Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin to separate after another sexting revelation
NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin says she is separating from husband Anthony Weiner after another sexting revelation involving the former congressman from New York.Abedin says in a statement...
View ArticleSurvey: Summit County lacks inpatient drug rehab options; families of drug...
By Nick GluntBeacon Journal staff writer There’s one inpatient drug rehab bed available for every 87 opiate addicts in Summit County, according to conservative estimates of the county’s drug addiction...
View ArticleMotorcyclists raise money and attempt to set a world record
NORTHFIELD: Rick Sole and Bob Vorisek stood talking among a sea of Harley-Davidsons in the parking lot of Hard Rock Rocksino, dressed in black vests, motorcycle gear and bandanas around their heads....
View ArticleOhioans are sick of dirty politics; polling proves it
Frustrated and confused, Kathy Moore shook her head as the slow piano and scratchy images faded from the screen.“Terrible,” she said of the latest political ads attacking Hillary Clinton and Donald...
View ArticleRelease of Paul Kruger shocks Browns players; coach Hue Jackson says, ‘There...
BEREA: Browns players were shocked to learn outside linebacker Paul Kruger became the most recent victim of the organization’s aggressive youth movement.“It was a shock, but this business, it never...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Coach Hue Jackson declares Patrick Murray kicker for regular...
BEREA: Patrick Murray bounced back from a serious knee injury and outdueled incumbent Travis Coons this summer on his way to winning the Browns’ kicking job.Murray was the last kicker standing Monday...
View ArticleTwo Summit County companies in line to get state tax credits in exchange for...
An established insurance business in Richfield and a new architecture/engineering venture in Akron are in line to get state tax credits in exchange for creating about 240 jobs.National Interstate Corp....
View ArticleAkron looks to contract with Summit County for IT services
Akron wants to contract with Summit County for information technology and data processing services, the latest example of government collaboration in the region.County Council’s Committee of the Whole...
View ArticleAkron Metro to open public car charging and natural gas fueling station
Alternative-energy drivers in Akron are about to have another option for a place to fuel — or charge — up.Akron Metro is opening its first public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling and electric car...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Aug. 29
REPORTING SCORES Schools 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...
View ArticleTraffic updates: accident I-77 northbound near S.R. 21 causing backups
An accident on Interstate 77 northbound between the Cleveland-Massillon and state Route 21 exits is backing up traffic around 8:30 a.m., according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.An earlier...
View ArticleAkron police seek help in identifying suspect in robbery
The Akron Police Department is asking the public for in identifying the suspect in the robbery of the Carnegie Pantry. A suspect entered the business at 959 Carnegie Ave., where he pointed a handgun...
View ArticleReports say suspect in fatal shooting of Twinsburg woman after crash is...
Associated PressSOLON, OHIO: Records show a man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman after a traffic accident near Cleveland served two tours in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps and...
View ArticleFormer heroin addicts recall their first use of the drug
After losing her nursing license, an Akron woman felt like she had hit rock bottom.The former nurse had worked in the medical profession over 20 years, but she got caught swindling drugs from the...
View ArticleAkron Zoo to bid bon voyage to its Journey to the Reef exhibit
The Akron Zoo’s Journey to the Reef will close Nov. 19.The walk-through space that has been home to colorful sea creatures opened in the indoor exhibit hall inside Komodo Kingdom in May 2012.Some 1.4...
View ArticleAkron Civic Theatre to undergo another renovation
The giant chandelier in the grand lobby of the Akron Civic Theatre is due for a polish.The downtown theater plans to use a $530,000 grant from the state and is seeking another $50,000 through the...
View ArticleJudge OKs second step in former Akron police officer’s quest to be released...
A former Akron officer serving prison time for assaulting and stalking his ex-girlfriend and stalking other women will get to plead his case for an early prison release.Summit County Common Pleas Court...
View ArticleAkron teen wakes to find man standing over friend
An Akron teenager woke up to find an intruder standing over her friend.Police said the man arrested in the incident was charged in a separate stalking case earlier this year.Akron police said shortly...
View ArticleAkron mayor urges community to support University of Akron football team
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan is lending his political voice and celebrity to drum up support for the University of Akron football team.With UA’s home opener a few days away, the mayor joined with UA...
View ArticleCops: Man killed neighbor after she put kids on school bus
HOLLAND, Ohio: Authorities in Ohio say a man shot and killed one of his neighbors and injured another just after they put their children on a school bus. They say he then set fire to their home and...
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