High school scores, summaries and schedules — May 9
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 shooting 3-pointers better than any team in NBA playoff history
ATLANTA: James Jones has made more than 800 3-pointers in his career. He won a 3-point shooting contest. He won a championship playing alongside shooters like Ray Allen and Mike Miller. But never has...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam confident coach Hue Jackson has answers needed to...
CLEVELAND: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is approaching the organization’s eternal search for a franchise quarterback with the following mindset: In coach Hue Jackson we trust.After the Browns passed on...
View Article‘It’s OK to kill,’ mother of Akron slaying victim says after Summit County...
When Vicki Hill heard the not-guilty verdicts Monday afternoon for Marcus Price, one of two men charged in her son’s murder, she jumped out of the chair she’d dutifully occupied for a week and busted...
View ArticleEx-NFL player denies Ohio golf course assault charges
BEDFORD, OHIO: A former Cleveland Browns player who had his sentencing delayed in an embezzlement case while he participates in a concussion study has denied charges that he assaulted a man at a golf...
View ArticleAkron repeals its panhandling law
Akron repealed its panhandling law Monday — just a week after the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sued the city claiming it violated the First Amendment’s free-speech protections.City Council...
View ArticleScarborough says he has learned from mistakes, but blames communication as...
University of Akron president Scott Scarborough said one of the things that has surprised him the most about the University of Akron is its community ties.“The other universities I’ve worked for were...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty, gets 5½-year prison sentence for selling heroin to his...
An Akron man will spend 5½ years in prison after he pled guilty to selling heroin to his uncle, who died of an overdose on the drugs in February 2015.Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Tom Teodosio...
View ArticleUnknown shooter fires at women on way home from nightclub
Akron police are seeking the culprits involved in a roadway shooting early Tuesday morning.Two women reported they left a nightclub on Brittain Road and were headed southbound at about 2 a.m. Near the...
View ArticleFairlawn man sentenced to probation after he admits lying to FBI in Summit...
A Fairlawn man was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to lying to FBI agents during the federal corruption investigation into Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee.U.S....
View ArticleAkron mayor embarks on neighborhood listening tour
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan embarked Tuesday on a six-stop neighborhood listening tour, saying he wants to hear concerns from residents and answer their questions.“Not one person is ever going to have all...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — May 10
BASEBALLTournament ScoreboardTuesday’s ResultsNorwayne Division III Sectional FinalsWaynedale 11, Norwayne 1 (5)Chippewa 1, Triway 0Manchester 3, Orrville 2Rittman 5, Fairless 1Struthers Division III...
View ArticleE.J., Playhouse Square enter second year of Broadway in Akron deal, announce...
E.J. Thomas Hall and Playhouse Square are entering their second year of partnering on the Broadway in Akron series, and on Tuesday announced the lineup of shows coming to the University of Akron...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Bench revelry and postgame celebration might show Cavaliers...
No one knows what’s going on with the Cavaliers behind closed doors.No one outside the team’s inner circle has a good handle on how the Big Three are getting along, can accurately read the Cavs’...
View ArticleAkron residents express concerns about Route 8 bridge project at public meeting
A $140 million project to rebuild one bridge and add another on state Route 8 should not cause major traffic disruptions, said Ohio Department of Transportation representatives at a community meeting...
View Article18-month-old boy killed after ATV runs over him near home
HAMERSVILLE, OHIO: Authorities say an 18-month-old boy died after he was run over by an all-terrain vehicle near his home in rural Southwest Ohio.The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says authorities...
View ArticleMoody’s downgrades outlook for University of Akron to negative
Moody’s Investors Service no longer has a stable outlook for the University of Akron.The credit agency downgraded UA’s financial outlook this week to “negative” while also assigning an A1 rating to a...
View ArticlePolice: Child asleep on sofa shot in drive-by Ohio shooting
COLUMBUS: Police say a 10-year-old girl was shot in an apparent drive-by shooting while she was sleeping on a sofa in a central Ohio home.Columbus police say the shooting occurred around 1 a.m....
View ArticleFood Notes: Blackberry wine sorbet arrives in time for summer; news from...
The ever entrepreneurial Joe Semansky Jr., owner of Red Horse Winery in New Franklin, is expanding one of his brands. He’s teamed up with Pav’s Creamery to make Bob Golic Blackberry Wine Sorbet.Pav’s...
View ArticleFood Truck Frenzy in Akron helps get season rolling with new vendors; trucks...
Julianna Trunko, a part-time police officer who lives in Copley Township, already had one food truck — appropriately enough it’s a converted SWAT vehicle — and this year she’s added a second, a yellow...
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