Summit County holding child-support-help event Friday
Summit County will hold a one-stop event Friday to help parents meet child support obligations, reinstate a suspended driver’s license and resolve arrest warrants. The event, Child Support Solutions...
View ArticleWright State to keep state money, despite dropping debate
DAYTON: Wright State University says it has no plans to repay the $220,000 in state money it received to upgrade security for the first presidential debate, which it pulled out of last month due to...
View ArticleArea deaths — compiled Aug. 11
STARKCote, Leon, 76, of Canton. Died Monday. Shriver.Garner Hain, Bonnie M., 78, of Massillon. Died Monday. Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch.James, Viola, 65, of Massillon. Died Monday. Paquelet.Roberts,...
View ArticleArea tax issues slated for November election
Toward the bottom of a presidential ballot, area voters on Nov. 8 will decide tax increases and renewals to maintain or boost public services and address aging local schools.Seeking to build or...
View ArticleStow pain clinic closing after court upholds sexual imposition conviction...
Summit Pain Specialists in Stow is permanently closing Monday after years of wrangling over a sex abuse scandal involving a doctor there. What prompted the clinic to close now is not entirely clear. No...
View ArticleFive teens charged in arson of Green’s historic one-room schoolhouse
Five teens have been arrested in connection with the arson fire Tuesday that destroyed Green’s historic one-room Lichtenwalter Schoolhouse.The Summit County Sheriff’s office announced the arrests...
View ArticleWoman dies following home invasion early Thursday in Akron
A 55-year-old woman died following a home invasion and robbery early Thursday morning in a Brittain Road apartment, Akron police reported.It’s unclear whether Melody Tomey, 55, of Cuyahoga Falls, died...
View ArticleCrowds line Kent streets to glimpse Budweiser Clydesdales on special delivery...
KENT:They’re big, they’re beautiful and they came back to Northeast Ohio equipped with beer.The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales paraded through downtown Kent Thursday night to deliver cases of beer...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Aug. 12, 2016
AKRONStore robbed at gunpointAKRON: A robber got away with an undisclosed amount of money after holding up the Circle K convenience store Wednesday afternoon at 901 Kenmore Blvd., Akron, police...
View ArticleClarifications & Corrections
■ The Civil War re-enactments at Hale Farm & Village are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Friday is setup day. An article in Thursday’s edition had the incorrect time. An editor erred.
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Aug. 11
Tensions rise in Eastern Europe Ukraine puts its troops on combat alert along the country’s de-facto borders with Crimea and separatist rebels in the east amid an escalating war of words with Russia...
View ArticleThings to Do, August 12: Bacon Brothers in Kent; art and music in Hudson;...
Kevin Bacon plays Kent StageLong before Kevin Bacon was a movie star, he was playing music with his brother, Michael, who writes scores for film and TV. The Bacon Brothers started touring as a rock...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Aug. 11
LIGONIER, Pa.Boy falls from roller coasterA boy fell from a wooden roller coaster at a Pennsylvania amusement park and was hospitalized. A spokesman for Idlewild and SoakZone amusement park near...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Aug. 11
Puerto Rico Dire warning about Zika The U.S. surgeon general on Thursday urged Puerto Rico to step up its public education campaign against Zika as he warned that 25 percent of the island will be...
View ArticleShifting tone, Trump entertains the notion he could lose
ORLANDO, Fla.: Straying from his trademark bravado, Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that his presidential campaign is facing challenges and could ultimately fall short — a rare expression of...
View ArticleBrowns defensive lineman John Hughes expects to return to team soon after...
The agent of Browns defensive lineman John Hughes told the Beacon Journal on Thursday his client plans to return to the team soon.“John is going to be fine and expects to return to the team very soon,”...
View Article2016 Summer Olympic Games: Friday’s TV
NBC:10 a.m.-Noon: Track & Field — Qualifying Rounds (LIVE); Women’s 10K — Final; Beach Volleyball — Round of 16 (LIVE)Noon-2:30 p.m.: Swimming — Qualifying Heats (LIVE); Rowing — Finals2:30 p.m.-5...
View ArticleIndians annihilate Angels 14-4 amidst two rain delays
Only the rain slowed the Indians’ bats on Thursday night. The Indians put together one of the best offensive nights of the season and wrapped it around two rain delays en route to trouncing the Los...
View ArticleCavaliers will receive championship rings on opening night against Knicks on...
The NBA figured 52 years was long enough. Cleveland fans won’t have to wait longer than they have to for their championship banner to be raised. The Cavaliers will receive their championship rings on...
View ArticleIndians 14, Angels 4: Ryan Lewis’ 14 Walk-Off Thoughts on Carlos Santana, a...
Here are 14 Walk-Off Thoughts after the Indians’ 14-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels. 1. More-so than the actual game, the talk in the clubhouse afterward was about Carlos Santana’s health. 2. In...
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