Wadsworth Brewing set to open Friday
As Ernie Joy and Ericha Fryfogle-Joy spent hours upon hours getting ready to open their Wadsworth Brewing Co. and dealt with unexpected delays and equipment malfunctions, the married couple learned...
View ArticleMeeting planned this evening to discuss Summa doctor switch
A meeting to discuss Summa Health Systems’s decision to replace its emergency room physicians will be held at 6 p.m. this evening at Highland Theater, 826 W. Market St. in Akron.The meeting is hosted...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton supporters far apart on comfort with rhetoric
When asked how comfortable they were with the treatment of various groups during the campaign, differences were high between supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Here are some...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 3: Two movies and a yoga session
Sad ‘Manchester by the Sea’ at NightlightThe maudlin movie Manchester by the Sea is playing at the Nightlight movie house at 30 N. High St. in Akron this week. The movie will be shown at 9 p.m. and...
View ArticleUnder 3 weeks left: Obama in closing stretch of presidency
WASHINGTON: His last vacation behind him, President Barack Obama is entering the closing stretch of his presidency, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose ends and put finishing touches on his legacy...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kyrie Irving misses second consecutive game with...
CLEVELAND: Kyrie Irving missed his second game with a sore right hamstring Monday when the Cavaliers hosted the New Orleans Pelicans. Jordan McRae started again in his place.Coach Tyronn Lue said the...
View ArticleCavs 90, Pelicans 82; Jason Lloyd's 21 thoughts on Wounded Three, Kay Felder...
CLEVELAND: Twenty-one thoughts for 21 shots by LeBron James in Monday’s 90-82 win over the New Orleans Pelicans… 1. LeBron James left the locker room with a Ziploc bag of Airborne and Tylenol PM....
View ArticleStorms kill 4, damage buildings across Southern states
A powerful storm system that moved across the South on Monday killed four people in Alabama and left a trail of damage over several states, officials said.The line of severe thunderstorms spawned...
View ArticleOhio high school coach accused of cash register thefts
CINCINNATI: An assistant high school basketball coach from Cincinnati has been removed from his position after being charged with stealing cash registers from several local...
View ArticleNew year sees gas prices lower in Ohio, up nationally
COLUMBUS: Ohio gas prices begin the new year lower than they were a week ago, though the national average went the opposite direction.A gallon of regular gas in Ohio averaged $2.32 in Tuesday’s survey...
View ArticleLarge fight breaks out in stands following area high school basketball game
A large fight involving basketball fans erupted last Friday following a game between teams from Wooster and Lexington high schools in Lexington, according to the Mansfield News Journal. The brawl...
View ArticleSearch resumes for plane carrying 6 that vanished over Lake Erie in Ohio
CLEVELAND: Cleveland officials say the search for a plane carrying six people that disappeared last week over Lake Erie has resumed.Tuesday marks the third straight day that conditions have allowed...
View ArticleTrump objects after House GOP votes to gut ethics office
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump criticized House Republicans Tuesday for making one of their first acts a vote to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, arguing that tax reform...
View ArticleKent mom ready for round two of ‘Worst Cooks’
Kayla Kurtz of Kent survived her first night of cooking challenges on Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America. On Sunday’s season premiere, the mother of four impressed mentor-chef Anne Burrell with her...
View ArticleOhio State hires Ryan Day to replace Tim Beck as QB coach, coordinator
Ohio State is moving quick to revamp its coaching staff following a 31-0 loss in the Fiesta Bowl to Clemson. On Tuesday the school announced the hiring of Ryan Day as quarterbacks coach. He'll also...
View ArticleFord cancels plan to build new Mexican plant, adds U.S. jobs
FLAT ROCK, Mich.: Ford is canceling plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Mexico and will invest $700 million in a Michigan plant to build new electric and autonomous vehicles.Ford, however,...
View ArticleTuesday’s Beacon Journal obituary listings
We did not publish obituaries Tuesday because of internal issues at the Beacon Journal. Those issues have been addressed, so publication of the daily obituaries will resume Wednesday. We apologize for...
View ArticleGOP drops weakening of ethics office, challenged by Trump
WASHINGTON: House Republicans reversed themselves Tuesday under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump, and dropped plans to swiftly gut an independent congressional ethics board.The dizzying...
View ArticleDemocratic Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O’Neill eyeing run for governor
COLUMBUS: The lone Democrat holding an Ohio statewide office said Tuesday he is considering stepping down from his post at year’s end to run for governor.In an Associated Press interview, Ohio Supreme...
View ArticleChallenge to Ohio’s newest execution method goes to trial; Akron killer...
COLUMBUS: Ohio’s newest execution method is either a legal approach to putting condemned killers to death or a process akin to burning inmates at the stake, according to arguments in the latest...
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