Regional news briefs — Sept. 1
AKRONTown hall meeting TuesdayAKRON: Ward 10 City Councilman Zack Milkovich will hold a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Goodyear Branch Library, 60 Goodyear Blvd. Representatives from...
View ArticleWoman shot in abdomen in East Akron; suspect arrested on city’s West Side
AKRON: A woman was shot in the abdomen Wednesday night in East Akron by a man who is believed to be her boyfriend, Akron police said.Police responded to a call around 7:45 p.m. that a woman had been...
View ArticleArea deaths — Sept. 1, 2016
PORTAGEMeyer, Dennis A., 67, of Kent. Died Tuesday. Bissler & Sons.STARKBulso, Ronald L., 74, of North Canton. Died Sunday. Paquelet, Massillon.Jeffers, Robert H., 50, of Massillon. Died Sunday....
View ArticleMunicipal judges, advocates hope to break cycle of animal abuse, neglect in...
Three municipal court judges in Summit County are offering alternative sentences to some of those convicted of misdemeanor crimes against animals.Akron Judge Katarina Cook, Barberton Judge Jill...
View ArticleHere’s the list of high-alcohol beers coming to Ohio
Ohio’s 12 percent cap on alcohol in beer officially disappeared Wednesday. Are you wondering what high-alcohol beers are out there or are on the way?Craft beer drinkers, retailers and breweries had...
View ArticleBob Dyer: The Rev. Bob swings into action
I have been the best man at two weddings, but never the minister.Until last week.Seriously. Your Favorite Columnist has magically transformed into the Rev. Bob.Last Thursday, I actually uttered this...
View ArticleBeyond Expectations Barber College offers free cuts and encouragement
Angel Hampton spent much of the day on Wednesday taking care of last-minute preparations for her 10-year-old son’s first day of school, like getting him a haircut.After working all night in respiratory...
View ArticleWant a pet? PAWSabilities, the Humane Society of Greater Akron, plans event...
Jason and Laura Pinoniemi knew Dorothy would be their new dog after spending just a few minutes with her. The salt and pepper mini-schnauzer didn’t get too much love and affection with her breeder, who...
View ArticleSeveral Entenmann’s bakery products recalled after plastic found in food
The maker of Entenmann’s bakery products is voluntarily recalling several items because of the presence of small pieces of plastic caused by a manufacturing failure at an Illinois production site.Bimbo...
View ArticleIndians rout Minnesota Twins, complete sweep with 8-4 win
Perhaps the Minnesota Twins’ curse on the Indians has finally been reversed. After a season of success against the rest of the division but several perplexing losses to the last-place Twins, the...
View ArticleAccident closes section of Cleveland Avenue in Lake Township; several police...
A section of Cleveland Avenue NW near Lake Center Street NW was closed because of an accident around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and remained inaccessible to traffic for hours.As of 9:45 p.m., there was no...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Aug. 31
Syria Tenuous truce holding An uneasy truce between Turkish troops and Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria held on Wednesday, despite Ankara’s vow that it would never negotiate with what it calls a...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Aug. 31
HILO, Hawaii Storms threatening U.S. Forecasters on Wednesday downgraded Hurricane Madeline to a tropical storm as it veered past Hawaii’s Big Island, but officials reiterated warnings to prepare for...
View ArticleState Department to give AP all Clinton schedules before election
WASHINGTON: The State Department agreed Thursday to turn over all the detailed planning schedules from Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state to the Associated Press by mid-October. It was an...
View ArticleBrowns rookie draft picks Ricardo Louis, Trey Caldwell to sit out preseason...
Can two Browns rookie draft picks who missed virtually the entire preseason survive roster cuts this weekend? Wide receiver Ricardo Louis, a fourth-round selection, and cornerback Trey Caldwell, a...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Sept. 2
AKRONBeacon holiday hoursAKRON: The Beacon Journal Customer Service Call Center will be open Labor Day weekend 7-10 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Regular business hours of 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. will...
View ArticleFlorida finds Zika in local mosquitoes, bromeliads blamed
MIAMI: Florida has found the Zika virus in three groups of mosquitoes trapped in Miami Beach — the first time this has happened in the continental U.S. — and authorities are blaming a particular flower...
View ArticleVenezuelan oppositions vow to keep up pressure on Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuela’s opposition is vowing to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after flooding the streets of Caracas with demonstrators Thursday in its biggest show of force in...
View Article‘Crushed’: Some Hispanic leaders feel misled by Trump
CINCINNATI: “Crushed.” ‘‘Disappointed.” ‘‘Confused.”Some Hispanic leaders who have been advising Donald Trump say they feel betrayed after his long-awaited immigration speech that definitively ruled...
View Article‘Life-threatening’ Hurricane Hermine approaches Florida
CEDAR KEY, Fla.: Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast, where rough surf began battering docks and boathouses and people braced for the...
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