Bicyclist found unconscious in possible hit-skip early morning in Akron
Akron police are looking into whether a bicyclist found unconscious on Clearview Avenue in Akron shortly before 6 a.m. today was hit by motorist who then drove away, leaving the man on the ground.The...
View ArticleSheriff says inmate hanged himself in Ohio jail
COSHOCTON, OHIO: An Ohio sheriff says an inmate found dead inside a holding cell in a central Ohio jail apparently hanged himself.Coshocton County Sheriff Timothy Rogers says the body of 28-year-old...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to seven years for dragging officer while fleeing police
A 29-year-old Akron man was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to multiple charges for dragging an officer hanging from his SUV for two blocks while fleeing from...
View ArticleReport: 70 Confederate flags stolen from Georgia cemetery
BRUNSWICK, Ga.: Police near Georgia’s coast are investigating a report that 70 Confederate flags were stolen from the graves of soldiers who fought in the American Civil War.The local Sons of...
View ArticleMarines say 2 men didn’t help raise 1st flag at Iwo Jima
The Marine Corps says it misidentified two of the servicemen who helped raise the first U.S. flag at Iwo Jima during World War II.In a statement released Wednesday, the Marines said two men long...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Museum on target for fall opening
The new Akron Children’s Museum is moving forward with plans to open this fall.Organizers recently launched an online, matching fundraising campaign and construction workers are busy building out the...
View ArticleManchin to review Mylan response to criticism over EpiPens
CHARLESTON, W.Va.: U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s concerned about skyrocketing prices for life-saving allergy injection pens made by a company headed by his daughter.In a news release Thursday, the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Some Louisiana sugarcane fields still flooded
BATON ROUGE, La.: The Latest on Louisiana flooding (all times local):11:30 a.m.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards visited a subdivision in Youngsville, near Lafayette, where every third or fourth house...
View ArticleSeveral tornadoes likely hit Indiana, Ohio; no bad injuries
KOKOMO, Ind.: In a central Indiana city where trees were sheared off at their stumps by one of several tornadoes in the region, residents began the hard work Thursday of cleaning up destroyed or...
View ArticleOhio court: Juvenile crimes can’t enhance adult sentences
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Ohio’s Supreme Court has ruled that prior juvenile convictions cannot be used to increase the severity of charges or the length of prison sentences those individuals receive as...
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Browns trade Barkevious Mingo to New England Patriots for fifth-round draft...
Click the link for an updated version of this story: Browns trade former sixth overall draft pick Barkevious Mingo to Patriots in exchange for fifth-round selection in 2017 The Browns have traded...
View ArticleVideo: The best Week 1 high school football games - Gridlocks
Michael Beaven and Scot Fagerstrom of the Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com are back for another season of high school football. For Week 1 of their show Gridlocks the guys analyze the top games in the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton agrees to not campaign or run ads on 9/11
NEW YORK: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, will not campaign or run ads on Sept. 11.A campaign official has confirmed that Clinton will refrain from...
View ArticleTom Ganley, car group founder and one-time Republican candidate for Congress,...
Beacon Journal business writerTom Ganley, who built what grew into a 36-dealership car business based in Northeast Ohio, ran for U.S. Senate and Congress and took on Cleveland organized crime, died...
View ArticleTrump meets with minority leaders ahead of Clinton speech
MANCHESTER, N.H.: Republican Donald Trump is courting minority voters as rival Hillary Clinton prepares to deliver a speech that will accuse his campaign of fostering hate.Trump met Thursday with...
View ArticleApple boosts iPhone security after Mideast spyware discovery
PARIS: A botched attempt to break into the iPhone of an Arab activist using hitherto unknown espionage software has trigged a global upgrade of Apple’s mobile operating system, researchers said...
View ArticleLack of money puts gun buyback program on hold
A gun buyback program planned for Friday and Saturday at the Word Church in Akron has been postponed, mostly because of a lack of funding, organizers said.The group of elected officials, law...
View ArticleU.S. warship fires warning shots at Iranian boats
WASHINGTON: A U.S. Navy ship fired three warning shots in the direction of an Iranian boat that was approaching another American ship head-on in the North Arabian Gulf on Wednesday, U.S. officials...
View ArticleSecond Barberton refugee accused of lying about Bosnian war crimes
A Bosnian War refugee living in Barberton was arraigned in a Cleveland federal court Thursday on charges that he lied on immigration forms, concealing his participation in war crimes.Oliver Dragic, 41,...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Aug. 26
Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area:Major highways abruptly closed: None.AKRON:• Interstate 76 lane restrictions and ramp closings: Until late November, I-76 between Grant Street...
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