Nordonia 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...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Readers show off their ’80s looks
We’d almost forgotten about the striped tube socks, man perms and pleated jeans, but you reminded us. Inspired by the Age of Excess exhibit at Kent State University, we asked readers to send in...
View ArticleEmpty Rubber Bowl
It’s getting very late in the game for the Rubber Bowl to make a comeback. With redevelopment plans still uncertain after years of talk, back taxes rising to nearly $200,000 and the Depression-era...
View ArticleFBI arrests Ohio pastor, another man on child sex charges
TOLEDO: The FBI has arrested an Ohio church’s pastor and another man on charges of sex trafficking of children.Federal documents allege the men recruited, enticed and transported a child they knew was...
View ArticleNew medical marijuana fees in Ohio may exceed program costs
COLUMBUS: State regulators in Ohio acknowledge that proposed licensing fees for medical marijuana businesses could initially exceed the state’s costs of operating the program.Missy Craddock, of the...
View ArticleSilver Lake considers proposal to cull deer population
SILVER LAKE: Mayor Bernie Hovey wants to see the local deer population reduced, saying the animals have become a problem in the village.Admitting that culling deer is controversial, the mayor said last...
View ArticleScavenging for fun as a grown-up: Akron holds first Easter Keg Hunt
The first clue to Akron’s Easter Keg Hunt on Saturday read: “I stand tall and blue, unfortunately I cannot be eaten.”Lisa Smith knew immediately where to go. The Springfield art teacher earned three...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Let’s honor the rubber worker
If Miriam Ray gets her way, downtown Akron will be graced by a large statue of a rubber worker, a prominent bow to the most important industry in the city’s history.Unlike the statues that already...
View ArticleCanal Park’s debut 20 years ago included a police standoff in the outfield...
There were plenty of curveballs thrown some 20 years ago Monday when Canal Park threw open its gates to welcome fans and usher in the era of minor-league baseball in Akron. Yet not one of these plot...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
REPORTING SCORESReport scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800.NOMINATE ATHLETESSubmit nominations for the High School Spotlight by noon...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: After ‘terrible’ Thursday for Kyrie Irving and his knee,...
CLEVELAND: Kyrie Irving’s honesty planted another seed of doubt.Even before Friday night’s baffling home loss to the short-handed Atlanta Hawks, there were serious concerns about the Cavaliers’ chances...
View ArticleMyles Garrett says Browns coach Hue Jackson told him he’d be happy to draft...
Myles Garrett revealed coach Hue Jackson said he would be happy to draft him, and the defensive end from Texas A&M promised to haunt the Browns if they don’t select him first overall on April...
View ArticleHigh school notebook: Stephen White reaches out to union rep to try to regain...
The Buchtel High School boys basketball coaching position is officially open, but longtime Griffins coach Stephen White is not ready to just step away quietly.“Right now the coaching position is in my...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio man drowns saving boy during Indonesian church mission
NILES, OHIO: A former Ohio man who a brother says survived explosions and battles as a U.S. Army combat engineer in Iraq and Afghanistan has drowned while saving a 6-year-old boy during a missionary...
View ArticlePickup truck smashes into Akron house
A motorist was taken to an Akron hospital with serious injuries after crashing a pickup truck into a house at 933 Dover Ave. in the city’s West Akron neighborhood at 9:19 p.m. Sunday.The foundation of...
View ArticleStow police arrest man accused of shooting at vehicle
STOW: City police have arrested a man accused of firing a handgun last week during a disagreement over illegal drugs.Cody Ryan Sturgeon, 23, of Tallmadge, is charged with felonious assault. He pleaded...
View ArticleAkron authorities investigating fatal accident on Route 59; man was lying in...
Authorities are investigating a fatal traffic accident late Friday night on state Route 59 near West Thornton Street near downtown Akron.A vehicle struck a 39-year-old man lying in the roadway at 11:23...
View ArticleAkron is state’s least-squeezed larger city amid U.S. decline in homes for sale
By Alex VeigaAssociated PressAnyone eager to buy a home this spring probably has reasons to feel good. The job market is solid. Average pay is rising. And mortgage rates, even after edging up of late,...
View ArticleOn tax incentives for home building, Horrigan says no time ‘to be timid or...
Tucked between the Little Cuyahoga River and scenic cliff, a sign beckons Akronites to come home.“A great place to live along the Towpath Trail,” it reads. Beyond it, two houses stand like lonely...
View ArticleHawks 126, Cavaliers 125 (OT): Cavs blow 26-point lead in fourth quarter in...
ATLANTA: Another day, another shocking loss to the Atlanta Hawks.Even so, LeBron James isn’t too concerned about the Cavaliers with the playoffs about to start.“Obviously, the last 10 games we’ve been...
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