Things to Do, Sept. 6: Bedtime stories for adults; free music in park; make...
Watch Wandering AestheticsThe Wandering Aesthetics theater company will offer “B4 Bed: Stories for Adults” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Firestone Park Branch Library, 1486 Aster Ave., Akron....
View ArticleClinton and Trump have a near-encounter in a battle for Ohio
CLEVELAND: Converging on Ohio within miles of each other, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made competing Labor Day pitches in Cleveland, setting the stage for a critical month in their testy...
View ArticleAstros 6, Indians 2: Ryan Lewis’ 19 Walk-Off Thoughts on Josh Tomlin, the No....
Here are 19 Walk-Off Thoughts on the Indians’ 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros Monday night (but more-so what's next for the rotation). 1. The Indians pieced together nine innings by using eight...
View Article3-year-old boy found in Ohio swimming pool dies
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO: Authorities say a 3-year-old boy who disappeared from a family gathering and was found in a swimming pool at a nearby home has died.The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was...
View ArticleWith NFL career on hold, Johnny Manziel re-enrolls at Texas A&M
DALLAS: Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel has re-enrolled at Texas A&M after his NFL career was derailed by a series of off-field incidents that included a domestic violence charge...
View ArticleJuvenile in custody after assault results in man’s death in Perry Township
A juvenile is in custody after an assault that resulted in a man’s death in Perry Township, according to Beacon Journal news partner newsnet5.com.Perry Township police responded around 2:42 p.m. to...
View ArticleFour teens escape secure treatment center in Stark County
Four teenagers escaped from a secure treatment center Sunday night, overcoming guards and leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a search that ended in Canton.The Canton Repository reports that...
View ArticleStow police ask for help in identifying hit-and-run dump truck in state Route...
Stow police are asking for help in identifying a dump-truck driver involved in a hit-and-run caught on camera.The police department posted a photo and video on its Facebook page on Sunday asking for...
View ArticleHealth officials provide training for heroin overdose reversal kits
HAMILTON, OHIO: Some Ohio counties are trying to equip more people with a drug that can reverse an overdose amid a growing number of fatal heroin overdoses in recent years.Butler County health...
View ArticleR. Shea plans to open a production brewery
R. Shea Brewing Co. is ready to make a big leap. The Akron nanobrewery, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary this week, plans to open a separate 30-barrel production brewery. Founder Ron Shea...
View ArticleTrump and Clinton clash over national security
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.: With Labor Day behind them, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are battling over national security in the South’s top presidential battlegrounds.Trump, the Republican nominee,...
View ArticleLawmaker: Probe deleted Clinton emails cited in FBI report
WASHINGTON: The Republican chairman of the House committee investigating Hillary Clinton’s email practices asked a federal prosecutor Tuesday to determine whether she or others working with her played...
View ArticleEx-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner returns to Ohio, registers as sex offender...
XENIA, OHIO: A former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked a national outcry registered as a sex offender Tuesday in Ohio, where...
View ArticlePerson injured in fall from cliff near Brandywine Falls
Someone was injured in a fall from a cliff near Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park on Tuesday morning.Dispatchers confirmed the Summit County Sheriff’s Office is on scene, but could not...
View ArticleSpectra Energy, a partner behind Nexus Pipeline, to be acquired by Canada’s...
NEW YORK: Canada’s Enbridge is buying Houston-based Spectra Energy for about $28 billion, creating North America’s largest energy infrastructure company. Both companies operate pipelines that deliver...
View ArticleITT Tech shuts down its campuses nationwide
ITT Educational Services announced Tuesday that it is shutting down its academic operations at 130 campuses, which includes the one on West Market Street in Fairlawn. ITT officials are blaming the...
View ArticleCan Apple make listening easy without a headphone jack?
SAN FRANCISCO: When Apple shows off its latest iPhone on Wednesday, it will answer a question it hasn’t had to address in years: “What’s it putting in the box?” (Besides the iPhone itself, that is.)The...
View ArticleOklahoma earthquake increases scrutiny of injection wells
A significant earthquake in Oklahoma will result in the shutdown of injection wells close to the epicenter, news reports say. From the Washington Post: "A record-tying earthquake in the edge of...
View ArticleNASA chasing down asteroid to scoop up, bring back samples
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: NASA is going after an asteroid this week like never before.It’s launching a spacecraft to the exotic black rock named Bennu, vacuuming up handfuls of gravel from the surface, and...
View ArticleBrowns QB RG3 disappointed Hall of Famer Darrell Green ripped him on radio...
Browns starting quarterback Robert Griffin III was disappointed to learn Washington Hall of Fame cornerback Darrell Green ripped him Tuesday on the radio and criticized the way he he's handling his...
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