Things to Do, Jan. 19: West Point hosts beer tasting; light up at New World...
Tasting offers perfect combination of Pizza and PintsThe new West Point Market is hosting its first tasting, Pizza and Pints, 6 to 8 p.m. at 33 Shiawassee Ave., west of Fairlawn Town Centre. It’s a...
View ArticlePortage County District Library begins loaning Wi-Fi devices
GARRETTSVILLE: One of the most popular items for loan at the Portage County District Library isn’t a book.Or a music CD.Or a DVD.It’s a Verizon Jetpack, a battery-operated mobile Wi-Fi device about the...
View Article‘So,’ Jeffery Conrad said when sentenced to life in prison without parole for...
When Jeffery Conrad was sentenced Wednesday to spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend and stabbing a jail inmate, his reaction was one word: “So ...”When Judge Paul...
View ArticleHigh school notebook: Hudson freshman Paige McCormick selected for USA...
Hudson freshman Paige McCormick has been selected as one of 68 swimmers from across the country for USA Swimming’s National Select Camp from Thursday through Sunday at the Olympic Training Center in...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
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. Let your athletic director and coach know if you...
View ArticleBrowns won’t have opportunity to coach Clemson QB Deshaun Watson at Senior...
If Browns coach Hue Jackson is going to fall in love with Clemson national championship-winning quarterback Deshaun Watson before April’s draft, it won’t happen next week at the Senior Bowl in Mobile,...
View ArticleCavaliers, Kyle Korver still acclimating to each other
INDEPENDENCE: When Kyle Korver stepped off the team flight and saw his wife and three kids Tuesday, Cleveland finally started to feel a little bit more like home.Now the Cavaliers hope he’ll soon start...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: As dazzling 10 minutes show, special March could be in store...
During the first 10 minutes of the second half Tuesday night at Rhodes Arena, the University of Akron Zips showed why they are built not just to win the Mid-American Conference Tournament, but to win...
View ArticleOhio college president won’t support ‘sanctuary campus’ for immigrant students
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO: The president of a northwest Ohio college says she won’t support making it a so-called “sanctuary campus” to help protect immigrant students potentially facing deportation because...
View ArticleSummit County residents warned of jury scam
Summit County Common Pleas Court is warning residents about a new jury scam happening in the county.Residents have received telephone calls from people saying they are in law enforcement and requesting...
View ArticleMan charged in death of missing Florida woman found in Ohio
XENIA, OHIO: Authorities say a man now imprisoned in a different murder has been charged in the killing of a Florida woman who was reported missing in Southwest Ohio before her skeletal remains were...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Gregg Williams is eager to vie with his new boss in...
BEREA: New Browns defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has already developed a friendly rivalry with his boss, coach Hue Jackson, and he thinks the whole team will benefit from their intensity.“I’m...
View ArticleMedical equipment company moving to Hudson, planning more than 130 new jobs
HUDSON: A leading mobile surgical equipment company will break ground on a 68,000 square-foot headquarters in Hudson Crossing business park in the first quarter of 2017.ForTec Medical Inc. owners Drew...
View ArticleFirefighter, police union heads thank Akron mayor for budget plan allowing...
First responders are celebrating new hires included in the 2017 city budget plan unveiled this week by Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan.The plan allowed for seven new police officers, 35 firefighters and six...
View ArticleAkron fire investigators say unattended cooking caused fatal blaze last month
Akron fire investigators say that a house fire last month that killed four people, including two children, was caused by unattended cooking.Authorities on Thursday morning announced the results of...
View ArticleInauguration 2017: Local residents weigh in on inauguration
The presidential election in November garnered a lot of attention.The inauguration, for some Akron-area residents, not so much. But they do care about the issues. A trip down Market Street in Akron on...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 20: Taste chili at lunch, chocolate in the evening; ’80s...
Chili challenge to benefit burn unit at Akron Children’s HospitalLooking for a good lunch for a good cause? The 11th Annual Firefighters Chili Challenge starts at 11 a.m. in the commons area at Lock 3...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Jan. 19
Libya U.S. bombers hit IS camps U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers attacked a pair of Islamic State military camps in Libya, killing more than 80 fighters in an unusual mission that may have marked the final...
View ArticleObama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day as president
WASHINGTON: In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic...
View ArticleLongtime Akron City Center hotel closes
The struggling Akron City Center Hotel, one of the taller buildings on Akron’s downtown skyline, has closed.It is unclear when the 19-floor hotel at Cascade Plaza off South Main Street shut down. The...
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