City and councilman disagree on reducing sewer bills for low-income renters...
An Akron councilman wants to give renters a discount on sewer bills, which landlords collect through rent and must pay if their tenants don’t. But Mayor Dan Horrigan has soundly rejected the idea as an...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls council approves controversial senior complex
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A divided Cuyahoga Falls City Council on Monday night passed a controversial 62-unit senior apartment complex on Pleasant Meadow Boulevard by a vote of 7-4.Earlier this month, dozens of...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating dead body found in New Franklin
NEW FRANKLIN: A 28-year-old man who had been reported missing Monday afternoon was found dead early Wednesday morning in the woods in the 700 block of Renninger Road, authorities said.The death doesn’t...
View ArticleOPEN M in Akron names new leader, Bob Titus
OPEN M, the nearly 50-year-old ministry that operates Summit County’s largest free medical clinic, received more than 200 resumes from people looking to fill its top job.In the end, a search committee...
View ArticleCity of Green digs into fight against pipeline
By George W. DavisSpecial to the Beacon JournalGREEN: The city of Green is doubling down on its efforts to stop a controversial natural gas pipeline that would cut through the community.City Council...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Men Who Cook returns; da Bayou plans grand opening; Ramp Up...
The guys are back, and this time Akron’s mayor and fire chief are cookin’.The popular Men Who Cook fundraiser for Summa Health at Home is back on May 5, and Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan and Akron Fire...
View ArticleIs Summa considering birthing center in Medina County?
Is Summa considering a birthing center in Medina in the wake of Cleveland Clinic Akron General closing its maternity unit at Medina Hospital at the end of June?That depends on who you ask.In an...
View ArticleMetro RTA director placed on administrative leave, escorted from his office
The executive director of Summit County’s public bus system has been placed on leave and was escorted from his office this week.Richard Enty, the Metro Regional Transit Authority’s executive director...
View ArticleUber driver accused of sexually assaulting passenger in Akron, latest in...
Beacon Journal staff reportAn Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger last month in Akron turned himself in at the Summit County Jail, authorities said Wednesday.A warrant had...
View ArticleStreetsboro man charged with murder in killing of man during dispute over...
A white Streetsboro man who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a dispute over a stolen dirt bike in Akron has been indicted on charges of murder, according to prosecutors.William Knight, 63,...
View ArticleSummit County jury finds ex-boyfriend guilty of aggravated murder for third...
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.For the third time, a Summit County jury has convicted Willard McCarley of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Charlene Puffenbarger, 25 years ago.The latest Summit County jury...
View ArticleNFL Network analysts say Browns would make big mistake if they surprise...
NFL Network draft analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks said they would be shocked if the Browns were to draft North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky first overall instead of Texas A&M...
View ArticleBoy, 12, started social media post that put Lake Local Schools into lockdown...
A Stark County middle-schooler has been detained on juvenile charges alleging he started a social media post claiming a student was going to bring a gun to school.The 12-year-old boy, whose identity...
View ArticleSon of murdered woman isn’t sure if convicted man is killer; Willard McCarley...
Since Dustin Redmond learned that the man twice convicted of his mother’s murder would get a third trial, he racked his brain to remember details from the night of her death 25 years ago.Redmond...
View ArticleLawyer says man dragged off United plane has concussion, lost teeth
CHICAGO: The passenger dragged from a United flight lost two front teeth and suffered a broken nose and a concussion, his lawyer said Thursday, accusing the airline industry of having “bullied” its...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled April 13
Russia Abuse investigation sought International organizations on Thursday urged the Russian government to investigate the reported abuse and killings of gay men in Russia’s southern republic of...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled April 13
Hollywood couple seek divorce Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck file divorce petitions, the first step in formally ending their marriage more than a year after they publicly declared their relationship...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — April 14
ALLIANCEPolice chief returns to dutyALLIANCE: The city has reinstated its police chief, Scott Griffith, who was placed on administrative leave last month as part of an ongoing investigation, the Canton...
View ArticleU.S. hits Islamic State with largest non-nuclear bomb ever used
WASHINGTON: U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by...
View ArticleCorrections & clarifications — April 14
■ William Knight was charged with involuntary manslaughter when he was arrested after shooting and killing Keith Johnson during a dispute over a dirt bike in Akron last month. A story in the Beacon...
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