Soap Box Derby racer struck with rock thrown from nearby Rubber Bowl
A Soap Box Derby racer suffered a concussion after being struck with a rock while riding her car last week at Derby Downs in Akron.The 12-year-old girl from Orrville was using the hill at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleLocal history: Flowers, cards and candy? Mother’s Day founder feared...
Ah, Mother’s Day. That sentimental day of lavish bouquets, fancy chocolates and store-bought greetings.It’s become just what Anna Marie Jarvis feared it might.When the special day’s founder visited...
View ArticleUniversity could be first in Ohio to allow concealed weapons
CEDARVILLE, OHIO: A small Ohio school could become the first college in the state to allow concealed weapons on campus.The proposal at Cedarville University would allow faculty and staff with permits...
View ArticleAkron to consider taking ownership of J.C. Penney store at Rolling Acres mall...
Akron is considering taking ownership of the former J.C. Penney store at Rolling Acres mall and possibly demolishing the building.The Plano, Texas-based department store chain has agreed to give the...
View ArticleJ.R. Smith’s respect for Cavaliers teammate Kyle Korver’s 3-point prowess...
J.R. Smith is only 275 career 3-pointers behind Kyle Korver and presumably has hopes of catching him.But a moment captured on television during the Cavaliers’ series-clinching Game 4 victory over the...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Heavenly hospital hotline
Even people with a direct line to God can’t solve telephone problems.Bob: Yer recent column about robocalls is right on! Thank you.Our phone-alization at the parish rectory is similar. The rectory...
View ArticleNine Northeast Ohio would-be ninjas invited to tackle the Cleveland course...
Athletes travel from all over the country just to get a crack at the insanely difficult American Ninja Warrior obstacle course.And nine lucky Northeast Ohio would-be ninjas — including two from the...
View ArticleOhio governor’s race to see record-setting number of women
COLUMBUS: A battle for the women’s vote looks to be on in Ohio.As Democratic Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley joined the race for governor Monday and with Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor expected to join the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — May 8
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 ArticleProsecutor: Woman gave autistic daughter lethal insulin dose
EASTLAKE, OHIO: An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors say she gave her autistic 21-year-old daughter a fatal dose of insulin and did not call for help.The...
View ArticleInterstate 77 northbound near Ohio Turnpike reopened after car fire
Interstate 77 northbound just north of the Ohio Turnpike is closed because of a car fire, the Ohio Department of Transportation said.The state agency had warned motorists to avoid the area, which was...
View ArticlePortage County shooting victim was innocent bystander
FRANKLIN TWP.: Portage County authorities say that an 18-year-old man who was shot to death last week during a confrontation at a house party was an innocent bystander, the Kent-Ravenna Record-Courier...
View ArticleWadsworth High School to begin drug testing students next year
WADSWORTH: Wadsworth High School will begin random drug testing next year for students participating in extracurricular activities, the Medina Gazette reports.Great Lakes Biomedical of Perrysburg will...
View ArticleConstruction of new Ellet High School making progress
The Akron Board of Education got a progress report and a performance Monday night at its mobile meeting at Ellet High School. Ellet Principal Michelle Kearns gave a PowerPoint presentation on the...
View ArticleLook! Up in the sky: It’s a bird, it’s a plane ... Guess again!
Superheroes Spider-Man, Flash and Superman cleaned windows Monday at Akron Children’s Hospital, hiding their true identities as workers from American National Skyline Inc., as an apprentice caped...
View ArticleTurnpike plaza operator to hold three hiring fairs this month
Global restaurateur HMSHost will hold three job fairs this month to hire for 300 positions at its 10 travel plazas along the Ohio Turnpike.The company said in a news release that on-site interviews...
View Article‘Drop dead gorgeous’ teen girl with funeral director hopes shows up for prom...
PENNSAUKEN, N.J.: A New Jersey high school student who hopes to become a funeral director has surprised her classmates by arriving at her prom in an open prop coffin. Megan Flaherty says she mainly...
View ArticleLaw and disorder: Akron police follow blood trail in South Akron
Gunshots rang out in South Akron about 10:45 p.m. Monday.According to a police report, two Akron officers saw the front door of a house in the 1000 block of Dietz Avenue open; it looked like someone...
View ArticleDemocrats balk as GOP’s Josh Mandel skips hearing on TV spots
COLUMBUS: Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel failed to show at a hearing discussing his handling of nearly $2 million earmarked for taxpayer-funded public service announcements.A deputy represented the...
View ArticleAkron Art Bomb Brigade and UA students transform drab downtown wall with...
On a chilly early April night, some University of Akron students spray-painted the beginnings of a big public art project on a drab wall in downtown Akron.Several weeks later, a mural popping with...
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