Suspect in custody after Massillon girl, 9, is abducted and sexually...
A man suspected of posing as a police officer so he could sexually assault a 9-year-old Massillon girl has been arrested by Fairfield County authorities, Beacon Journal news partner NewsNet5.com...
View ArticleDowntown tire factory-turned-apartment building to welcome visitors Saturday
One of Akron’s newest urban living options opens its doors to visitors Saturday.Cascade Lofts, an apartment building and gathering space in what was once a tire factory, will hold an open house from 5...
View ArticleFormer Kent State University President Brage Golding dead at 96
Former Kent State University President Brage Golding has died.Golding, 96, served as president of the university from 1977 to 1982. He died Aug. 24 at his home in California.“On behalf of the Kent...
View ArticleAuthorities: School shooter killed father before rampage
TOWNVILLE, S.C.: A teenager killed his father at their home Wednesday before going to a nearby elementary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, authorities...
View ArticleToo close for comfort? State senator says Stark State’s Akron campus could...
An Ohio Controlling Board member is worried that a proposed Akron campus for Stark State College could poach students from the University of Akron.The board deferred voting on the project this week...
View ArticleBig(ger) Mac: Akron’s Ronald McDonald House tripling in size; more than 8,511...
The first day Bill Considine walked into Akron Children’s Hospital as CEO in 1979, he saw parents sleeping in the lobby to be close to their sick children.Six years later, with a push from Considine...
View ArticleCongress rebukes Obama, overrides veto of 9/11 legislation
WASHINGTON: In a resounding rebuke, Democrats joined with Republicans on Wednesday to hand Barack Obama the first veto override of his presidency, voting overwhelmingly to allow families of Sept. 11...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Rookie QB Cody Kessler feels love from hometown, teammates...
BEREA: Rookie quarterback Cody Kessler relishes a chance to make his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif., proud in his second consecutive start for the Browns.On Wednesday, coach Hue Jackson ruled out...
View ArticleCavaliers look to limit minutes of Big Three during regular season
INDEPENDENCE: At various turns last season, LeBron James said he wanted to play in all 82 games and that he’d like to make a run at 70 victories at some point in his career. It’s still early but, for...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Heroics of waiver wire finds a flashback to Browns’ more...
BEREA: Reporters badgered former Browns coach Butch Davis weekly about cornerback Leigh Bodden before the team’s 2007 interception leader finally saw game action in 2003.During coach Bill Belichick’s...
View ArticleTigers 6, Indians 3 (5 innings): Miguel Cabrera, Tigers dump Indians in...
DETROIT: The Indians were snake-bitten by Miguel Cabrera yet again and fell to the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Wednesday night in a rain-shortened game that lasted only five innings. The Indians and Tigers...
View ArticleGreen may get a new lakeside eatery; owners of Sandy Beach Marina want to...
A new lakefront restaurant/bar could open next to Sandy Beach Marina off South Main Street in Green as soon as this spring.Jim Genovese and his wife, Zana, own the longtime Portage Lakes area marina at...
View ArticlePeople report being chased by clowns in 2 Ohio cities
GREENVILLE, OHIO: Police say they’ve received reports of individuals dressed as clowns chasing people in two western Ohio communities.That means that in recent weeks, people in at least seven states...
View ArticleMan tells Facebook he is going to jail during Cuyahoga Falls standoff with...
An Akron man who barricaded himself inside a home in Cuyahoga Falls took to social media during a standoff with police Wednesday to let the world know he thought he was going to jail.Beacon Journal...
View ArticleFCC delays vote on much-disputed rules on cable boxes
NEW YORK: Federal regulators delayed a decision Thursday on requiring cable and satellite TV companies to make free apps to eliminate the need for cable boxes.Federal Communications Commission Chairman...
View ArticleUA’s EXL Center will continue
The resignations of two key players at the University of Akron’s Experiential Learning Center for Entrepreneurship and Civic Engagement Center, will not stop the center from continuing its mission, say...
View ArticleMan accused of abducting, raping 9-year-old Massillon girl was convicted of...
Social media tips, phone calls and emails helped officials track down and arrest a man suspected of posing as a police officer earlier this week so he could sexually assault a 9-year-old Massillon...
View ArticleBarberton couple bringing nanobrewery to the Magic City
BARBERTON: Jay Graham is a big guy.He has tattoos.And he loves heavy metal.So it makes sense — insert sarcasm here — that he asked for a bunny to be featured in the logo for his upcoming Magic City...
View ArticleOhio man charged with killing adult daughter has $4.5M bond
ROCKY RIVER: A man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his adult daughter at their suburban Cleveland home had his bond increased Thursday to $4.5 million by a judge after a prosecutor said...
View ArticleSocial media “killer clown” threat circulates at Firestone High School in...
Panic on social media over the threat of a clown terrorizing Firestone High School resulted in a short police investigation on Thursday.Facebook users posted that the clown — which Akron police Lt....
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