Regional news briefs — Dec. 1
AKRONDelivery driver foils robberAKRON: A U.S. Postal Service delivery driver foiled a would-be robber Tuesday night with a swift getaway.Police said the driver was walking back to his truck about 7...
View ArticleNew West Point Market to open at noon Thursday in Fairlawn
A venerable Akron grocer is reopening its doors to shoppers Thursday after a nearly yearlong absence.The new, smaller West Point Market is now located in Fairlawn — about two miles west of its former...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Nov. 30
WASHINGTONJustices hear immigrant caseA seemingly divided Supreme Court tried to figure out Wednesday whether the government can detain immigrants indefinitely without providing hearings. The justices...
View ArticlePresident-elect Donald Trump says he’s leaving businesses to avoid conflicts
NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump declared Wednesday he will leave his business empire behind to focus on his presidency. But the prospect that he could simply shift more control to three of his...
View ArticleAkron window display tells Nativity story in miniature
Brenda Fargo remembers the thrill of drinking in the holiday windows that brightened downtown when she was a child.She wants others to know that joy. So every year, she turns the windows of Akron’s...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Nov. 30
Colombia Revised peace deal ratifiedColombia’s Congress has ratified the revised peace accord between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The lower house voted unanimously...
View ArticleUA, Kent State campus police reiterate commitment to safety after OSU attack
The car-and-knife attack Monday on Ohio State’s campus has prompted moments of reflection across campuses and a look at safety measures.The University of Akron and Kent State University have officers...
View ArticleHouse Democrats re-elect Nancy Pelosi as leader over Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan
WASHINGTON: House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader Wednesday, ratifying the status quo in a changing Washington despite widespread frustration over the party’s direction.That...
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Bob Dyer's podcast: A talk with the Beacon Journal and Ohio.com's chief pinhead
Longtime Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer is doing a weekly podcast called Dyer Necessities. This is the third edition, which is totally different from the first two. Just like his column, you never...
View ArticleWest Point Market reopens to customers eager for favorite foods
Fairlawn: Neal Broida couldn’t even wait for West Point Market’s official reopening.Broida put a “back in five minutes” sign in the window of his Mayatux tuxedo rental shop late Thursday morning so he...
View ArticleArea deaths — Dec. 2, 2016
STARKAntonosanti, Ann (Joliet), 93, of Alliance. Died Monday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.DeVault, Sherry A., 45, of Lawrence Township. Died Sunday. Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch, Massillon.Ott, Keith E.,...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Dec. 1
WASHINGTONObama backs women in draftThe Obama administration declared its support Thursday for requiring women to register for the military draft, a symbolic but significant shift that reflects the...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Dec. 1
NEW ZEALANDSpace pioneer Aldrin in stable conditionAn ailing Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, was evacuated from the South Pole to New Zealand where he was in a hospital on Friday in...
View ArticleDeath toll from Tennessee wildfires increases to 11
GATLINBURG, Tenn.: Crews discovered the remains of more people as they searched the rubble of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses near the Great Smoky Mountains, bringing the death...
View ArticlePolice kill suspect, rescue children in Tacoma
A police officer responding to a domestic violence call was fatally shot and his fellow officers were still “taking fire” as they removed him from a home, beginning an 11-hour standoff during which...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Dec. 1
Trump’s pick for defense chiefThe president-elect says he’ll nominate James Mattis, former chief of the U.S. Central Command, to head the Pentagon.Victory lap at Indiana factoryThe president-elect...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Dec. 2
AKRONLeBron fund receives boostAKRON: The LeBron James Family Foundation received a $223,000 check from DAP, the company that manufactures caulks, sealants and other repair items for home...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 2: Shop, see a movie in Canton; ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’...
Holiday fun in CantonCanton’s First Friday has a “shop local for the holidays” theme this month, with specials in the many galleries and stores in the downtown area from 6 to 10 p.m. On top of that,...
View ArticlePoll: Only about 1 in 4 wants Trump to repeal health law
WASHINGTON: Only about 1 in 4 people in the United States wants President-elect Donald Trump to entirely repeal his predecessor’s health care law that extended coverage to millions, according to a...
View ArticleWisconsin election recount begins; Michigan’s is challenged
MADISON, Wis.: The tedious task of recounting Wisconsin’s nearly 3 million votes for president began Thursday with scores of hastily hired temporary workers flipping through stacks of ballots as...
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