Ohio State football: From recruiting afterthought to possible first-round...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.: Darron Lee had to practically beg Ohio State coach Urban Meyer for a scholarship.The former quarterback at New Albany High School was listed as an athlete among the Class of 2013. He...
View ArticleCavaliers 93, Nuggets 87: LeBron James celebrates birthday with 34 points,...
DENVER: LeBron James delivered himself an early birthday present Tuesday: 34 for 31.James broke out of a four-game shooting funk and the Cavaliers salvaged a split of their West Coast trip with a 93-87...
View ArticleRunaway dog slips into Ohio zoo exhibit
COLUMBUS: A stray dog wandered into an Africa exhibit at the Columbus zoo, but fortunately none of the wild animals were around.The staff at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium is trying to figure out how...
View ArticlePolice: Ohio man killed in vehicle towing accident
BATAVIA, OHIO: Authorities say a Southwest Ohio man has been killed after becoming trapped under his disabled vehicle while it was being towed.The Clermont County sheriff’s office says 47-year-old...
View ArticleStark County man arrested in hit-skip crash that injured jogger in Green
A Stark County man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a Dec. 12 hit-skip accident in Green that injured a jogger. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael Shahan, 45, of Marlboro...
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court: Consumer laws don’t apply to insurance company repair...
COLUMBUS: The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that laws protecting consumers from deceptive practices don’t apply to insurance company repair estimates.The court made that ruling on Tuesday in the case...
View ArticleFirst Night takes over downtown Akron
Tonight could be your last chance to party like it is 1996.First Night marks its 20th anniversary and will once again take over countless venues in downtown Akron and offer a family-friendly way to end...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Why is the last night first?
Happy New Year’s Eve Day!Speaking of which ...Bob: Just happened to come across the yearly article in the Beacon Journal asking for volunteers for the New Year’s Eve event “First Night.”The first time...
View ArticleFlash mob helps Barberton man propose to his girlfriend at Stan Hywet Hall in...
When Coast Guard Fireman Apprentice Austin Sines came home to Barberton for the holidays, he wanted to surprise his girlfriend with a night she wouldn’t forget.“I wanted to make it as special as I...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 31: Lots to watch if you want to stay in for New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve programs to airIn today’s Enjoy! section, we have a rundown of all kinds of places to go out for New Year’s Eve. If you’d rather stay in and have already binge-watched everything good on...
View ArticleClosed charter school leaves others with financial woes
Local businesses that fixed up and furnished an Akron building for the Next Frontier Academy have been hit hard by the charter school’s closing.“Right now I’m a coin toss away from closing,” said Mark...
View ArticleChurch rises from ashes of Akron charter school, blurs lines between church...
It was a chapel before it was a taxpayer-funded charter school.Now that public dollars have furnished the building, God has returned to the private property at 1127 Copley Road, where delinquent taxes...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Determined to earn redemption, quarterback Austin Davis...
BEREA: The last time quarterback Austin Davis started, things didn’t go so well for the Browns.They were pummeled 37-3 by the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 6 in Cleveland. The 34-point loss was their...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Dec. 30
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State’s greatest all-around back,...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.: Ezekiel Elliott is the most complete running back in Ohio State history.That’s not just my opinion, but one shared by Akron native Beanie Wells, another member of the Buckeyes’...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Johnny Manziel virtually certain to miss Sunday’s finale...
BEREA: Johnny Manziel almost certainly won’t reach the season’s finish line Sunday, but the reason is unrelated to the latest viral video in which the polarizing Browns quarterback appeared.Manziel...
View ArticlePolice: Man carjacks 75-year-old Uber driver in Cleveland
CLEVELAND: Authorities say a man stole a 75-year-old Uber driver’s car, cellphone and wallet in Cleveland.The carjacking happened around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday when the driver was dispatched to pick up a...
View ArticleLeBron James gifts himself a jump shot on his birthday, says he doesn’t hit...
DENVER: Now that he’s 31, a multimillionaire and a business mogul, LeBron James joked how people don’t know what to get him for his birthday. So James gave himself a gift in Tuesday’s win against the...
View ArticleLeBron limits comments on Tamir Rice case, saying he doesn’t have enough...
DENVER: LeBron James refrained from saying much about the Tamir Rice case because he said he didn’t know many of the details.A grand jury declined Monday to bring charges against the officers who shot...
View ArticleFires break out at Akron Woman’s City Club
The Akron Fire Department remains at the scene Thursday morning at Akron Woman’s City Club at 732 W. Exchange St., where two fires were reported overnight.West Exchange is closed off to all traffic in...
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