
Craig Webb
Reporter at Akron Beacon Journal
https://t.co/GfOWRVJq9U and Akron Beacon Journal reporter
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1 week ago |
beaconjournal.com | Craig Webb
A major heatwave is headed toward Greater Akron. But first it will be a bit stormy. The National Weather Service says rain and rumbles of thunder are expected across northern Ohio on Tuesday. Some of the storms possible on Wednesday could be strong to severe, according to the Storm Prediction Center. The biggest threat, forecasters say, with Wednesday's expected outbreak of severe storms will be damaging winds. Large hail and heavy rain are also possible with the storms.
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1 week ago |
beaconjournal.com | Craig Webb
Conner Smith will no longer perform at the Kaulig Companies Championship concert due to his involvement in a recent fatal car accident. Smith's truck struck a pedestrian, 77-year-old Dorothy Dobbins, at a Nashville crosswalk on June 8. Frankie Ballard will replace Smith as the headliner for "A Night in Nashville" on June 20. The Kaulig Companies Championship concert will honor veterans and first responders as part of Folds of Honor.
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2 weeks ago |
beaconjournal.com | Craig Webb
Showers and thunderstorms are expected in Greater Akron throughout Father's Day weekend, with a possibility of localized flooding due to a stalled cold front. Temperatures will be in the 80s with cloudy skies and chances of rain persisting into next week. The highest chance of precipitation is Saturday, with a 70% chance, while Sunday has a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. It is shaping up to be a potentially rainy and stormy Father's Day weekend.
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2 weeks ago |
beaconjournal.com | Craig Webb
An Akron woman won $150,000 playing the Ohio Lottery's Monopoly Bonus Spectacular 25X scratch-off game. The winning ticket was purchased at a Circle K on South Hawkins Avenue. After taxes, the winner will receive $108,000. She plans to use the money to help purchase a home. A Portage County woman also won $300,000 in the Feeling Lucky scratch-off game. An Akron woman is $150,000 richer.
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2 weeks ago |
beaconjournal.com | Craig Webb
Fathers get free admission to the Akron Zoo on Father's Day. Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens is hosting a Father's Day Car Show featuring classic cars and motorcycles. Ohio offers free fishing statewide on Father's Day weekend. The Greater Cleveland Aquarium offers discounted admission for fathers on Father's Day weekend. Sunday is Father's Day. And if this is news to you then you are in trouble.
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