Bob Dyer: A chat with Akron’s mayor
I’m having withdrawal.After arguing intensely with Don Plusquellic for nearly a quarter-century, I haven’t heard a single word of criticism from Akron’s mayor of nearly 12 months, Dan Horrigan.I’ve...
View ArticleHeavy snow possible for Akron area Sunday, arctic blast to follow
Snow is expected to begin falling by about midnight Saturday and intensify through Sunday, accumulating 3-7 inches in Summit County, according to the National Weather Service.The snow will be...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 46, GlenOak 42Barberton 63, Northwestern 49Copley 64, Walsh Jesuit 57Dover 58, Cle. Max Hayes 22 Garrettsville 55, Brookfield 47 Jackson 73,...
View ArticleHigh school boys basketball: Barberton, Hoban, Cuyahoga Falls, Jackson earn...
BARBERTON: The 12th annual K. Jack Greynolds Memorial Classic concluded Saturday with the namesake’s son and grandson celebrating a victory.K. Jack Greynolds Jr. and Jordan Greynolds each played...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Join the conversation in Voice of the People
Letters to the editor of the Beacon Journal — published on our editorial pages in the Voice of the People column — do not actually go to the editor. They go to the editors who are responsible for the...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act: Long-term future uncertain, but first round of open...
Kris Riley is an Obamacare evangelist.The 50-year-old Coventry Township woman spreads the word about how the president’s defining domestic achievement — Obamacare, officially known as the Affordable...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: No. 8 Gonzaga pulls away down the...
No one will remember the University of Akron’s game Saturday against No. 8 Gonzaga as a masterpiece of offense.With a score of 23-17 at halftime, it was an entertaining but ugly affair the Bulldogs...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Doubt growing new labor deal will be completed as...
CLEVELAND: With Thursday’s deadline looming for a new labor deal between the players and owners, at least one member of the players union is growing pessimistic a deal can be completed in time.Knicks...
View ArticleBrowns sign cornerback Jamar Taylor to three-year, $15 million contract...
The Browns identified starting cornerback Jamar Taylor as part of their foundation and secured him Saturday with a three-year contract extension.The deal is worth $15 million, including a $3 million...
View ArticleCavaliers 116, Hornets 105: LeBron James’s near-triple-double, 7,000th career...
CLEVELAND: The milestone pass was vintage LeBron James, one of those skip passes in traffic few others can even see developing, let alone complete the play. But James’ brilliant bounce pass to Tristan...
View ArticleNexus pipeline protesters hold rally on Medina Square
MEDINA: Lynn Kemp remembers the day her 82-year-old mother received a letter saying companies intended to build part of the Nexus pipeline under her family’s York Township farm: Aug. 24, 2014. Her...
View ArticleKKK, other racist groups disavow the white supremacist label
PELHAM, N.C.: In today’s racially charged environment, there’s a label that even the KKK disavows: white supremacy.Standing on a muddy dirt road in the dead of night near the North Carolina-Virginia...
View ArticleBreakthrough victory in Australia opens new doors, including Bridgestone...
When Akron native Harold Varner III was a member of the Web.com Tour in 2014, his goal was to return to his hometown to play in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational.It’s time for...
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Tallmadge boutique takes holistic approach to women’s well-being
Tallmadge: Women come to Conversations & Co. for more than the jewelry and handbags. They also come for the empowerment. The boutique in this restored Victorian house off Tallmadge Circle may look...
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It takes a village: Akron area women help Bhutanese refugees learn sewing,...
When Dhan Maya Magar first arrived in the United States in 2014, there wasn’t a whole lot of time to miss her old treadle sewing machine. America is a steep learning curve for someone raised in a...
View ArticleDogged rescuer wouldn’t give up on runaway Sheldon
On any given night, Ramona Hartleben would drive 45 minutes one way to spend hours on her stomach, in camouflage, her hand gripping a rope. It took more than seven weeks and numerous false starts to...
View ArticleSummit County budget crunched by low revenue and public toll of drug abuse
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal staff writerWith an understaffed jail and the heavy toll of an opioid epidemic, Summit County government is poised to spend a little more on mental health and addiction...
View ArticleJeffery Conrad’s other cases
Here’s a look at Jeffery Conrad’s pending legal matters outside of Summit County.Albany, N.Y.: Conrad confessed in 2014 to the February 1997 shooting death of an Albany college student.He has not yet...
View ArticleBrowns waste outstanding rushing performance in 23-10 loss to Bengals
CLEVELAND: Sometimes the numbers just don’t compute in sports.That proved to be the case for the Browns on Sunday in a 23-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium — at least when it...
View ArticleBrowns analysis: Nate Ulrich breaks down 23-10 loss to Cincinnati Bengals
Browns vs. Bengals: Quick HitsWhat went right: After failing to eclipse the 100-yard rushing mark in the previous five games, the Browns gained 169 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries (7.7 average)....
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