‘Dawn of Justice’ is a super disappointment
Superhero movies these days almost always try to be Big. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice also wants to be Important. It is loaded with musings about vigilantism, immigration, hero worship (with the...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls schedules ambitious street program
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The city is making plans for one of its most ambitious street resurfacing programs in recent history.So far, 27 streets have made the to-do list at a projected cost of about $1.7...
View ArticleMan, 27, still missing after dive teams investigate suspicious object in...
Dive teams searching for a missing man in the Cuyahoga River found only debris Thursday afternoon.Police received a call regarding a suspicious object in the river behind 1237 Weathervane Lane, where...
View ArticleBlood exposes the ultimate Easter sacrifice to St. Ambrose students
BRUNSWICK: Angela Falconi is looking at Holy Week and Easter a little differently this year.Her perspective changed on Thursday, after she and her eighth-grade classmates at St. Ambrose Catholic School...
View ArticleNets 104, Cavaliers 95: Lackluster Cavs sink meekly against hapless Nets
NEW YORK: Hours after J.R. Smith said he believed his team was finally headed in the right direction, the S.S. Cavalier veered off course and sank again, this time in the Hudson River against the...
View ArticleSummit County sees population decline
Summit County saw its population drop last year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday.The county lost 632 people between July 2014 and July 2015, ranking it 90th for population loss among 3,142...
View ArticleOhio mail worker indicted, accused of stealing from packages
DAYTON, Ohio: A federal criminal complaint says an Ohio postal worker was recorded on video stealing numerous items from packages and stuffing them into her sweatpants.The Dayton Daily News reports...
View ArticlePolice: Robber outed himself, left wallet with ID on scene
PANAMA CITY, Fla.: Investigators say a robber helped them out when he apparently dropped his own wallet with his identification in it as he and two accomplices tried to take money from men outside a...
View ArticleBrimfield police investigates incident involving motorists offering a ride to...
BRIMFIELD TWP.: Police are investigating a suspicious incident Thursday morning involving two motorists offering a ride to school children.A man and woman in a black Ford Focus hatchback approached...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz impresses during pro day,...
The Browns were at it again Thursday as they attempted to rain on the parade of North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz. Wentz had a phenomenal showing during the scripted portion of his pro day...
View ArticleUpon joining Browns, Robert Griffin III says he’s ready to work back to 2012...
The Browns and quarterback Robert Griffin III will reboot together. After hosting Griffin for a free-agent visit last weekend at team headquarters and publicly flirting with the idea of uniting with...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam preaches patience, understands skepticism: ‘Until...
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is not oblivious to his team’s status as a laughingstock of the NFL. How could he be? Since Haslam bought the Browns from Randy Lerner for $1.05 billion in 2012, he has fired...
View Article“Batman v Superman”: Should we care about more than just a fair fight?
When Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opens, there will be plenty of issues and ideas to consider.While that premiere is officially Friday, promotional spots already pose big questions. For example,...
View ArticleIt’s Easter all over at lavishly decorated house in Ellet
You get a hint of Judi Gable’s obsession before you even walk through her front door.Maybe it’s the lights illuminating the grinning bunny figures that peer from her living room window. Or the cart...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron attacks Beacon Journal story
The University of Akron on Thursday emailed nearly 3,500 people in the university community taking issue with a Beacon Journal story on freshman applicants for the fall semester, which was published...
View ArticleAkron woman grazed by bullet praises God for a miracle
Annette McGhee is calling her miracle “The Passover.”“God guided that bullet so that it would pass over me and not destroy me,” said McGhee, 63. “I thank God for sparing my life. I just know it was God...
View ArticleOne revealing episode at UA
Jonathan Pavloff, the chairman of the University of Akron board of trustees, famously gave Scott Scarborough his task as the new university president: Move UA into the category of Ohio public...
View ArticleSilver Lake man again sentenced to five years in prison for heroin death
Not many people are sentenced twice for the same crime.Charles Marotto, 28, of Silver Lake, had this unusual opportunity Friday afternoon when he was again sentenced in the heroin death of a man he...
View ArticleMetro RTA ready to redesign bus routes
Most mass transit systems were designed with downtowns in mind.People hopped on buses — or took trains — that shuttled them to and around the center city where they worked and shopped.But that model...
View ArticleTyler Naquin to make Indians’ Opening Day roster
One of the main questions surrounding Indians camp was answered on Friday when Tyler Naquin was informed he will make the Opening Day roster. Naquin, the No. 6 prospect in the Indians’ system according...
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