Coroner IDs Ohio man in fatal skydiving accident
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio: Authorities have identified a man who died after opening his main and reserve parachutes too late while skydiving over the weekend at a southwest Ohio airport.The Butler County...
View ArticleMan gets life behind bars in slaying over missing dog
COLUMBUS, Ohio: A man has been sentenced to life behind bars in the slaying of a 21-year-old man in Columbus last year that authorities say stemmed from a missing dog.The Columbus Dispatch reports...
View ArticleOhio inmate who survived ’09 execution appeals to high court
COLUMBUS, Ohio: A condemned Ohio killer who survived a 2009 botched execution is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that a second attempt to put him to death would be unconstitutional.Lawyers for...
View ArticleGlenwood Jail escapee sought by sheriffs
The Summit County Sheriff’s office is looking for a prisoner who escaped from Glenwood Jail on Friday in Akron.Jason Shockley, 26, of Akron, was still on the loose as of Tuesday morning. Shockley and...
View ArticleScandalous at the Statehouse
State lawmakers patted themselves on the back, and deservedly so, when they enacted stronger oversight of charter schools last year. The first purpose of the new law brings improved accountability to...
View ArticleFire prompts evacuation of residents in 101-unit complex in Kent; cause of...
Beacon Journal staff reportA fire in an apartment kitchen Tuesday led to the evacuation of residents in the 101-unit Tower 43 complex in Kent.Lt. James Samels with the Kent Fire Department said the...
View ArticleFalls Better Block wants to inspire change along underused Front Street
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Tuesday afternoon was a typical day at Front Street’s Riverfront Pedestrian Mall — “typical” in that it was nearly empty. In the span of an hour, fewer than 10 people passed by the...
View ArticleAkron mother sobs after being sentenced to 5 years for scalding 2-year-old...
“Have you seen these?” Judge Amy Corrigall Jones asked, holding up a photograph showing red burn marks on the buttocks and feet of a 2-year-old Akron girl.“Yes, ma’am,” answered Monique Smith, the...
View ArticleWoman armed with note robs bank in West Akron
A bank in Akron’s Wallhaven neighborhood was robbed shortly after opening Tuesday morning.Police are looking for a woman who, around 9:15 a.m., entered the lobby and handed a note to the bank teller at...
View ArticleCoventry school district opens new high school
COVENTRY TWP.: Sarah Horn can hardly wait to start her senior year at Coventry High School.Her excitement, however, is not rooted in the fact that it is her final year of high school. It is generated...
View ArticleRipper Owens’ Traveler’s Tavern closing; it was featured on ‘Bar Rescue’
Tim Owens’ Traveler’s Tavern, which underwent a televised makeover last year, will close in early September.Owens, the rocker known as Ripper, and his partner Micah Posten blamed other commitments for...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
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...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Change of scenery helping Jamar Taylor write bust-to-starter...
TAMPA, FLA.: Jamar Taylor has gone from a bust with the Miami Dolphins to a projected starter for the Browns.“I never really worry about what people say. I know I can play in this game,” Taylor said...
View ArticleBeer notes: HiHO Brewing plans to open by Thanksgiving in Cuyahoga Falls
“We wanted to be in a community that wanted us,” Jon Hovan said.They found that in Cuyahoga Falls.The Hovans, who say the city has been welcoming to their venture, hope to open HiHO Brewing Co. by...
View ArticleJudge doesn’t mince words in feelings about jailed businessman Ronald Conte’s...
The lawyer for a jailed Akron businessman who got caught trying to run an income tax business while imprisoned withdrew his client’s request for early release after a stern judge made it clear how she...
View ArticleOhio mom charged with murder in 21-year-old daughter’s death
EASTLAKE, Ohio: Police near Cleveland say a woman suspected of causing the death of her 21-year-old daughter has been arrested and charged with murder.Court records show 50-year-old Sandra Speck was...
View ArticleOne injured in vehicle shooting that closed I-77 southbound near Pro Football...
One person was reported shot with non-life threatening injuries early this morning while driving on the southbound lane of Interstate 77 near the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The shooting shut down the...
View ArticleBrowns snapshot: Undrafted rookie Dominique Alexander continues to make case...
Tuesday’s developments• Undrafted rookie Dominique Alexander has impressed the Browns enough to earn consistent playing time this preseason as a second-string inside linebacker. He’s also a...
View ArticleTrade? What trade? Browns excited about what Josh Gordon-Terrelle Pryor...
TAMPA, FLA.: The Browns flaunted their twin towers at wide receiver Tuesday in a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and they’re not interested in breaking Josh Gordon and Terrelle Pryor...
View ArticleFamily members of slain Akron man hold protest march in front of police...
Chanting, “Justice for Marcus Glover,” family members of the late Glover marched back and forth between the Akron police station and the Summit County Courthouse Wednesday morning.They are upset with...
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