New restaurants coming to Belden Village Mall
JACKSON TWP.: Two new restaurants are coming to Belden Village Mall, but their identities remain a mystery for now, the Canton Repository reported.Construction crews are building space for the...
View ArticleAkron police investigate burglaries in North Hill, Ellet
Akron police are seeking the public’s help finding thieves who apparently are hungry.The first break-in happened just after 10 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to a fire alarm at the North Hill branch...
View ArticleFacebook killer takes his own life as police close in
ERIE, Pa.: The man who randomly gunned down a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook killed himself Tuesday during a police chase in Pennsylvania that began when a McDonald’s...
View ArticleCathedral Buffet closes to public following federal order to pay $388,000 to...
The Cathedral Buffet has closed, cold turkey.Just weeks after a federal judge ordered televangelist Ernest Angley and his Cathedral Buffet to pay more than $388,000 in back pay and damages to...
View ArticleNorton man sentenced to 7 years in prison for drunk driving accident that...
The best friend of a Canton woman killed in a drunk driving accident asked the man who caused the crash to close his eyes Tuesday and return to that moment.“Put yourself behind the wheel of the truck...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Cody Kessler focused on improving deep ball in hopes of...
BEREA: Cody Kessler doesn’t know if he’ll be the starting quarterback of the Browns in the fall, but he has focused this offseason on going deep in hopes of positioning himself to secure the job.Browns...
View ArticleAkron man pleads guilty to federal terrorism charges, faces up to 15 years in...
By Stephanie WarsmithBeacon Journal staff writerAn Akron man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Cleveland to terrorism charges stemming from the release of the names and addresses of members of...
View ArticleBridgestone Americas rededicates its data center in Akron
Bridgestone Americas on Tuesday rededicated its newly consolidated data center in Akron after a two-year, $17.3 million renovation project.The 10,000-square-foot Akron Data Center houses the tire...
View ArticleTrump presidency sews up global sales surge for daughter’s brand
SHANGHAI: Since her father was elected president of the United States, global sales of Ivanka Trump merchandise have surged and her company has applied for at least nine new trademarks in the...
View ArticleDeal could save Summit County’s largest transitional housing unit for...
The city, county and quasi-private land bank have stepped in to stop the public sale and potential eviction of Summit County’s largest transitional housing unit for drug-addicted men.The board of the...
View ArticleMichael Stanley: Beloved rocker returns to Akron Civic Theatre after nearly...
The last time Michael Stanley and his band performed onstage at the Akron Civic Theatre was nearly 40 years ago, but the man himself, who will return to the Civic on Friday, remembers it well because...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron increasing meal costs; closing Center for Child Development
The University of Akron is increasing the cost of its meal plans, revamping its refund policy and shuttering its Center for Child Development.The board of trustees agreed Wednesday to boost the meal...
View ArticleStreetsboro man pleads not guilty to murder in killing of unarmed Akron man...
The attorney for a Streetsboro man charged with shooting and killing an unarmed Akron man in a dispute over a dirt bike unsuccessfully argued for a lower bond Wednesday.Summit County prosecutors...
View ArticleStow doctor convicted of sexually assaulting patient seeking new trial;...
A former Stow doctor convicted of sexually assaulting a patient is seeking a new trial.James Bressi was convicted in August 2014 of a misdemeanor charge of sexual imposition and was sentenced to 59...
View ArticleCommunity college president makes the case for Stark State’s fit in Akron
By the numbers, cheap college makes sense in Akron, where Stark State is making room for 5,000 students when its $14 million campus opens on Perkins Street in the fall of 2018. Federal grants for some...
View ArticleWednesday morning shooting leaves Akron man dead
Akron police were searching for a suspect after a 32-year-old man was shot to death early Wednesday northeast of downtown.According to Akron police, this is what happened:A Noah Avenue man was found...
View ArticleState lawmakers going brewery hopping in Akron
State Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes is going brewery hopping.The Democratic lawmaker from Akron will co-host a brewery tour Thursday in partnership with the Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau to...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron receives $5 million gift to create the Oak Native...
The University of Akron will build a new museum dedicated to American Indian artifacts thanks to a $5 million gift and a loan of more than 800 relics.Jim and Vanita Oelschlager, who are among the...
View ArticleCity moves to close south side bar where two have been shot dead this year
Summit County Common Pleas Judge Christine Croce has agreed to close, for now, a deadly bar in South Akron. Lawyers and police with the city of Akron filed a civil complaint Tuesday, borrowing Ohio’s...
View ArticleClint O’Connor: With Bill O’Reilly out at Fox News, who will inherit his...
In the era of Donald Trump, it’s hard to believe that Fox News, that bastion of conservatism and towering ratings, has lost its founder and two biggest stars in just over nine months.Roger Ailes, gone....
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