Reward raised to $10,000 for arrest of Akron slaying suspect
A reward of up to $10,000 is now being offered to anyone who identifies the person who killed an Akron teen more than two years ago.The family of slain teenager Tyler Anderson and Summit County Crime...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: As Ravens running back Terrance West prepares to return to...
BEREA: Baltimore Ravens running back Terrance West claimed this week he requested to be traded from the Browns last year. “I was in Cleveland. I called for a trade when I was in Cleveland,” West said...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Composed Zips rally to dominate Marshall 65-38
Poised would be the best way to describe the University of Akron football team against host Marshall on Saturday.Poise alone didn’t win the game. But when the Zips needed to maintain composure, they...
View ArticleFans of naked yoga say classes help improve body image
COLUMBUS: Mention nude yoga to the average person and you’re likely to get a giggle or a squirm, or maybe a joke about downward dog.Ask Amy Patterson and she might giggle too, or show an interesting...
View ArticleCedar Point’s Mean Streak laid to rest; what’s next for FrontierTown?
SANDUSKY: The first shovelful of dirt had barely been thrown in the Cedar Point cemetery of dead rides, and the speculation was already flying faster than the Valravn: What will become of the Mean...
View ArticleAkron celebrates longtime residents and new immigrants at Global Village...
Croatian girls slipped out of their white tamburitza dresses and into black soccer shorts and sneakers Saturday while the next act — the Mon Community of Ohio — took the stage at Akron’s Global Village...
View ArticleBrowns predictions
Nate Ulrich (1-0)Ravens 34, Browns 20Multiple deep threats for Joe Flacco spell doom for the secondary.Marla Ridenour (1-0)Ravens 24, Browns 17Josh McCown is much more accurate than Robert Griffin III,...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Catcher Yan Gomes confirmed to be out six to eight weeks;...
CLEVELAND: Indians manager Terry Francona confirmed on Saturday what was essentially already known, that catcher Yan Gomes’ season has likely reached its conclusion after he sustained a nondisplaced...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 17
FOOTBALL BUCHTEL 61, NORTH 0 North 0 0 0 0 — 0 Buchtel 27 21 6 7 — 61 Buc—Robinson 67 pass from McGinniss (West kick) Buc—King 6 pass from McGinniss(kick) Buc—Robinson 4 run (West kick) Buc—Johnson 25...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Walsh Jesuit outlasts Jackson for 1-0 win
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Walsh Jesuit always expects the other team’s best shot, and that’s what the Warriors got from visiting Jackson Saturday.A goal on a header by junior Aubrey Bechter just after halftime...
View ArticleHillary Clinton deploys Bernie Sanders to Akron and Kent State to woo young...
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal politics writerU.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ persuasive speeches for Hillary Clinton on Saturday were a far cry from the massive, boisterous rallies he once held when...
View ArticleOhio State football: Noah Brown’s four TD catches upstage ‘basic’ Buckeye...
NORMAN, Okla.: Ohio State’s Noah Brown took the spotlight off the Buckeyes’ “basic” defense. Brown came up with an astonishing touchdown reception, holding onto the ball with two hands behind the back...
View Article8 people taken to a hospital after Minnesota mall stabbings
ST. CLOUD, MINN.: At least eight people were taken to a hospital with injuries after a stabbing attack at a Minnesota shopping mall on Saturday evening which ended with the suspected attacker dead...
View Article29 injured in explosion in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood
NEW YORK: An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities said a second nearby site was also being investigated. Mayor Bill de Blasio called...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Hospital patients become super heroes in this year’s marathon
Running a marathon is no easy feat. It takes strength, endurance and courage. That’s why Akron Children’s Hospital, as sponsor of the Akron Marathon Race Series, is recruiting kids with those qualities...
View ArticleFour different events will make Barberton one continuous weekend party
BARBERTON: Partly by design, partly by coincidence, Barberton has four distinct events colliding into one bustling weekend that will have downtown hopping.Festivities kick off Friday afternoon with the...
View ArticleLocal history: Can you help solve these mini mysteries?
Who needs Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew, Charlie Chan, Jane Marple or Hercule Poirot?We have Beacon Journal and Ohio.com readers who can use their detective skills to solve a few mini mysteries.So put on...
View ArticleAkron officer fatally shoots man with assault rifle, police say
A 61-year-old man was fatally shot by an Akron police officer when police say the man pulled out an assault rifle following an altercation in a Kenmore neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. Police say the...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Ohio State’s ‘coming-of-age’ victory at Oklahoma could be...
NORMAN, Okla.: Ohio State coach Urban Meyer’s trepidation was tangible.So, too, was that of defensive coordinator Luke Fickell.Meyer admitted when he left Columbus on Friday with 30 freshmen, 15 of...
View ArticleBrowns analysis: Nate Ulrich breaks down 25-20 loss to Ravens
What went right: The Browns scored touchdowns on each of their first three possessions, and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden intercepted two passes from Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, once in the...
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