Lots of items — and a few surprises — up for grabs at University of Akron tag...
The doors opened before noon for bargain hunters for the University of Akron’s tag sale Friday.The items up for grabs included overstocked football shoes with cleats from sizes 10 to 19, athletic...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Hue Jackson says next week ‘huge’ for Corey Coleman, Joe...
Browns coach Hue Jackson wants rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden to finally play in the preseason, and he’s pointing to next week for their debuts.He’s also...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson laments problems with tackling, run defense: ‘It’s a...
The kaleidoscope isn’t working properly, but the picture is crystal clear: The Browns can’t tackle or stop the run.“Obviously, it’s a sore thumb right now,” coach Hue Jackson said Friday during a...
View ArticleIndians 3, Blue Jays 2: Tyler Naquin’s walk-off inside-the-park home run caps...
CLEVELAND: With LeBron James in the house, anything is possible. On Friday night, he and the 30,600-plus other Indians fans in attendance at Progressive Field saw something they’ll likely never see...
View ArticleRobin Swoboda: Now you know what I did all summer
I wish I was back in school. When I was growing up, the school year would begin with the teacher asking us to write a paper: “How I Spent My Summer Vacation.”Most children would read of their...
View ArticleCleveland Heights gives owner 30 days to collect naked Trump statue
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS: Authorities have given the owner of a naked Donald Trump statue 30 days to claim it along with a minor misdemeanor citation.Cleveland.com reports (http://bit.ly/2bCoPxd ) the statue...
View ArticleSecond suspect in Cuyahoga Valley National Park shooting arrested after...
FBI agents say they have arrested the man who last month drove a woman to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, where a friend attempted to kill her with three gunshots to the head.Raymond Moore III, 27, of...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Your days are numbered
If you hate statistics, turn the page or click the mouse.No, wait! That’s not a wise way for me to start a column.Let’s try this: If you want to know how many more years you have left to live, keep...
View ArticlePorchRokr attracts 200-plus bands, many more spectators at Highland Square
In Hereford Park, amongst playground contraptions and sidewalk games, the strumming of bass and electric guitars pierced the air.Adults recognized the tune — AC/DC’s familiar T.N.T. — but not the voice...
View ArticleRepeal or retain? Election opens final act for Obama’s health care law
WASHINGTON: Election Day 2016 will raise the curtain on the final act in the nation’s long-running political drama over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.If Republican Donald Trump wins,...
View ArticleOfficials: 30 killed, 94 hurt in wedding blast in Turkey
ANKARA, TURKEY: A bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding party in southeastern Turkey on Saturday killed at least 30 people and wounded 94 others, authorities said.Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek...
View ArticleHomes burned by California fire; teams look for more damage
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.: In the aftermath of a wildfire, somebody has to figure out exactly what burned. It’s painstaking and important work that helps evacuated residents know if they lost everything...
View ArticleHigh school notebook: Canton McKinley senior Reggie Corner pledges to play...
Canton McKinley senior Reggie Corner is following in his father’s footsteps by committing to play football on scholarship at the University of Akron.The younger Corner, 17, is a 5-foot-10, 200-pound...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
GOLFGIRLSLate FridayST. VINCENT-ST. MARY 195, MANSFIELD 254(At Oak Tree Golf Course, Mansfield. Par: 36)STVM: Knox 47, Hofacker 47, Henderson 48, Brown 53.Mansfield: Weese 60, Molton 62, Jacons 64,...
View ArticleEnding the silence: A conversation about heroin; public event to be Sept. 1
It is time we had a talk about heroin.This is a conversation we need to have as a community.Some frightening statistics were reported early this month by Beacon Journal staff writer Nick Glunt:• 338:...
View ArticleA daughter’s plea: A letter to my heroin dad
A letter to my heroin dad:I’m referring to you as my heroin dad because you aren’t my dad. You’re a monster drug which has taken over my father’s body, and unfortunately I do not remember a time when...
View ArticleArmy sergeant retires after 21 years of service as son enlists
Almost 11 years ago to date, the costliest natural disaster in the country’s history ripped through Louisiana, devastating an estimated 15 million people in its wake.At the time, Carl Barton, a...
View ArticleBrowns receiver Terrelle Pryor serves notice to league that he’s a deep-ball...
CLEVELAND: Desmond Trufant, the youngest of three cornerback brothers to play in the NFL, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.38 seconds three years ago at the NFL Combine.But when Browns receiver Terrelle Pryor...
View ArticlePolice say Massillon couple shot and killed by woman’s suspected ex-boyfriend
Police say a Massillon couple was killed Saturday night by a man from Jackson Township who police suspect was the woman’s ex-boyfriend.The Massillon Police Department Facebook page states officers...
View ArticleTed Strickland did not wreck the state
A recent television ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee starts: “When you’re governor, your job is to protect the state’s finances.” No surprise that an outfit devoted to electing, and...
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