Greater Akron Chamber picks '30 for the Future;' awards ceremony set for...
Thirty-one local young professionals have been named recipients of the tenth annual “30 for the Future” award by the Greater Akron Chamber. The program is designed to honor people ages 25 to 39 who...
View ArticleStark County brewing equipment maker SysTech tripling manufacturing space
CANTON: An Ohio maker of craft brewing equipment is tripling its manufacturing capabilities and hiring new employees.The Canton Repository reports that SysTech Stainless Works is relocating and...
View ArticleOhio shelter puts down more than 50 dogs due to deadly disease
COLUMBUS: A central Ohio animal shelter says it has euthanized more than 50 dogs after at least one was found to have distemper, a deadly disease.The Franklin County Dog Shelter in Columbus says a...
View ArticleFormer state official forms coalition for elderly Ohioans
Associated PressCOLUMBUS: A former state official will lead a coalition of Ohio seniors and their families to identify and solve problems facing the population.The Columbus Dispatch reports that...
View ArticleFAA holding Northeast Ohio workshops this week to teach about air-traffic...
The Federal Aviation Administration is holding three open-house workshops this week to educate the public about the $147.3 billion Next Generation Air Transportation System, an effort to modernize the...
View ArticleOhio coroner’s offices face shortage amid spike in cases amid drug-overdose...
COLUMBUS: Coroner’s offices in central Ohio are struggling to fill positions as caseloads increase and more doctors seek employment in the private sector.The number of cases Ohio coroners and medical...
View ArticleBiologists battle ‘ecological train wreck’ of feral pigs in Ohio fields and...
COLUMBUS: Wildlife biologists are fighting what they call the “ecological train wreck” of wild pigs running amok in Ohio fields and forests.It’s easy to spot the signs that pigs are roaming the Wayne...
View ArticleStarbucks-lapping Twinsburg K-9 officer is Internet sensation
By Katie ByardBeacon Journal staff writerA video of Twinsburg K-9 officer Yasso lapping up a Starbucks “puppuccino” has lapped up more than 880,000 views in the past few days.“Life is full of rewards....
View ArticleMore funding sought for post-9/11 veterans memorial in Ohio
SUNBURY, OHIO: The father of a veteran who died in combat after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is working with others to secure permanent funding for an Ohio memorial dedicated to fallen soldiers.Jim...
View ArticleEllet High School to be closed on Tuesday, as fire cleanup continues
Akron’s Ellet High School will be closed again Tuesday, as crews continue to cleanup from a weekend fire that damaged the southeast portion of the building that houses the school’s construction...
View ArticleFired Ohio State band director appeals in 2nd lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Ohio State’s fired marching band director is asking a federal appeals court to uphold his civil-rights claims against the university.In a filing Monday, Jonathan Waters asks the Sixth...
View ArticleCity to pay $780,000 after girl hit when officer fired at dog
COLUMBUS: Columbus City Council is expected to approve a $780,000 lawsuit settlement payment to the family of a girl who was shot in the leg when a policeman fired.Then-4-year-old Ava Ellis was...
View ArticleAkron City Council expected to just say no — at least for now — to medical...
Akron isn’t ready to embrace medical marijuana just yet.City Council is set to approve one-year moratorium Monday night on grow operations, processing and dispensaries.Akron is looking to join other...
View ArticleAuthorities identify man, woman killed in double shooting
CLEVELAND: Authorities have identified a man and a woman killed in a double shooting in Cleveland over the weekend.Cleveland.com reports the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified...
View ArticleMedina man sentenced to 14 years in prison for November 2015 shooting death...
The mother of a Green man who was shot and killed last fall will never forget the hysterical phone call from her son’s girlfriend who screamed, “They killed him!” over and over again.“No words can...
View ArticleSEC charges RPM International Inc. of Medina with violating antifraud...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Medina-based coatings and sealants company RPM International Inc. with violating antifraud provisions of federal securities laws. Frank C....
View ArticleIndians’ Danny Salazar out 3-4 weeks with strained forearm; Postseason status...
It’s possible Indians All-Star starting pitcher Danny Salazar has thrown his last pitch in the 2016 regular season, and his place in the postseason rotation is also now in question. Salazar underwent...
View ArticleTroopers continue to investigate crash that claimed lives of man, 6-year-old boy
Authorities are continuing to investigate a fatal crash involving a military vehicle over the weekend on state Route 14 in Ravenna Township.Trooper Lydia Jordan, with the Ravenna post of the Ohio State...
View ArticleSCORE announces September workshops
Akron SCORE, the free mentoring program for new and existing businesses, will offer nine workshops this month — including two sessions of the comprehensive Simple Steps program.The workshops offer...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Robert Griffin out for at least eight weeks, perhaps rest...
BEREA: Starting quarterback Robert Griffin III began his Browns career by going one and out.Griffin suffered a fractured coracoid bone in his left shoulder Sunday late in the fourth quarter of a 29-10...
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