Rock musicians to stage concert to help Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
Children are going hungry in the Akron area. That is why two local music schools are combining their talents to support families in need. The Fairlawn School of Music and the Hudson School of Music...
View ArticleCopley approves spending for equipment at joint dispatch center
COPLEY TWP.: Township trustees unanimously approved more than $305,000 in equipment purchase orders for a new emergency dispatch center that tentatively is expected to open by July. The center will...
View ArticleRock for a Good Cause lineup
Concert detailsWhat: Rock for a Good Cause, a fundraiser for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.When: 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday.Where: Tap House, 2215 E. Waterloo Road, Akron.Lineup: Nate Stanton, 4 to 4:20...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — April 18
AKRONSchool lockdownAKRON: Akron’s David Hill elementary school was placed on lockdown Thursday morning.A school spokesman said police received a tip that a father suspected of murder was coming to the...
View ArticleTraveling program fosters hands-on learning
The Mobile Discovery Center, sponsored by the National Science Center and the U.S. Army, rolled into Buchtel school Thursday morning to give students an electrifying reprieve from the grueling...
View ArticleLithgow shares tales with University of Akron audiences
John Lithgow brought his larger-than-life personality and rich tales of the actor’s life to students at the University of Akron’s Sandefur Theatre on Thursday afternoon before his evening talk at E.J....
View ArticleFour people found shot to death at North Akron apartment complex
The cries of mothers reverberated in the humid air around a North Akron apartment complex Thursday afternoon as the women learned of four young adults found shot to death execution style. The victims,...
View ArticleKent Roosevelt High School athlete, 15, dies after collapsing during...
A Kent Roosevelt High School athlete collapsed on the basketball court floor after scoring a layup Wednesday night and died an hour later, authorities said. Sophomore Devon Conwell, 15, died at the...
View ArticleBarberton recalls historic explosion
The horrific plant explosion that ripped apart the small town of West in Texas on Wednesday night has rekindled memories of a tragic day in Barberton nearly a century ago.Steve Kelleher, president of...
View ArticleOhio House approves adding judge to Summit County Juvenile Court
A vote by lawmakers in the Ohio House late Thursday moved Summit County closer to adding a second judge to oversee cases in juvenile court.An amendment from Rep. Anthony DeVitis, R-Green, to the state...
View ArticleArea deaths — April 19
STARKBickis, C. Nellie, 83, of Massillon. Died Wednesday. Paquelet.Sorge, Marie E., 83, of Alliance. Died Wednesday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.OTHERMiller, Mary A., 75, of Akron, formerly of Lodi. Died...
View ArticleSuspect indicted in New Franklin slayings
Summit County prosecutors announced a 13-count indictment against an Akron man accused in the slayings of a prominent couple at their home in New Franklin this month.Shawn Eric Ford Jr., 18, of East...
View ArticleThree Good Samaritans help accident victim
Breanna Walker experienced a lot of firsts Tuesday morning.Her first car accident. Her first ambulance ride. Her first hospital stay. Her first broken bone. Her first surgery.Fortunately for Walker, a...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Volunteers to blanket children with comfort and calm
“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”— Marian...
View ArticleBeacon photographers earn honors in ONPA contest
COLUMBUS: Akron Beacon Journal staff photographer Ed Suba Jr. took top honors in the Sports Picture Story category in the annual Ohio News Photographer Association photo competition.Suba took first...
View ArticleCommunity invited to 2nd annual Soup and Soap Day
The community is invited to make stone soup and green laundry detergent at 10 a.m. next Saturday in Boeke Hall at St. Paul Parish, 1580 Brown St. in Akron.Participants are asked to bring a chopped-up...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — April 19
AKRONRobbery at ATMAKRON: Akron police were looking for a man they say robbed a woman at an ATM on North Hill.A 38-year-old woman told officers she was robbed around 5 p.m. Thursday at a FirstMerit ATM...
View ArticleID Theft Resources
Tips for ID theft victims/prevention• The Identity Theft Resource Center is a non-profit agency in San Diego that offers free victim assistance at 888-400-5530 or www.idtheftcenter.org• The Ohio...
View ArticleIdentities released of four victims in Akron slayings
Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic assured the community Friday that investigators are working to find the killer or killers of four people discovered shot to death execution style in a public housing unit on...
View ArticleVigil to be held for four killed in Akron
By Carol BiliczkyBeacon Journal staff writerFriends, family members and residents of the North Akron community will gather tonight for a vigil honoring the four victims of Thursday’s mass shooting.The...
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