Code Red rally in Akron shows support for Israelis
Jenny and Oz Naor know what it’s like to live with the constant fear that a rocket will come out of the sky and kill them.Tuesday they shared that experience with Akron’s Jewish community at a rally to...
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court: Cuyahoga Falls not immune from suit following injury at...
Cuyahoga Falls is not immune from a lawsuit brought by the parents of a boy injured six years ago on a Natatorium diving board, a unanimous Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.The parents of Michael...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Nov. 20
AKRONFatal shootingAKRON: Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man that occurred about 10:15 p.m. Monday outside an East Avenue home, police Lt. Rick Edwards said.Deshawn Dwayne Smith 18,...
View ArticlePossible late delivery Thursday
Late delivery possibleThe Thanksgiving Day edition of the Akron Beacon Journal will be delivered later than normal because of the large number of advertising circulars. The paper will weigh about 4.3...
View ArticleBasketball benefit honors memory of Cuyahoga Falls athletes who died in...
Nobody wants to relive that night nearly 25 years ago.Nobody wants to remember the details of how a carload of teenagers returning from a Cleveland Cavaliers game went off the road, killing two star...
View ArticleHagglers hunker down on Howe Avenue for Black Friday
CUYAHOGA FALLS: When Damon Henderson heard that the cage fighter living in the next tent had injured his hand, he thought he might get a few feet closer to the entrance before the automatic doors swung...
View ArticleThree men sentenced in bridge bombing plot; judge speaks sternly to both...
Three young men who pleaded guilty in an unsuccessful plot to bomb the state Route 82 bridge received harsh prison sentences Tuesday in federal court in Akron. But U.S. District Judge David D. Dowd...
View ArticleBeacon Journal phones are down
The Beacon Journal phone lines are inoperable and the phone company is seeking a solution.For circulation issues, customers can use the online subscriber services at...
View ArticleWadsworth TV subscribers to see rate hike Jan. 1
WADSWORTH: Subscribers to Wadsworth Community Television will see a rate increase Jan. 1.The City Council on Tuesday adopted legislation to increase the rate for basic service to $13.75 monthly from...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINABaker, Margaret E., 90, formerly of Spencer. Died Tuesday. Parker & Son, Lodi.PORTAGEBlosser, Barbara E., 75, of Windham. Died Wednesday. Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson, Garrettsville.Millonig, Dr....
View ArticleArt notes: Canton Palace renovations, art museum gift
The 86-year-old Canton Palace Theatre will undergo extensive restoration and renovation as part of its Capital Campaign, which began in October and will continue into 2014. The renovations, which...
View ArticleLock 3, ‘Archie’ information
• Archie the Talking Snowman will debut 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday. After that, the display will be operational from 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays, noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, as well as...
View ArticleSentencing delayed as man rethinks plea in plot to bomb Cuyahoga Valley...
CLEVELAND: A man who pleaded guilty in the failed plot to bomb a highway bridge won a delay in his sentencing Wednesday so he can press for a more lenient treatment than his co-defendants.The attorney...
View ArticleNew waste-to-energy project will turn Akron landfill gases into electricity
Akron’s Hardy Road Landfill is producing electricity for the municipal sewage treatment plant as part of a new waste-to-energy project.The city and Hull & Associates Inc. on Wednesday hosted a...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Up close and personal with Archie the Snowman
Eight years after his untimely death, Archie the Snowman will return to life at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the basement of the former O’Neil’s department store, right next to Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron....
View Article‘Archie the Snowman’ advocate is Akron’s Father Christmas
Spend a few minutes with Ra’ul Umana as he puts the finishing touches on Archie the Snowman and you realize you are experiencing an encounter with Akron’s “Father Christmas.”In the basement of the old...
View ArticleWayne County girls think of kids alone at the hospital: Skype 4 Life
Her name was Danielle.When Faith Hudson was hospitalized in Akron Children’s Hospital four years ago, she met the little girl named Danielle who suffered from cystic fibrosis.This year, Faith and three...
View ArticleHearing waived for Studer in videotaping case
A former Jackson High School coach charged with videotaping nude boys in the locker room waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday in court in Massillon. His case now goes to a grand jury.Massillon...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Nov. 21
AKRONPurses stolenAKRON: Akron police are asking for help to identify one or more suspects involved with stealing purses at local funeral homes and a church.Four thefts have been reported in the last...
View ArticleOn your mark. Set. Shop
Ads. Check.Cell phone. Check.Wallet. Check. Credit cards. Double check.Weeks of planning and last-minute preparations are just about over and faster than you can say, “Hey, who ate the rest of the...
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