People have asked Nick Keleman if he is angry at God after his 25-year-old daughter, Megan Keleman, was shot and killed last week. “Why should that be me?” Nick Keleman told the 250 or so people who gathered at Riverwood Chapel in Kent on Thursday to celebrate Megan’s life. “Megan was a soldier of God,” […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Don Jose Mexican Restaurant in Akron is still cleaning up after a powerful storm passed through northeast Ohio earlier this month. The owner, Carlos Juan Hernandez, could not believe the damage that was left behind. “It’s definitely a heartbreaking moment of shock because you’ve worked so hard to get to this […]
If you go to Hudson Springs Park on a nice day, it’s not unusual to see people hiking, fishing, or boating on the lake. Families with children are often seen at the playground. This park is largely owned by a family whose patriarch saw the potential of using the site as a recreational lake, first […]
According to a police press release, an Akron police officer shot and killed a man early Saturday morning while investigating a stolen vehicle. The victim has only been identified as a 54-year-old man. The Summit County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the victim’s name. According to the release, officers were in the parking lot […]
A 32-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Summit Metro Park in Akron has been released from Summit County Jail on bail, Beacon Journal news partner News 5 reports. Issac Armour was released on bail without posting any money on Thursday. An Akron Municipal Court judge set a bond that allowed Armour […]
The world is upside down. A local food truck is making waves among foodies by combining the universal love of ice cream cones and the craving for pizza to create a rather unique dish. Rest assured that Seville-based East Koast Konz does not serve anchovy-garnished ice cream in a cone. Instead, they use the traditional […]
Stratford Place on the corner of Darrow Road and Arndale in Stow is hard to miss. The building, with its Tudor-inspired architecture, looks like a small castle. The building, which opened in 1986, was built by Ed Barr, said George Albanna. Albanna purchased the building with his wife, Jihan, in January 2023 and has since […]
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – The Noisy Oyster in Akron was hit by severe storms and flash flooding Thursday night. Owner Jonathan Curtis said his dining room and kitchen were flooded within minutes. Now he and his crew are working to clean up all the damage. “The tiles broke off, the floor rose and a lot […]
Now that legal recreational marijuana sales have begun in Ohio, the city of Akron is making sure businesses know their obligations under a zoning ordinance passed last month. On Tuesday, the first day of recreational marijuana sales, city officials sent letters to six marijuana businesses operating in Akron, asking them to obtain conditional use permits. […]
