Akron files for sanctions against lawyer Warner Mendenhall over Modic case
The city of Akron is asking for legal fees and other expenses in a motion filed in Summit County Common Pleas Court against Akron attorney Warner Mendenhall.The filing stems from the case of Larry...
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AKRONSuspect foundAKRON: An Akron man accused of firing shots into a Romig Road nightclub and killing a music producer has been arrested.Dontay Taylor, 22, was arrested Friday in DeKalb County, Ga.,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Something ‘new’ is something yellowed
Akron City Hall apparently has a different definition of “new” than the rest of us.Go to the city’s website (www.ci.akron.oh.us), click on the word “new” and you’ll arrive at a page headed, “What’s...
View ArticleProsecution witnesses link Beasley to co-defendant, shooting victim through...
The capital murder trial of Richard James Beasley continued Monday with prosecutors presenting testimony linking him to co-defendant Brogan Rafferty and to the four victims of their alleged plot.A case...
View ArticleArmy rifleman documenting experiences in Pacific theater for memoirs
Ralph F. Witt is a man with a big laugh and a contagious sense of humor.He learned to play the drums in his 80s and builds K’nex toy perpetual-motion machines at his West Akron home.He is also a war...
View ArticleMan dies when van plummets off of Akron bridge; alcohol suspected
Akron police say alcohol is the likely cause of a fatal crash early Tuesday morning.The driver was identified as Michael Lloyd, 34, of Akron. An autopsy showed he died of severe head trauma, according...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls dams to be demolished in summer
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The two dams on the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cuyahoga Falls will be a memory by the end of July — if all goes as scheduled.Then the river’s healing will begin.Falls Service Director...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINAAlderman, Shelby J., 76, of Brunswick. Died Tuesday. Waite & Son, Medina.Browning, Charles W., 83, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.Reinke, Wayne, 41, of Homer Township. Died Monday....
View ArticleAkron to withdraw motion in Modic case
Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic is scrapping the city’s plans to seek legal fees and other expenses from the lawyer — and longtime mayoral critic — who filed suit against the city on behalf of Larry...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Citizenship workshop scheduled
The dream of coming to America is a lofty one for refugees, many of whom have lived through unspeakable circumstances before arriving here.Resettlement — while ripe with possibilities — can be...
View ArticleSummit County elections board to investigate retired sheriff’s campaign expense
The Summit County Board of Elections will investigate whether retired sheriff Drew Alexander violated any election laws last year when he used campaign funds to install a security system at his...
View ArticleHiram, NEOMED have new partnership
A new program announced Tuesday will give some Hiram College students a leg up on medical school. The tax-supported Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown said it will reserve up to five seats...
View ArticleCarver of steam locomotive engines turns fascination into relaxation
CANAL FULTON: There is something about old steam railroad engines that has always gotten to Daniel Lukac.Maybe it was growing up in suburban Cleveland in the 1920s and 1930s when he saw them...
View ArticleDNA from Beasley co-defendant found on murder weapon
Jurors heard testimony Tuesday that DNA from Stow teenager Brogan Rafferty was found on the handle and magazine of a pistol identified previously as the gun used in the slaying of a Massillon man who...
View ArticleBrain studies conducted for marketing at UA institute
For you, time passes quickly as you glance at an advertisement, deciding if it’s worth further attention. You probably forget most of it.For the company that paid for that ad, the time that consumers...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — March 5
AKRONMedicaid supportAKRON: Akron City Council approved a resolution this week supporting Gov. John Kasich’s proposed expansion of Medicaid to low-income Ohio residents.Kasich included in his proposed...
View ArticleSummit County elections board hears cases of voters who cast ballots at wrong...
The Summit County Board of Elections held hearings Tuesday regarding three people who voted in their former polling locations in the November election rather than in the new location where they were...
View ArticleBeasley testifies in own defense at Craigslist murder trial
Richard James Beasley testified in his own defense Wednesday, telling a Summit County jury he was a “snitch” and informant for Akron police, and that shooting victim Scott Davis was sent to Noble...
View ArticleTo mark Iraq War anniversary, send us your recollections
U.S. forces invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003.The government has reported 4,486 Americans were killed in the Iraq War before the last combat troops pulled out of the country in August 2010.The Beacon...
View ArticleArea deaths — March 6
MEDINAReisinger, Eadred Walkden, 87, of Spencer. Died Monday. Parker & Son.WAYNEBoyes, Gary Bernard, 81, of Wadsworth. Died Tuesday. Gillman, Rittman.OTHERReed, James W., 87, of Carrollton. Died...
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