High school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 6
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 ArticleCavaliers notebook: NBA says foul called on J.R. Smith at end of loss to...
CLEVELAND: J.R. Smith didn’t seem to think it was a foul, and neither did anyone else in the Cavaliers’ locker room.Turns out, they were right.The foul called on Smith late in Friday’s loss to the...
View ArticleSuburban League wrestling tournament: Wadsworth wins team title for 24th...
WADSWORTH: Even the Wadsworth wrestling team can’t fathom what it has done in nearly the last quarter century. That said, the Grizzlies understand the enormity of the situation.With a win Saturday at...
View ArticleCavaliers 99, Pelicans 84: Kyrie Irving scores 29 points, Cavs rebound from...
CLEVELAND: After so many games focused on scoring and pushing the tempo, the Cavaliers went back to an old school approach Saturday. Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and LeBron James had 27 points and...
View ArticleBaby boomers: Slow to act, slow to leave
What do baby boomers hate about being baby boomers? Their age. “Arthritis,” “aches and pains, “facing mortality,” were some of the comments tossed out by a focus group composed of nine 50- and...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Scammers don’t discriminate; avoid college-debt scams
Senior citizens aren’t the only ones being targeted in scams. Some scammers go for those fresh out of college, saddled with student debt.Scammers try to prey on young adults who may be looking for ways...
View ArticleAnti-Islam groups rally across Europe; clashes in Amsterdam
DRESDEN, Germany: Protesters rallied against Islam and immigration in several European cities Saturday, sometimes clashing with police or counter-demonstrators amid growing tensions over the massive...
View ArticlePortage County trooper dragged by fleeing motorist
An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was injured Saturday after a motorist dragged him 50 feet during a traffic stop in Portage County’s Atwater Township.Sgt. Jeffery Greene was treated and released...
View ArticleCavaliers enter All-Star week debating rest vs. work
CLEVELAND: The Cavaliers are in a precarious position as they enter the All-Star break this week: They’re tired because they’re not in shape, so they need to rest. But they need to get in shape and...
View ArticlePolice: college soccer player’s body found in Ohio creek
DELAWARE, Ohio: Police are investigating the death of an Ohio Wesleyan University soccer player whose body was found in a creek in central Ohio.Delaware police say the body of 19-year-old Luke Gabbert...
View ArticleKent police investigate apparent homicide
Authorities are investigating the death of a man after he was found dead from a suspected gunshot wound.For details, see Ohio.com news partner...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Hospital CEO and wife create fund to give back to community
Akron Children’s Hospital President and CEO William Considine and his wife, Rebecca, have established a fund with the Akron Community Foundation, hoping to give back to parts of the city that they say...
View ArticleAkron Zoo’s winter animals get the spotlight
Thank God it’s February.At least, that’s what Roscoe and Shanti may be thinking. The snow leopards are understandably more active in the winter, and the Akron Zoo is hoping local humans will stop by to...
View ArticleBoys basketball: St. Vincent-St. Mary, Brunswick, Jackson, Tuslaw, Mogadore...
COPLEY: The paperwork is over.Now comes the manual labor.The paperwork was completed on Sunday when high school basketball coaches met during meetings throughout the state to determine pairings for the...
View ArticleHeroin scourge changes role of police in hard-hit areas
CINCINNATI: Forehead furrowed, a woman drags on a Camel cigarette, admitting she has only vague memories of nearly dying five days earlier.Some flashes of images of being inside an ambulance. Waking up...
View ArticleLocal history: Akron’s first black teacher changed face of education
Herbert R. Bracken was a gentleman and a scholar. Through hard work and tireless study, he furthered his education and found his vocation.Bracken broke the color barrier at Akron Public Schools in 1940...
View ArticleOhio father, son arrests follow retail theft trend
MONROE, OHIO: Authorities say the recent arrest of a father and son in an undercover sting in which they believed they were buying stolen retail items to sell at a southwest Ohio flea market...
View Article2 fires leave popular Canton restaurant in ruins
A popular Canton restaurant-bar was hit by two fires on Sunday.Baker’s Cafe 33 on Stark Avenue SW was largely destroyed in the second fire, newsnet5.com reported.Canton firefighters were called about...
View ArticleMillennials: Fast and fearless
What would the world be like if millennials ran the show?In their own word: Chaotic.It can’t be helped, according to eight representatives of the generation brought together in a Beacon Journal focus...
View ArticleTeenager charged with aggravated murder after Kent State student killed in...
Kent police have arrested a Stow teenager for the shooting death of a Kent State University student during a robbery Sunday afternoon.Ty Kremling, 17, a Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, was...
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