Akron’s RubberDucks going extreme again with additions to outrageous food menu
Every year, the Akron RubberDucks strive for home runs in outrageous cuisine.This year, the team is going way beyond bread, adding two gut-busting sandwiches with unusual buns.The Notorious P.I.G. uses...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Solving the sewer numbers
The other day I was struggling to get a handle on 260,000 cubic yards of rock and soil.I mean “get a handle” figuratively, not literally. Let somebody else dig it out.Anyway, that’s the amount of stuff...
View ArticleNordonia kindergartner loses part of leg to rare infection
When the little girl with the electric smile and big bows in her hair finally wakes up, she’ll have to figure out how to dance again. But her mother has no doubt she will.Tessa Puma, 6, of Northfield,...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 3
REPORTING SCORESReport 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 do not see your school’s...
View ArticleCavaliers report: As playoffs approach, LeBron James now charged with...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James was selected to the NBA All-Defensive first team five consecutive years starting in 2009.Now those skills are being put to the test.With just six games remaining in the regular...
View ArticleProbate Court seeking gently used clothing for senior citizens
Some of your spring cleaning could help a senior citizen in need.The Summit County Probate Court is seeking gently used clothing for indigent wards of the court in long-term care facilities. Probate...
View ArticleSingle-car crash in Akron’s Kenmore neighborhood claims man’s life
An Akron man was killed early Saturday morning in a single-car crash in the city’s Kenmore neighborhood.Joseph LaFever, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, he was driving a 1998...
View ArticleSummit County $2 million investment intended to spur $14 million more for...
Summit County says the math works out like this: $2 million in county government funds will create $14 million in new economic development and jobs.Government officials on Monday announced what they...
View ArticleOhio’s new ban on plywood for vacant properties takes effect
CLEVELAND: It’s officially illegal in Ohio to use plywood to board up properties certified as vacant and abandoned.Ohio is the first state with such a ban to fight blight. The law that took effect this...
View ArticleIndians 8, Rangers 5: Indians pull off Opening Day comeback; Edwin...
ARLINGTON, Texas: On Opening Day, it was the Indians’ $60 million man and the fifth outfielder on the roster who led a late charge and started 2017 on a good note. In part thanks to the most expensive...
View ArticleOhio boy, 13, dies of suspected heroin overdose; dad jailed
DAYTON: Authorities say a 13-year-old Ohio boy died of a suspected heroin overdose, and his father has been jailed in a previous drug-related case.Nathan Wylie’s father and another man brought the...
View ArticleAkron could lose the county’s largest transitional housing unit for...
For Kevin Biagetti, two weeks is too long to stay alive.The Barberton man first died in September, collapsing in the street as his 16-year-old son played basketball with friends. A nurse next door...
View ArticleHeavy rain predicted in Akron over the next few days then snow early Friday...
The Akron RubberDucks are pretty much prepared for everything as the team’s home opener looms Thursday night.Sacrifice fly ball? Check.Stealing a base? Check.Snow. Well ...The team’s infield turf and...
View ArticlePrison worker arrested after search warrant uncovers crystal meth in her...
A prison worker has resigned from her post after police found 2 pounds of crystal meth in the West Akron home she shared with her 3-year-old son, according to reports.Darice Clay, 37, is charged with...
View ArticleAkron to transform shipping containers into a village of tiny houses for...
The first of many transient artists could move into shipping containers in a wooded lot near downtown Akron this summer.Akron Soul Train, a proposed village of tiny homes for traveling artists, is...
View ArticlePayless ShoeSource closing 400 stores nationwide, reportedly including South...
Payless ShoeSource, one of the largest specialty family footwear retailers in the country, is the latest retail chain to seek protection from its creditors while it reorganizes in federal bankruptcy...
View ArticleMan fires gun at downtown buildings early Sunday morning
Three downtown Akron buildings had windows shattered early Sunday morning by an unknown man shooting a gun.A witness told the Beacon Journal he heard seven distinct shots and guessed they came from a...
View ArticleJudge agrees to lower monthly restitution payments for Akron businessman...
A convicted Akron businessman who was caught trying to run an income tax business while imprisoned was back in court on Tuesday, saying he could not afford the ordered monthly restitution.Summit County...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron basketball: John Groce to replace Keith Dambrot as coach,...
John Groce, former University of Illinois and Ohio University coach, is close to assuming the reins of the University of Akron men’s basketball program, according to an ESPN report.UA did not confirm...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 4
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. Please report scores from home and away games and...
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