight sensations.Coming of age is more than a one-game process, but the young and inexperienced Green boys team took a baby step — a big baby step,...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Hoban edges Benedictine; Ellet, Firestone, Garfield,...
Boys basketballArchbishop Hoban 53, Benedictine 51Senior Brian Cuppett scored the game-winning layup with 50 seconds remaining to give the visiting Knights (3-1, 1-0 North Coast League) a win over the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
BASKETBallBOYSScoreboardFriday’s GamesArchbishop Hoban 53, Cle. Benedictine 51Barberton 76, Aurora 71Brunswick 58, Elyria 35Canton McKinley 75, Green 68Carrollton 54, Salem 46Copley 79, Revere...
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