Former Green Little League president arrested for stealing from the league
The former Green Little League president has been accused of stealing from the league for his personal use.Timothy C. McCloud, 46, of Green has been charged with theft, a fourth-degree felony, and...
View ArticleCrews find more debris in Lake Erie from crashed plane
CLEVELAND: Crews are finding more debris in Lake Erie from the wreckage of a plane that was carrying six people when it disappeared nearly two weeks ago near Cleveland.The search resumed Wednesday...
View ArticleVoice recorder captured crash of plane over Lake Erie
A cockpit voice recorder recovered from Lake Erie captured the moments before a plane carrying six people crashed into the water nearly two weeks ago, federal investigators said Wednesday.The National...
View ArticleStudent at Akron's Resnik elementary school pens song about LeBron James
Everyone is still excited about the Cleveland Cavaliers winning the NBA championship last season, including a 9-year-old from Akron. Jae'Anthony Michael Wharton is a fourth grader at Judith A. Resnik...
View ArticleJudge denies motion to dismiss terrorism charges
A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss terrorism charges against an Akron man accused of releasing the names and addresses of members of the military and urging people to attack them on behalf...
View ArticleSignet Jewelers reports decline in holiday sales, blames technical problems...
Signet Jewelers, the world’s largest retailer of diamonds that is headquartered in Akron, said Wednesday that sales during the all-important holiday retail season were down 4.6 percent.The company’s...
View ArticleSharon Township crash sends at least three to hospitals by helicopter
SHARON TWP.: A two-vehicle accident in Medina County sent at least three people to multiple hospitals by helicopter Wednesday evening, Medina police said.The accident happened around 4:25 p.m. at...
View ArticleI-76 west/I-77 north exit ramp onto S. Broadway to reopen Thursday morning
AKRON: The Interstate 76 westbound/I-77 northbound exit ramp to South Broadway will be closed until 6 a.m. Thursday for waterline repairs, a representative from the Akron division of the Ohio...
View ArticleGunfire kills boy, 17, and wounds man, 19, near Miller South School in Akron
AKRON: A 17-year-old boy was shot to death Wednesday in a confrontation that led to a lockdown at a nearby school, Akron police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards said Wednesday.At 3:41 p.m., police received a...
View ArticleRex Tillerson, Trump’s pick for top diplomat, calls Russia a ‘danger’
WASHINGTON: Barraged by questions about Russia, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state promised a far more muscular approach toward the Kremlin on Wednesday, abandoning much of the...
View ArticleFull statement of the Summa Health Board of Directors
Here is the statement released by the Summa Health Board of Directors on Wednesday afternoon, after repeated inquiries from the Beacon Journal about the no-confidence votes in Summa President and CEO...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 11
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 ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 12: Boat show in Cleveland; ‘A Kid Like Jake’ at...
Set sail for I-X Center’s Mid-America Boat ShowIt seems like boating season is years away. Start dreaming about fishing trips and sailing to the islands at the Mid-America Boat Show, which opens at...
View ArticleCavaliers happy to arrive safely in Portland after massive snowstorm
PORTLAND, ORE.: Tyronn Lue had one thought when he learned the Cavaliers’ charter flight was taking off from Salt Lake City early Wednesday morning without knowing where they would land. “Just land...
View ArticleSumma board likes where health system is headed, despite growing doctor concerns
Summa Health’s board of directors appears to like where Dr. Thomas Malone is leading the Akron-based health system even if many doctors who work there don’t. On Wednesday, the board issued its first...
View ArticleCombative Trump concedes Russia’s role in election hacking
NEW YORK: In a combative and freewheeling news conference, President-elect Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday that he accepts Russia was behind the election year hacking of Democrats that...
View ArticleParents charged in death of 5-year-old girl in Jackson Township
A Massillon Municipal Court judge set bonds and appointed attorneys Wednesday for a Jackson Township couple charged in the death of their 5-year-old daughter, whose body was found at their restaurant...
View ArticleNew Help Line aims to connect addicts in Summit County with best agency to...
A New Help Line aims to better connect Summit County residents addicted to alcohol, drugs or gambling with the best agency to assist them.Callers to the Help Line, launching Tuesday,will be asked a few...
View Article17-year-old East high senior shot, killed in Akron was promising culinary...
A teen who was shot to death Wednesday afternoon at West Thornton Street and Laurel Avenue in Akron has been identified as 17-year-old Ernest Anderson Jr. of Schumacher Avenue. Anderson was a senior at...
View ArticleAkron man arraigned in Portage County on charges related to shooting deaths...
The Akron man accused of the Nov. 30 shooting deaths of two people in Portage County was placed on a $6 million cash bond Thursday.David Darnell Calhoun Jr., 25, was arraigned in Portage County Common...
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