2016 NBA All-Star notebook: LeBron James calls report Carmelo Anthony bound...
TORONTO: LeBron James on Saturday dismissed as false a New York Daily News report that the Boston Celtics and Cavaliers discussed a trade centered around Kevin Love that might also bring the Knicks’...
View ArticleIndians General Manager Mike Chernoff continues to carve out role in baseball...
CLEVELAND: Like many who navigate their way though college, Mike Chernoff didn’t know the career path he’d take until just before his senior year.Chernoff was a middle infielder at Princeton, and his...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 13
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 ArticleMan dies following Valentine’s Day shooting at Akron home
An Akron man died following an early Valentine’s Day shooting at a home on Howard Street, and a Cleveland man charged with his murder remained wanted Sunday and is considered armed and dangerous,...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron mentoring program helps African-American male students...
When Darnell Davis Jr. arrived at the University of Akron from Pittsburgh in spring 2012, his confidence had been shaken by a failed experience at another college.As is the case with an inordinate...
View ArticleOhio’s 2016-2017 deer season, bag limits mostly unchanged under Division of...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Wildlife is suggesting few changes for the state’s next deer hunting season.The state agency recently presented proposals to the Ohio Wildlife...
View ArticleLocal history: Richard Nixon bowled over PBA officials in Akron
George Washington had the cherry tree and Abraham Lincoln had the stovepipe hat. So what iconic object can we associate with Richard Nixon? How about the bowling ball.The 37th president liked to blow...
View ArticleWood from species of trees cut down by vandals in Barberton is ‘most...
Black walnut wood is some of the most expensive on the market, which might explain why 10 trees planted more than 100 years ago by Barberton’s founder were chopped down in broad daylight last week, a...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic Akron General patients hold all the power in their index...
Registering at Cleveland Clinic Akron General is as simple as unlocking your iPhone. No driver’s license, no insurance card, no other form of identification is necessary. All you need is your finger....
View ArticleUA won’t discuss any potential deals with ITT, Higher Education Partners
Possible plans to expand the University of Akron by extending its boundaries with more online ventures have been very secretive.The University of Akron is neither confirming nor denying any...
View ArticleCouples book Valentine’s Day weddings at Akron library
The Akron-Summit County Public Library probably isn’t top of mind for many people as a romantic setting for a wedding.But the date — Feb. 14 — sure was romantic for a mother-daughter double wedding and...
View ArticleNo visible tears at Kobe Bryant’s All-Star farewell, but some memorable...
TORONTO: Kobe Bryant’s All-Star farewell may not have been poignant, at least for those looking for some huge outpouring of emotion. But the player who influenced every other man on the court showed he...
View ArticleKent police officers return to work after cleared in shooting death of man...
Four Kent police officers have returned to duty after an internal investigation cleared them of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a machete-wielding man in December.A separate investigation by the...
View ArticleMan charged with robbing bank on Akron’s South Arlington Street
A man accused of robbing a bank on Friday morning was arrested that same day at an apartment near the crime scene.Travaun Tucker, 23, of Russell Avenue, was arrested in the 1000 block of Weehawken...
View ArticleSnow expected Monday night leading into Tuesday; National Weather Service...
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory for Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne counties.The advisory lasts from 7 p.m. Monday night until 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleMessages from across the border: LeBron James wants Cavaliers focused when...
The messages may not have been intentional, but merely candid responses to the wide-ranging questions LeBron James fielded during All-Star weekend.But the subtle signals James was sending his Cavaliers...
View ArticleDespite winning football team, University of Akron still struggled to fill...
The University of Akron put its first winning football team on the field in a decade last season but still struggled to attract fans to InfoCision Stadium.The school — which had the worst reported paid...
View ArticleBasketball clinic teaches local youths to embrace nonviolence
Eleven-year-old Jordan Huling gave up sleeping in on Presidents Day to play basketball.“I just came to have some fun and learn some new basketball skills, but it’s called ‘Shoot Basketballs Not...
View Article3 Ohio churches spray-painted with anti-Christian graffiti
WELLSVILLE, OHIO: Officials say police are investigating after vandals spray-painted upside down crosses and other anti-Christian graffiti at three northeast Ohio churches.Tom Brophey, a member of the...
View ArticleSalvation Army asks for HUGS — hats, underwear, gloves and socks — for homeless
Some people go to the Salvation Army for showers a couple times a month. Their paychecks don’t stretch far enough to pay their water bill, or they just need a little time to get back on their feet....
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