Akron plans to increase city spending in 2017 after staffing fell in 2016
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan’s team has presented City Council with a broadly sketched spending plan for 2017.A more detailed budget will unfold in the coming weeks as Horrigan’s finance directors finalize...
View ArticleKnight Foundation funding environmental study of Summit Lake in Akron
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is funding an environmental study of Summit Lake as part of its ongoing effort to revitalize the downtrodden Akron neighborhood.The nonprofit, along with the...
View ArticleAkron man charged in deadly Ravenna shooting
An Akron man has been charged with first-degree murder for a deadly shooting in Ravenna last weekend.Javon M. Thomas, 26, is being held on $1 million cash bond at the Portage County Jail.Two people...
View ArticleAkron man gets license after four-year suspension, aided by new Summit County...
An Akron man was so pleased to get his driver’s license back Tuesday that he didn’t even have any complaints about his license photo.Leslie “Lovell” Ingol Jr.’s license had been suspended for four...
View ArticleBrowns fire 5 more assistant coaches, expect Chris Tabor, Kirby Wilson, Al...
The fallout from a 1-15 season continued for the Browns on Tuesday when the organization announced it had fired five more assistant coaches. With coach Hue Jackson parting with defensive coordinator...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 10
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardTuesday’s ResultsBrunswick 55, Strongsville 29Buckeye 84, Lutheran West 38Canton McKinley 70, Lake 56Copley 98, Nordonia 62Coventry 75, Northwest 60CVCA 47, Streetsboro 45Hudson...
View ArticleSumma’s CEO apologizes to staff in memo, says he will change leadership...
Summa Health President and CEO Dr. Thomas Malone sent a memo to his staff on Monday night apologizing for the “disruptions to both our patients and our employees” following the recent ER physician...
View ArticleLove Akron Network calls for unity among all walks of life at prayer event
Standing at the front of the House of the Lord church in Akron, Bishop Joey Johnson was asked Tuesday what message he wanted to deliver to the American Christian Church.“I think that the rhetoric...
View ArticleKyle Korver happy to join forces with playoff nemesis LeBron James on Cavaliers
SALT LAKE CITY: Kyle Korver spent the last six years trying unsuccessfully to beat LeBron James in the postseason. Now the two are teammates. Korver acknowledged Tuesday before his Cavaliers debut that...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Clemson’s Deshaun Watson worth the risk with Browns’ No. 1 pick
I believe Clemson’s Deshaun Watson is worth the risk with the Browns’ first overall pick.I didn’t feel this way during the first quarter of Monday night’s national championship game against Alabama....
View ArticleJazz 100, Cavaliers 92: Cavs out of tune in loss to Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY: The addition of one of the league’s best 3-point shooters did little to help the Cavs’ issues with turnovers and assists Tuesday night. In fact, Kyle Korver didn’t even make a 3-pointer...
View ArticleOhio woman pleads guilty over dad’s fatal heroin injection
COLUMBUS: A central Ohio woman accused of injecting her father with a lethal dose of heroin has pleaded guilty involuntary manslaughter and been sentenced to three years in prison.Prosecutors say...
View ArticlePolice charge 13 in Florida-to-central Ohio drug conspiracy
COLUMBUS: Thirteen people have been charged in an alleged drug trafficking operation involving painkillers acquired through a Florida doctor and sold in central Ohio.Prosecutors say the suspects...
View ArticleFormer 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 ArticleBusy month at Akron Civic, magician Michael Carbonaro first up
The Akron Civic Theatre is conjuring up a busy weekend of shows to chase away the winter blahs.First up is a popular magician who will bring some of his gee-whiz wizardry from his popular The Carbonaro...
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 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 ArticleBob Dyer: Visit Hudson — 17 times
How could anyone possibly pass up a deal like this? The Hudson Visitor Center is offering a $500 shopping spree at its gift shop to the first person to visit all of the 16 other Hudsons in the United...
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...
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