North Canton police looking for suspects in two pizza delivery robberies
NORTH CANTON: City police are asking for help in catching the suspects who held up two separate pizza delivery drivers by gunpoint Thursday night.In the first case, a Donato’s driver was robbed at 8:06...
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Year in review: A look back at the biggest Akron-area news stories of 2016
Akron got a new mayor and the University of Akron got a new president. Opiate overdoses spiked. Those are just three top local news stories of 2016. As the year comes to an end, here’s a look back...
View ArticleRittman police arrest suspect in string of vehicle thefts
Rittman police have nabbed a man they believe is responsible for a recent string of vehicle thefts in the community.Freddie Kinder, 42, of Rittman, was charged with at least five counts of grand theft...
View ArticleBusiness executive and family among six on missing Ohio plane that quickly...
CLEVELAND: The chief executive of a beverage distribution company was piloting a plane carrying his wife, two sons and two other people when it quickly lost altitude after takeoff from Cleveland’s...
View ArticleSumma Health bringing in new doctor group to staff its ERs starting New...
Summa Health System announced Friday that it is replacing the physicians who staff its five emergency rooms Sunday. Dr. Thomas Malone, Summa’s president and CEO, said in a memo that Summa had a plan to...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: North Carolina QB, Mentor native Mitch Trubisky receives...
BEREA: As the Browns prepared to start Robert Griffin III in Sunday’s season finale on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers, they had eyes on one of college football’s top-rated quarterbacks —...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Dec. 30
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 67, Columbus Bishop Ready 33Buchtel 65, Cleveland MLK 31Cleveland Glenville 55, Hudson 35Crestwood 74, Springfield 55CVCA 50, Triway 22Dalton...
View ArticleLinebacker Jamie Collins says he’d be open to re-signing with Browns ‘if the...
BEREA: Impending free-agent linebacker Jamie Collins is open to re-signing with the Browns as long as they show him the money.The Browns traded what’s expected to be a 2017 third-round compensatory...
View ArticleAnother year older, Cavs forward LeBron James, now 32, shows no signs of...
CLEVELAND: As he showered and dressed and prepared for the cold winter night ahead, LeBron James stopped in front of the mirror in the Cavaliers’ locker room late Thursday night to examine the scratch...
View ArticleVermont utility finds malware code attributed to Russians
BURLINGTON, VT.: A state electric utility confirmed on Friday it had found on one of its laptops a malware code the U.S. government says is used by Russian hackers.The Burlington Electric Department...
View ArticleMajority is unhappy with media; Akron kids want to save us from anti-facts
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal staff writerIn this age of post-truth politics, when facts compete with fake news and Americans share online information with ease and comfort, the healthy skepticism...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher bio
Since joining the Beacon Journal in 1995, Betty Lin-Fisher has been a copy editor and has served as a Saturday metro editor, metro reporter and business reporter. She has been a business and consumer...
View ArticleMan, 69, sets himself on fire in Highland Square moments after ranting about...
A 69-year-old Akron man wearing a U.S. Marines uniform doused himself in gasoline and set himself ablaze on a Highland Square street Saturday morning.Witnesses said the self-immolation occurred moments...
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Year in review: A look back at the biggest Akron-area arts, entertainment,...
January: Copley teen Emily Trunko gets two book deals and worldwide media attention as a result of her viral Tumblr blogs, The Last Message Received and Dear My Blank. February: Former Hudson resident...
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Bob Dyer: The 20th annual Bobby Awards
To those of you who attended Akron’s nearly booze-free First Night celebration, good morning! To those of you who celebrated in the more traditional New Year’s Eve fashion ... I’ll try to keep my...
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Year in review: Here’s the Ohio.com articles you clicked on the most in 2016
Based on reader views, here are the top local stories published on Ohio.com in 2016: 1. LeBron backs Clinton LeBron James endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president in an Oct. 3 op-ed piece. 2....
View ArticleRecovery of missing plane with six aboard to start Sunday
COLUMBUS: Recovery efforts are expected to begin Sunday for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland’s shores.Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson expressed condolences...
View ArticleU.S. checks power grid after malware on Vermont utility’s laptop linked to...
BURLINGTON, Vt.: Several states around the country on Saturday asked cybersecurity experts to re-examine state and utility networks after a Vermont utility’s laptop was found to contain malware that...
View ArticleTrump ditches media for golf game, offers New Year’s wishes
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: President-elect Donald Trump ditched his press pool once again, traveling to play golf at one of his clubs without a pool of journalists on hand to ensure the public has...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Warning signs of October and November prove to be grim...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: The warning signs were there, merely masked by the euphoria of Ohio State qualifying for its second College Football Playoff in three years. Senior kicker Tyler Durbin missing two...
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