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1 week ago | 
beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider
Show Caption Hide Caption APS security footage shows moment Akron police officer punches studentAkron Public Schools security footage shows the moment an Akron police officer punched a Firestone High School student. The actions undertaken by a school resource officer at Firestone Community Learning Center during an incident in 2024 were objectively reasonable, Akron's independent police auditor found, but there's more the department can do, he said, to improve responses next time. On Oct.
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1 week ago | 
beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider
The Heart of Akron Festival is taking place from July 3 to July 5. The festival will feature local art, music, food, a parade, fireworks and the opening of a time capsule. The festival is part of the larger Bicentennial Signature Celebration Week. The City of Akron is combining its bicentennial celebration with the celebration of America's 248th birthday.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Derek Kreider
Derek Kreider, Akron Beacon JournalThu, April 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM UTC3 min readThe collective vision of Summit Lake's residents moved several shovelfuls of dirt closer to fruition April 10 with the groundbreaking of the next phase of the Summit Lake Vision Plan: the redevelopment of the lake's northern shore into the NorthShore Park.
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2 weeks ago | 
beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider
At 3 p.m. Thursday, the city of Akron and the Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition will plant trees and clean up litter along phase 1 of the Rubber City Heritage Trail in an early Earth Day celebration. The event will start in the IRG parking lot adjacent to 20 Kelly Ave. Equipment will be provided, but participants should dress for volunteer work and weather conditions.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Derek Kreider
At 3 p.m. Thursday, the city of Akron and the Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition will plant trees and clean up litter along phase 1 of the Rubber City Heritage Trail in an early Earth Day celebration. The event will start in the IRG parking lot adjacent to 20 Kelly Ave. Equipment will be provided, but participants should dress for volunteer work and weather conditions.
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2 weeks ago | 
beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider
The Ohio Department of Transportation wants local drivers to prepare themselves for a road construction season full of exciting enhancements — and to give crews the safe atmosphere they need to get the job done. During a news conference Thursday afternoon on the status of 2025 projects just as the year's plans go into full swing, ODOT District 4 Deputy Director Gery Noirot said there will be 70 active construction projects totaling more than $650 million in the region.
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3 weeks ago | 
beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider
Show Caption Hide Caption Top headlines March 29, 2025Here are some stories you may have missed on BeaconJournal.com and in the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper. Akron's bicentennial celebration could add some extra flare if the city succeeds in scooping up an honor it's received three times before. The National Civic League announced Akron is one of 20 finalists for the 2025 All-America City Award. Contender communities span 12 states and range in population from 11,000 to almost 1 million.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Derek Kreider
Summit County voters will go to the polls May 6 to decide party candidates for the November election as well as ballot issues in several communities. Early voting gets underway April 8. From registration deadlines to acceptable forms of ID, here's what to know about the upcoming primary. When is the registration deadline? To vote in the May 6 primary, you must be register by April 7.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Derek Kreider
Election season, like Christmas in retail land, seems to start ever earlier. Republican Kevin Coughlin of Bath, announced Wednesday that he will seek to become his party's candidate to represent Ohio's 13th Congressional District, potentially setting up a 2026 rematch of his race last year against U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes, D-Akron.
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3 weeks ago | 
cantonrep.com | Derek Kreider
Show Caption Hide Caption Akron-Canton Foodbank President and CEO talks about impacts of cutsAkron-Canton Regional Foodbank President and CEO Dan Flowers talks about state and federal cuts to food programs. A combination of federal cuts and and a proposed reduction in state funding could leave the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank short 4.5 million pounds of food to distribute across the region this year.
