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Savannah James was back in Akron to help prom dreams come true for local girls. See all the photos from @andrewdolph here:
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Via @JeffJefflange #Browns QB Baker Mayfield is in the house at FirstEnergy Stadium and saying hello to some fans.
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There's no place like home for LeBron. And there's no one quite like LeBron for Akron. @KingJames and his high school court reunited on the court and the city later feasted on his pizza ad. Check out this gallery of images from LeBron's busy day in Akron
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Savannah James designs @WhereImFrom shirts to show love of the 330, benefit Women of Our Future effort @KingJames
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4 years
Akron-area leaders and residents Wednesday lit up Twitter responding to President Donald Trump’s tweet urging people to stop buying Goodyear tires.
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No imagination is needed to know how U.S. Senator J.D. Vance would flip flop if any Democrat faced the same accusations as Donald Trump.
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4 years
Goodyear said a slide shown in a Kansas television news report purporting to show a zero tolerance policy was not from or distributed by the corporation and was not part of employee training. Here's the latest from @JimMackinnonABJ .
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Ohioans could vote on a new way of drawing statehouse and congressional districts that replaces politicians with citizens as soon as next year.
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Stage is set for an awe-inspiring first day at LeBron’s I Promise School
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. @KingJames says opening of his I Promise school in Akron next year one of his biggest accomplishments via @MRidenourABJ
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Ohio voters, for the most part, said no thank you to candidates who signaled that they would push the culture wars into local school board meetings.
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Akron 39, Northwestern 34: Zips beat Big Ten team for first time since 1894 via @ByGeorgeThomas
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Police have charged Andrew Walls, 26, with possessing a firearm while intoxicated and assaulting a 23-year-old Black woman after video captured what appeared to be Walls hurling racial and derogatory slurs at her and others.
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The Akron duo’s new album, “Delta Kream," will feature cover songs from Mississippi blues musicians who influenced singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney when they were first starting out. Listen to the first single off the album
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Exactly 15 years ago today, the #Cavs took @KingJames first overall in the NBA Draft. Here he is on draft night with his mom, Gloria
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The Cleveland mailing company that botched the first 95,000 Summit County absentee ballots earlier this month botched a second batch of ballots that were supposed to be mailed last week.
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LeBron endorses Hillary for president, a first foray into politics for Akron's native son. Read his reasons.
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A constitutional amendment backed by Republicans and county prosecutors won easy approval from Ohio voters on Tuesday, according to unofficial results.
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5 years
University of Akron men’s soccer: Zips advance to College Cup with 3-2 win over Stanford
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The @Indians are going to the World Series! We repeat. The Cleveland Indians are going to the World Series! #RallyTogether
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8 years
Akron designates downtown street King James Way during @KingJames celebration
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Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of the season with a fracture in his throwing shoulder. Feels like payback for his sexual misconduct against women.
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4 years
Here's something you don't see every day: a blimp and a stealth bomber sharing the same piece of sky. @GoodyearBlimp @usairforce
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Akron City Council members passed legislation Monday asking Ohio lawmakers to make it illegal for employers to punish or fire workers based on hair style.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers will partner with WUAB (Channel 43) to move some of their remaining broadcasts for the season to free television.
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. @MyFriendDahmer director @marcmeyers and star @rossR5 discuss compelling film that was shot in Ohio @ClintOMovies
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It's official: Amazon is builiding in Akron. The e-commerce giant finally laid claim to the fulfillment center planned at the former Rolling Acres Mall site on the southwestern edge of town. The facility is expected to bring 1,500 new jobs to the city.
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4 years
Giant Eagle is giving back to their employees as a thanks for putting in extra work during the coronavirus pandemic.
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6 years
Things to Do, Aug. 29: Michael Jackson party; Niall Horan; Food Truck Wednesday; Tom Bailey; ‘Rudy’
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We’ve changed our Twitter handle from @ohiodotcom to @beaconjournal to better reflect our coverage of Summit County and neighboring counties. You’ll find the same great local content here. We appreciate your following and readership.
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7 years
Remember that one time the Indians were losing by 12 runs to the Mariners in 2001 and came back to win? That was awesome. #RallyTogether
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Akron has agreed not to use tear gas, pepper spray and other types of force against protesters after a local group sued the city in federal court for using excessive force in peaceful demonstrations.
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After a record-breaking OHSAA football season last fall, Lamar Sperling wins a national high school football award from the USA Today on Sunday night.
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4 years
BREAKING: Akron schools may scrap partial in-person plan, start year totally online
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. @1SilkySmooth (Tre Tucker) of @CVCAathletics has been named Male Athlete of the Year! #GreaterAkronPreps @CVCA_TRACKandCC
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A majority of Ohioans voted in favor of abortion access and marijuana. But top GOP leaders are already promising to undo the measures.
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4 years
50 years ago today, tragedy struck on the Kent State University campus when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire during a protest, killing four people and injuring nine. These photos look back at the events of May 4, 1970.
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Summit County, for the first time, has an all-female bench in its common pleas general division.
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Single mom Julia Livingston of Akron took a chance four years ago to break out of unfulfilling jobs. On Saturday, about 50 people — including her three children — who watched her journey cheered her on at NEOMED’s graduation ceremony in Akron.
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#Browns believe they’re contenders: ‘People tend to sleep on us, but we’re going to wake them up,’ Rashard Higgins says @ByNateUlrich
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Hudson High School boys soccer celebrates Senior Day with memorable goal by Nicholas Savelli, the team's manager who means quite a bit to the program.
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He was born in Minneapolis, raised in Akron and lived in Savannah. But, Derrick Harvey Jr. has found a home at Mount Union.
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Renowned artist Don Drumm has had this idea in mind for five years. Not until he got a call from someone at @KingJames @IPROMISESchool did he know where it should go
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The Swensons Drive-In Restaurant chain is celebrating 85 years this year after opening on South Hawkins Avenue in Akron in 1934. Here’s a look at the Rubber City staple (a favorite of @KingJames ) and home of the Galley Boy over the years.
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Blake Lori of @HudsonOHSports has been named the Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year! #GreaterAkronPreps
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Our first award of the night goes to Nathan Stahl of Walsh Jesuit for Baseball Player of the Year! @WJHS_Baseball @WJ_Warriors #GreaterAkronPreps
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. @uakron to offer degree in cybersecurity; first Ohio public university to do so
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Beacon Journal captures #Cavs historic NBA title win today. Check out our content at .
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Canton teen stricken with cancer cherishes prom night with #Cavs ’ Matt Dellavedova http://t.co/XzVUu1ntKC #ALLinCLE http://t.co/8Nuv0hbxjO
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. @KentStMBB : Flashes have lots to cheer, will face UCLA in NCAA Tournament @KentState @KentStAthletics @miller_jimmy
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The Tallmadge softball team punched its ticket to the 2023 Division II state tournament Friday night in New Riegel. 🥎
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It was never close. Democrats swept Tuesday’s elections for Akron City Hall, giving Dan Horrigan friendly and fresh faces on City Council to work with in his second term as mayor of Akron.
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Alli King of @TwinsburgTigers has been named Girls Soccer Player of the Year! #GreaterAkronPreps
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KK's Priest, the new heavy metal outfit featuring former Judas Priest singer and Akron native Tim "Ripper" Owens, has released its debut single, "Hellfire Thunderbolt." We have the details.
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LeBron James can check another box off his long list of accomplishments — a cereal box. The Akron native and NBA superstar is the next Wheaties Athlete.
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After helping Hoban win the boys basketball state title, senior Logan Vowles leapt into the record books in the high jump from the Knights.
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As he enters Heinz Field for today's #Browns / #Steelers game, wide receiver Jarvis Landry is seen wearing a "Revenge" shirt. Photo by @PMasturzo_ABJ .
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From @ByNateUlrich : Members of the famous STVM team with @KingJames at the Shooting Stars premiere at House Three Thirty in Akron.
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Nolan Rumler of @HobanFootball has been named the Football Offensive Player of the Year! #GreaterAkronPreps
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Oh hey, we were just part of an answer to a #Jeopardy ! question for winning a Pulitzer Prize. That’s neat.
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A plastics company in Stow has quickly remade its business to help fight coronavirus and plans to soon begin shipping 1.5 million to 2 million face shields a week.
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We all know what happened on May 4, 1970. A special new Beacon Journal interactive map shows you how events unfolded on the Kent State campus that fateful day.
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A Stow man has created a cartoon tribute to @GovMikeDeWine and @DrAmyActon , to the tune of Laverne and Shirley.
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The Akron Holy War is back this week.
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“I Promise,” a documentary from LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment, debuts Monday on the new streaming service Quibi. The piece delves into the first year of the collaboration between James and Akron Public Schools on the I Promise School.
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2018 Akron Beacon Journal Male Scholar Athlete of the Year: Jaret Pallotta of Jackson
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DeaMonte Trayanum of @HobanFootball has been named the Defensive Player of the Year! #GreaterAkronPreps
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via @ByGeorgeThomas : Congratulations are in order for Matthew Cherry. The former Akron Zips football player took home an Oscar tonight for his animated short.
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