Buchtel students welcomed back to school with red carpet affair
The first day of school for all students at Akron’s Buchtel Community Learning Center on Friday turned into a celebration before the first bell could ring.“Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!” shouted Assistant...
View ArticlePoll: Young adults divided on immigration, border control
DES MOINES, Iowa: Young Hispanics, Asian-Americans and African-Americans are much more likely to trust Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump to deal with immigrants living in the United States illegally....
View ArticleFBI publishes notes on Clinton’s use of private email
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton told the FBI she relied on her staff not to send emails containing classified information to the private email server she used as secretary of state.The revelation came...
View ArticleEx-Stanford swimmer leaves jail after serving half his term
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman on campus, was handed a package by guards as he exited a California jail on Friday...
View ArticleThings you need to know — compiled Sept. 02
Debate moderators chosenNBC News chief anchor Lester Holt will moderate the first of three scheduled debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Sept. 26, with ABC’s Martha Raddatz, CNN’s...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Sept. 3, 2016
AKRONBeacon holiday hoursAKRON: The Beacon Journal Customer Service Call Center will be open this weekend 7-10 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Regular business hours of 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. will...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 3: Zips and Soul Asylum at UA; Akron Artwalk and Art...
Soul Asylum and Zips footballThe University of Akron football team kicks off its season at 6:30 p.m. against VMI. Before the game, fans can check out the Touchdown Music Fest from 1 to 6 p.m. next to...
View ArticleU.S., China expected to join climate deal during Obama visit
HONOLULU: Opening his final trip to Asia, President Barack Obama is expected to join Chinese leader Xi Jinping in announcing their countries are formally taking part in a historic global climate deal....
View ArticleAfter slamming Florida, Hermine threatens East Coast
DEKLE BEACH, Fla.: The first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade wiped away beachside buildings and toppled trees onto homes Friday before plowing inland on a path that could send it rolling...
View ArticleTrump ramps up minority outreach with Philadelphia visit
PHILADELPHIA: Donald Trump was met with tears and gratitude as he sat with African-American supporters Friday, including the mother of a slain young woman who was killed in an attack by a group that...
View ArticleJCPenney donates Rolling Acres building to Akron; city officials still plan...
JCPenney has donated its former retail building at the long-vacant Rolling Acres Mall to the city, which plans to demolish it along with the remainder of the interior of the mall.The five former...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Sept. 2
SYRIA300 leave besieged suburbMore than 300 Syrians were bussed out of a rebel-held suburb of the capital, Damascus, in an evacuation Friday under a deal struck with the government that ends a...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Sept. 2
CINCINNATIClintons in Ohio on MondayDemocratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine will visit a Labor Day festival in Cleveland, while former president Bill Clinton will...
View ArticleOhioans troubled by choices in historic 2016 election
When Ohioans begin voting next month for the highest office in the land, hundreds of thousands of them will hold their noses and check the box for a candidate they don’t like, don’t trust and don’t...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Sept. 4, 2016
AKRONBeacon holiday hoursAKRON: The Beacon Journal Customer Service Call Center will be open this weekend 7-10 a.m. Sunday and Monday. Regular business hours of 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. will resume Tuesday....
View ArticleIndians notebook: Catcher Yan Gomes has positive rehab assignment; Corey...
CLEVELAND: Indians catcher Yan Gomes appeared in the first game of his first rehab assignment with the RubberDucks on Friday night, earning a positive report from the training staff as he works his way...
View ArticleIndians pummel Miami Marlins’ ace, Trevor Bauer rebounds from rough first...
The Indians knocked around one of the best starting pitchers the National League has to offer and received eight-plus innings from Trevor Bauer en route to downing the Miami Marlins 8-3 Saturday...
View ArticleAkron Beacon Journal warns residents of subscription scam
The Akron Beacon Journal is warning people that a savvy salesman is walking door-to-door peddling fake newspaper subscriptions.Shaun Schweitzer, vice president of the newspaper’s circulation and...
View ArticleArea reunions — Sept. 4, 2016
• Akron Firestone High School’s Class of 1976 will celebrate its 40th reunion on Sept. 16 and 17. An informal get-together will be held on Sept. 16 at Eye Opener, 1688 W. Market St., Akron, and a...
View ArticleEagle Scout aims high, builds dog park for all as a salute to police K-9s
BRIMFIELD TWP.: Police Sgt. David Knarr, squinting into Saturday morning sun, held a U.S. flag neatly folded into a triangle.A Labradoodle a few feet away barked at a tiny white dog trying to hide...
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