Off-duty police officer shoots at suspected drunk driver after she strikes...
An off-duty Stark County police sergeant fired several shots at a suspected drunken driver after she hit him with her car in Akron on Sunday night, police reported.Bullets fired by Robert Lowe — a...
View ArticleDefense attorneys for Eric Hendon call 3 experts to try to raise doubt in...
Defense attorneys called three witnesses Monday in the hopes of raising doubt about Eric Hendon’s guilt in the slayings of a Barberton man and two teens.One attacked the reliability of GPS readings —...
View ArticleBill would let Ohioans with drug convictions keep license
COLUMBUS: An Ohio Senate panel is considering a bill that would give judges the option of suspending a driver’s license for someone convicted of a drug charge instead of the suspension being...
View ArticleOpening Day lineups between Indians and Red Sox, Take Two
Here are Tuesday’s Opening Day lineups between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. Red Sox 1. Mookie Betts 9 2. Dustin Pedroia 4 3. Xander Bogaerts 6 4. David Ortiz DH 5. Hanley Ramirez 3 6....
View ArticleBoy, 15, charged in Ohio school shooting set for hearing
HAMILTON, OHIO: A 15-year-old boy accused of shooting and wounding two students in an Ohio school cafeteria is set for a pretrial hearing on charges including attempted murder.James Austin Hancock is...
View ArticleTed Cruz, Bernie Sanders angle for wins in Wisconsin primaries
MILWAUKEE: Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Bernie Sanders are angling for victories in Tuesday’s Wisconsin presidential primaries that could give their campaigns a needed boost, but still leave them...
View ArticleNFL picks Twitter to stream Thursday night games
NEW YORK: The NFL has picked Twitter to stream its Thursday night games. When the league negotiated its latest deal for the Thursday package, it decided to sell the streaming rights separately for an...
View ArticleCourt hears appeal from condemned Ohio serial killer of 11
COLUMBUS: A Cleveland man who was convicted of killing 11 women and sentenced to death deserves an open court hearing to challenge the admissibility of his hourslong police interrogation, his attorney...
View ArticleOhio jury convicts traveling Arkansas minister in tax scam
CLEVELAND: A federal court jury in Cleveland has convicted a traveling minister from Arkansas in a tax refund scam that prosecutors say totaled nearly $5 million.Fifty-eight-year-old Allen Miles of...
View ArticleTwitter's big play could be win-win for site, National Football League
Twitter is taking a stab at remaining relevant. That’s what their gangster move to buy streaming rights for 10 NFL games — at a price of $1 million per game, according to SportsBusiness Daily —...
View ArticleMenards store delayed again; company is citing political reasons
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Plans for a new Menards home improvement store on Graham Road have been delayed for at least another year.While the company has not specified its reason to Cuyahoga Falls officials, a...
View ArticleLone Oregon cheetah cub joins orphaned cubs at Ohio zoo
CINCINNATI: A lone Oregon cheetah cub has found a new family at an Ohio zoo.The male cub arrived at a nursery at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Saturday. He was born in late February at...
View ArticleWarrants issued for arrests of armed men accused in Akron home invasion
Arrest warrants were issued Saturday for a pair of Akron men accused of threatening to shoot two people during a home invasion last month that led to a drug arrest.Christian White, 20, and John Haynes,...
View ArticleLeBron James named NBA's Eastern Conference player of month
As the statistical milestones continue to fall, Cavaliers star LeBron James was named NBA Eastern Conference player of the month for March, following up the honor he also garnered in February....
View ArticleState OKs $800,000 loan for Stemco R&D facility in Fairlawn
The state has approved an $800,000 low-interest loan to help pay for construction of Stemco Kaiser Inc.’s new research and development center in Fairlawn. Construction has already started on the...
View ArticleIndians fall to Red Sox 6-2 on Opening Day
In the coldest season-opening game in recorded franchise history, the Indians and ace Corey Kluber fell to the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Tuesday afternoon. The game was originally scheduled for Monday,...
View ArticleAkron man sent to prison for robbing elderly, wheelchair-bound man
Beacon Journal staff reportA 34-year-old Akron man is going to prison for robbing a 73-year-old, wheelchair-bound man.Thomas J. Moore pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated robbery, a first-degree...
View ArticleGrant hopes to help bring ‘fun’ back into Election Day, get people to the polls
Parades, street theater, open-air debates and festivals were once part of America’s voting culture. A grant awarded Tuesday will bring some of that “fun” back to the presidential voting process.Akron...
View ArticleA. Schulman reports small 2nd quarter loss
Fairlawn polymer company A. Schulman reported a small second quarter loss even as revenue rose. A. Schulman on Tuesday reported losing $283,000, or a penny a share, on revenue of $591.8 million for...
View ArticleStow man accused of kidnapping, threatening woman
A Stow man is being held at the Summit County Jail after a panicked woman and her male friend told police he kidnapped her and assaulted her friend.John B. Crawford, 25, of Marcella Avenue, is charged...
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