Ohio skeletal remains identified as missing Florida woman
XENIA, OHIO: Authorities say skeletal remains found by mushroom hunters in southwest Ohio last May have been identified as a Florida woman who was reported missing from an Ohio city.Greene County’s...
View ArticleMore than 250 Summa doctors urge resignation of president, CEO
More than 250 Summa Health System doctors voted “no confidence” in President and CEO Thomas Malone and his leadership team in a standing-room-only meeting Thursday night and have called for the...
View ArticleCavaliers nearing agreement on trade to acquire sharp-shooting guard Kyle...
NEW YORK: When free agency began at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2013, former Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant was knocking on Kyle Korver’s front door. It took a few years, but the Cavs are on the...
View ArticleTrump pick becomes chairwoman of Ohio Republican Party, ousts incumbent
LEWIS CENTER, OHIO: Republicans chose President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the next leader of their state party on Friday after the sitting chairman withdrew his name from consideration.Matt Borges’...
View ArticleOhio becomes first state to ban plywood on vacant properties
COLUMBUS: Boarded-up property will no longer be synonymous with blight in Ohio.The state became the first in the nation this week to outlaw the use of plywood on properties certified as vacant and...
View ArticleGoodyear Heights church closing after almost a century of operation, last...
Goodyear Heights United Methodist Church will hold its final services on Sunday after almost a century of operation in Akron.The congregation, which gathers in a Tudor-inspired church at 1690 Hillside...
View ArticleMontville police warn residents about nighttime burglaries
MONTVILLE TWP.: Police are warning residents about a series of nighttime burglaries happening in the Medina County township.Within the last week, four Montville homes were burglarized, and there was...
View ArticleGreen councilman alleges that Summit GOP leaders tried to influence politics...
GREEN: A city council member alleged that the Summit County Republican Party interfered in council business after members voted in new leadership at a meeting on Thursday.The council voted 4-3 to name...
View ArticleWrongful death lawsuit filed against DJ and Akron bar in assault that left...
The family of an Akron man who died after being punched in the head in an Akron bar has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the DJ convicted of the assault and the bar’s owners.Stacy Ryan, the wife...
View ArticleBrowns left tackle Joe Thomas’ streak of eight consecutive All-Pro selections...
An impressive streak has ended for All-Pro Joe.Browns left tackle Joe Thomas was voted to his 10th Pro Bowl in his 10th NFL season last month, but the future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
View ArticleSumma doctors blame series of ‘poor decisions’ by leadership for...
Summa Health’s decision to abruptly cut ties with its longtime emergency medicine doctors wasn’t the only reason for a no-confidence vote this week by hundreds of area physicians.But the ER staffing...
View ArticleU.S. veteran arrested in airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: An Army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 6
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance 72, Salem 51Archbishop Hoban 59, Walsh Jesuit 26Barberton 66, Kent Roosevelt 43Buchtel 77, Garfield 56Copley 90, Aurora 44Coventry 68, Springfield...
View ArticleHoban boys beat Walsh Jesuit 59-26
It’s not often that a contest between heated rivals Walsh Jesuit and Archbishop Hoban can be considered finished before approaching the final quarter.But Hoban fans were already confident of a win...
View ArticleBrowns could fire defensive coordinator Ray Horton soon, replace him with...
Browns defensive coordinator Ray Horton appears to be the fall guy for a 1-15 season.The Browns have discussed firing Horton for a few days and could make the move soon.The presumptive favorite to...
View ArticleCavaliers put pieces in place to complete trade for sharpshooter Kyle Korver
NEW YORK: The Cavaliers cleaned up some bookkeeping matters with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, clearing the way for Kyle Korver to come to Cleveland. Mo Williams is joining Mike Dunleavy in the...
View ArticleCavaliers 116, Nets 108: Kyrie Irving’s big fourth quarter helps Cavs hold...
NEW YORK: Kyrie Irving arrived for the team’s morning shootaround early Friday to get some extra work in. He was the first one out of the locker room during halftime to get some extra shots.By the...
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 ArticleBob Dyer: Remembering the horror of Y2K
With the advent of a new year, my thoughts returned — as always — to the ghastly “Y2K” disaster that nearly ended civilization as we know it.I am so proud of how all the peoples of the world hung...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest Akron man wanted in Ravenna Twp. slayings
An Akron man wanted in the shooting deaths of a Portage County couple has been arrested, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service said Saturday.David Darnell Calhoun Jr., 25, is in...
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