Dimitroff’s Furniture & Design in Bath Township closing; long-time owners...
After nearly 30 years, and 11 years after they came out of retirement to save their former customers, Pat and Nick Dimitroff said it’s time to retire and close their Bath Township furniture store.“We...
View ArticleCelebrities to attend Hillary Clinton, Democrat campaign headquarters opening...
A star-studded cast of local politicians and national television personalities will be on hand Saturday at the opening of a Democratic National Committee headquarters in Akron’s Wallhaven area. Actress...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Aug. 19
ANCHORAGE, AlaskaBear attacks hiking guidesA brown bear mauled two wilderness guides who were leading a hiking excursion in Alaska after the group came between the female animal and her cub in the...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Aug. 19
Indonesia2 arrested in officer’s deathIndonesian police arrested an Australian woman and a British man on Friday in connection with the killing of a police officer in the tourist resort of Bali. Sarah...
View ArticleNew Cuyahoga Valley National Park survey shows most visitors still from Ohio
The survey results are in and once again it appears most visitors to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park are local — but the number of out-of-state visitors continues to rise.The park service has...
View ArticleJudge orders Clinton to answer questions on email use
WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday ordered Hillary Clinton to answer questions in writing from a conservative legal advocacy group about her use of a private email server during her tenure as...
View ArticleUkraine details payments allegedly earmarked for Trump aide
MOSCOW: Once-secret accounting documents of Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin party were released Friday, purporting to show payments of $12.7 million earmarked for Paul Manafort, who resigned as Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleTouring flooding, Trump moves ahead with campaign turnaround
BATON ROUGE, La.: Offering consolation, expressing regret, cutting ties with a controversial aide. Donald Trump’s campaign turnaround plan on Friday featured the unorthodox candidate acting much like a...
View ArticleYears of race insults preceded slaying of Lebanese neighbor
TULSA, Okla.: When an Oklahoma man befriended his Lebanese neighbors, his husband lashed out at the family, hurling epithets and at one point allegedly running over the mother with a car.The conflict...
View ArticleOfficials: Zika found in South Beach; spraying not practical
MIAMI: South Beach has been identified as a second site of Zika transmission by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, and containing it there will be difficult because high-rise buildings and strong winds...
View ArticlePeople in the news — compiled Aug. 19
Bennett sings statue’s praisesTony Bennett has been giving to the city where he first sang I Left My Heart in San Francisco at the Fairmont Hotel in 1961.And now, the city has paid him back. San...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Aug. 19
U.S. men’s team defeats SpainThe U.S. men’s basketball team advances to its third straight Olympic gold-medal game, beating Spain 82-76.Long-awaited album out soonR&B artist and Grammy...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Aug. 20, 2016
CLEVELANDSecond arrest in shootingCLEVELAND: A second suspect has been arrested and charged with the attempted murder of an 18-year-old woman last month in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the...
View ArticleThings to Do, August 20: PorchRokr, Market Day in Highland Square; ‘Myopia’...
Highland Square is ready to rockPorchRokr kicks off at 10:15 a.m. in the Highland Square neighborhood of Akron and concludes with a set by the Dreamers at the Main Stage at 7:15 p.m. Bands will play...
View ArticleLots of items — and a few surprises — up for grabs at University of Akron tag...
The doors opened before noon for bargain hunters for the University of Akron’s tag sale Friday.The items up for grabs included overstocked football shoes with cleats from sizes 10 to 19, athletic...
View ArticleCVNP plans National Park Centennial events, Singing Angels to lead national...
It is a birthday party 100 years in the making.The National Park Service will turn the century mark on Thursday. To mark the milestone, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is planning a weekend-long...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleMeetings for week of Aug. 22-26
MONDAYSummit CountyAkron Board of Education — 5:30 p.m., Administration Building (Room 200), 70 N. Broadway, 330-761-2851.Green Board of Education — 6:30 p.m., Central Administration Building, 1755...
View Article2016 Summer Olympic Games: Saturday’s television
NBC:10 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Women’s triathlon — final (LIVE)12:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Canoe/kayak — sprint finals; men’s diving — 10-meter platform semifinal; women’s golf — final round (LIVE)2:30 p.m.-4:45...
View ArticleIndians 3, Blue Jays 2: Ryan Lewis’ 18 Walk-Off Thoughts on Tyler Naquin and...
Here are 18 Walk-Off Thoughts on the Indians’ 3-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night. 1. There’s a good chance you’ll never this again—and of course, LeBron was there. 2. Down 2-1 with one...
View Article