Retired teacher pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in bar fight that...
Robert Jarvis is a 65-year-old retired special education teacher with no criminal history.He was working as a disc jockey at the Zodiac, an Akron bar, to make extra money in January when he got into a...
View ArticleBrowns fan is organizing a parade should the Cleveland Browns go 0-16
Cleveland sports fans hoping for a second parade may just get their wish after all.The Cleveland Indians fell two runs short of a World Series victory parade earlier this month, but there’s another...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Sashi Brown’s refusal to admit quarterback mistakes in 2016...
BEREA: If he had to do it all over again, Sashi Brown would still trade the No. 2 pick instead of drafting quarterback Carson Wentz.Even with the Philadelphia Eagles’ Wentz having won five more games...
View ArticleBrowns exec Sashi Brown doesn’t rule out RG3, Cody Kessler as future but says...
BEREA: Browns head of football operations Sashi Brown hasn’t ruled out the possibility of Robert Griffin III or rookie Cody Kessler ascending to quarterback-of-the-future status, but he’s not counting...
View ArticleA. Schulman looking to cut 60 management jobs
A. Schulman Inc. says it will cut about 60 jobs, primarily middle management, that will save it millions of dollars annually as part of a business segment reorganization.The Fairlawn polymer company...
View ArticleCanton police officer nearly run over outside Walmart
CANTON: City police say an officer was nearly run over shortly after 7 p.m. Monday by a getaway vehicle outside a Walmart in the 4000 block of Tuscarawas Street West, the Canton Repository reports.The...
View ArticleWoman files federal lawsuit against Lodi police officer
LODI: A Chippewa Lake woman has filed a civil lawsuit against the village of Lodi, a police officer and police chief, accusing the officer of mistreating her during an incident in November 2014, the...
View Article2 Medina teens arrested for vandalism spree
MEDINA: Two 14-year-old boys have been charged in connection with a vandalism spree that involved splattering paint, smashing furniture and plugging up a sink at the Medina Town Hall and Engine House...
View ArticleUA men’s soccer: Zips will host Villanova in first round of NCAA Tournament
University of Akron men’s soccer senior co-captains Brad Ruhaak and Adam Najem know what time of the season it is.“Our focus is on tournament time,” Najem said Monday after watching the 2016 NCAA...
View ArticleCavaliers take aim at Warriors’ record for 3-pointers set last season
CLEVELAND: It’s early yet, but the Cavaliers are on pace to beat that staggering record the Golden State Warriors set last season. No, not that one. The Cavs have made at least 10 3-pointers in each of...
View ArticleTwo agencies submit proposals to open housing for addicts seeking treatment
Two agencies are vying for funding from Summit County’s addiction services board to open “transitional housing” where addicts can live safely while waiting for treatment.The county’s Alcohol, Drug...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Conspiracy at the Beacon Journal
I swore last week I wouldn’t write a single word about the election. The whole topic was making my head explode.But today I’m caving in.Why? Because when ignorant people publicly rip my favorite...
View ArticleDefense attorney calls investigation ‘botched’; prosecutors say Akron woman...
Who shot Tevael Parker? Did he take his own life? Did whomever was in a gray car seen by witnesses fire the bullet?Attorney Walter Benson says the shooter wasn’t his client, Kerieda Beavers, Parker’s...
View ArticleAkron woman shot in head Oct. 12 dies Monday. Husband may be charged
Akron police and the Summit County medical examiner are investigating the homicide of an Akron woman who was shot in the head Oct. 12 has died from her injuries.Anita Heard, 58, died Monday morning at...
View ArticleWhite lawyer blames nonexistent black man for crash, gets 10 days in jail
Associated PressELYRIA: An attorney who blamed a nonexistent black man for a car accident to avoid facing drunken driving charges has been sentenced to 10 days in jail.Twenty-seven-year-old Heather...
View ArticleDeveloping more housing downtown becomes top priority for Akron leaders
Steven Rho wondered how he would adjust when he decided to live in downtown Akron.The 46-year-old grew up in Copley Township when it was more rural and filled with farmland and woods instead of...
View ArticleMan admits abducting 6-year-old from bed in Ohio, raping her in yard
Associated PressASHLAND, OHIO: A man who broke into a 6-year-old girl’s Ohio home, grabbed her from her bed and raped her in the backyard has pleaded guilty.The Mansfield News Journal reports...
View ArticleDiamond Deli opening kitchen inside R. Shea Brewing Co.
Two creative and tasty Akron businesses are joining forces.The Diamond Deli, well-known for its sandwiches featuring inventive names like “LeBron’s The Life I Know Is In The 330,” is opening a kitchen...
View ArticleDowntown Akron gets the plan it needs
Downtown Akron looks and feels much better than the hollowing years of the early 1980s. It has advanced since the improvements a decade later. Yet the core of the city needs a new chapter, lost...
View ArticleCar rolls over in Goodyear Heights; multiple injuries reported
The Akron Fire Department was responding Tuesday night after a car rolled over in the city’s Goodyear Heights neighborhood.The wreck near Watson Street and Malasia Road caused multiple injuries, the...
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