Ohio death row inmate resentenced in an unrelated rape case
CLEVELAND: A man already sentenced to be executed for killing a Cleveland police officer has been resentenced in an unrelated 1994 rape case.A Cleveland-area judge on Wednesday issued a 22-year...
View ArticleDavey Tree of Kent continues to branch out; expands in southern United States
The Davey Tree Expert Co. of Kent, one of the largest tree-care businesses in the United States, is putting down more roots in southern United States.Davey, in the latest in a string of acquisitions,...
View ArticleFamed astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington
WASHINGTON: The flag-draped casket of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, was covered in plastic to protect it from a steady rain as it was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to his final...
View ArticleSenate GOP ’goes nuclear,’ clearing way for Trump court pick
WASHINGTON: Republicans invoked the “nuclear option” in the Senate Thursday, unilaterally rewriting the chamber’s rules to allow President Donald Trump’s nominee to ascend to the Supreme Court.Furious...
View ArticleGrant to help greenhouse grow at new Case elementary school
By Monica L. ThomasBeacon Journal staff writerLeafy greens spill forth from trays on a table tucked off to the side in Stephanie Baugh’s third-grade classroom at Case Elementary School in Akron.The big...
View ArticleCitizens Bank grants $110,000 to nonprofits for financial literacy education,...
Citizens Bank has awarded $110,000 to 10 nonprofit organizations in Akron, Canton and other Northern Ohio communities as part of the bank’s Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money financial literacy...
View ArticleDavey Tree CEO retiring; Kent company buying Oak Knolls East golf course
By Katie ByardBeacon Journal staff writerKarl Warnke started out in the dirt at Davey Tree Expert Co. in Kent, working as a landscape laborer.Over the next 27 years, he rose to the top, assuming the...
View ArticleThe Latest: U.S. considering response to Syria chemical attack
PALM BEACH, Fla.: The Latest on the U.S. response to the chemical weapons attack in Syria (all times local):3:10 p.m.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says President Bashar Assad should no longer have a...
View ArticleDespite “bathroom bill” replacement, mayors won’t budge
RALEIGH, N.C.: The compromise by politicians on North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” is helping return collegiate sporting events to the state. But big-city mayors still don’t want their employees...
View ArticleWoman pleads over girls ’gifted’ to suspected predator
PHILADELPHIA: A Pennsylvania woman accused of “gifting” her young daughters to a man who considered them wives has pleaded guilty to child endangerment.Prosecutors say 43-year-old Savilla Stoltzfus and...
View ArticleGrowing concern for postal carriers as dog attacks near a high
WASHINGTON: Booming online retail sales are good news for the U.S. Postal Service, but its carriers are incurring a cost: more dog bites.Dog attacks on postal workers rose last year to 6,755, up 206...
View ArticleChinese leader arrives for first face-to-face with Trump
PALM BEACH, Fla.: China’s President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) has arrived in Florida for meetings with President Donald Trump.Xi landed in West Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday and was greeted by...
View ArticleArmed man killed in standoff with SWAT team at Ohio home
MADISON, OHIO: Authorities say an armed man was killed when he confronted a SWAT team with a handgun after barricading himself in a Northeast Ohio home.They say the standoff happened Wednesday evening...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Akron RubberDucks switch from Pepsi to Coke
Things go better with Coke. At least that's what the Akron RubberDucks team has deciding, making the switch from Pepsi to Coke. The team said Thursday that it and Coca-Cola have created a seven-year...
View ArticleTrial concludes for man accused of killing son for insurance
MANASSAS, Va.: The fate of a Virginia man accused of killing his 1-year-old son for insurance money is now in the hands of a judge.Joaquin Rams is charged with capital murder in the 2012 death of his...
View ArticleCavaliers’ fans can register for early single-game playoff ticket sales
A limited number of Cavaliers’ single-game playoff tickets for the first two home games in the first round will go on sale Wednesday at 11 a.m. for fans with playoff access.There are two ways to gain...
View ArticleCleveland’s zoo: Critically endangered rhino expecting calf
CLEVELAND: Cleveland’s zoo says one of its rhinos is pregnant and, in an unusual move, is announcing the news far in advance of the expected birth to promote conservation and educational efforts as it...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron basketball: New coach John Groce anxious to get to know...
Newly-minted University of Akron men’s basketball coach John Groce certainly knew the notes to hit upon during his introductory press conference at the Student Union Thursday morning.Mentioning the...
View ArticleMan’s body found on conveyor belt at Akron recycling center
Sorters for a conveyor belt at a recycling center in Akron made a startling discovery Thursday morning: a man’s body mixed in with the refuse.“We have a dead body in our pre-sort area in our recycle...
View ArticlePolice: Toddler on Ohio sidewalk at midnight apparently overdosed
PORTSMOUTH, OHIO: Police who responded to a report of an Ohio toddler apparently passing out on a sidewalk from a suspected drug overdose in the middle of the night say she was treated at a hospital,...
View Article