Bobblecon Akron: A whole lot of head shakin’ going on
Logan Merkle received his first bobblehead — Shaquille O’Neal wearing a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform — when he was 4. The Wadsworth boy carried the jiggling, bulbous-headed figurine with him everywhere,...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 18
WRESTLINGCVCA 51, WALSH JESUIT 24106: Ja. Decatur (CVCA) pin Johnston. 113: Cardello (CVCA) won by forfeit. 120: Sinchok (CVCA) pin Zahoransky. 126: Jo. Decatur (CVCA) dec. Fields, 6-3. 132: Collica...
View ArticleAkron attorney, prosecutor share views on death penalty
About the series ... The execution of Ronald Phillips, a convicted child killer from Akron, has been pushed back several times as the courts sort out the legality of Ohio’s new lethal injection...
View ArticleDeath penalty needed for ‘worst of the worst,’ chief counsel for Summit...
Brad Gessner, chief counsel for the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office, displayed a letter on his office door from the last person sentenced to death in the county for a long time after the trial had...
View ArticleSchools with dropping enrollment would lose funding under Kasich’s budget...
Under Gov. John Kasich’s education funding proposal, growing school districts would receive more money, and shrinking districts would get less.Next year, should lawmakers leave Kasich’s school formula...
View ArticleAkron defense attorney opposes death penalty; has perfect record in capital...
Akron attorney Don Malarcik has represented defendants in six death penalty cases in the past 15 years.None was sentenced to death.Malarcik, a staunch death penalty opponent, takes pride in his perfect...
View ArticleNBA All-Star 2017 notebook: Did Kyrie Irving’s statement that Earth is flat...
NEW ORLEANS: Was Kyrie Irving joking when he said the Earth is flat?Was the 24-year-old Cavaliers guard trying to make a political statement about fake news and alternative facts and important world...
View ArticleNBA All-Star 2017: LeBron James sounds ready to loosen his grip in minutes...
NEW ORLEANS: At 32 years and 50 days old, LeBron James would have been the oldest player in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game if not for the injury-replacement addition of Carmelo Anthony, born 215 days...
View ArticleGirls swimming: Hudson wins fifth Division I district team title in a row;...
CLEVELAND: Hudson kept its streak intact, and Walsh Jesuit senior Hanna Gresser set multiple meet records Saturday in the Division I girls district swimming championship at Cleveland State University’s...
View ArticleMassillon man dies in rollover crash
TUSCARAWAS TWP.: The Canton post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal one-vehicle crash that occurred around 12 a.m. Sunday.Cody Mishler, 27, of Massillon was driving a gray pickup...
View ArticleLocal history: Abraham Lincoln had a blast in Ravenna in 1861
Abraham Lincoln didn’t expect to dodge cannon blasts during his train trip from Springfield, Ill., to Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration in 1861.Then he arrived in Ravenna, Ohio.More...
View ArticleHow to Volunteer: Many ways to help out at Haven of Rest shelter
It took an hour to get the Haven of Rest Ministries dining room ready for the evening meal.Colorful hand-decorated place mats and individual cards with Bible verses decorated more than 150 settings. At...
View ArticlePilot killed in small plane crash in Ohio
SOUTH VIENNA, Ohio: The pilot of a small plane has been killed in a crash in Ohio.The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the plane went down in a field Sunday afternoon near Interstate 70 in Harmony...
View ArticleBob Sax steps aside as Garfield football coach after 15 years with Golden Rams
By Michael BeavenBeacon Journal sports writerBob Sax will not return for a 16th season as Garfield football coach.Sax, 46, graduated from Garfield in 1988. He served as an assistant under coach Bill...
View ArticleSecond Amendment champions check out stylish options at concealed carry...
INDEPENDENCE: At the Holiday Inn on Rockside Road, models strutted down a makeshift runway in one of the hotel’s ballrooms. At the end of the runway, they gave a twirl and a smile as they lifted their...
View ArticleNBA All-Star Game: Hometown Pelicans’ Anthony Davis scores record 52 points...
NEW ORLEANS: The two previous times New Orleans hosted the NBA All-Star Game, a Cavaliers player picked up the MVP award.LeBron James earned the honor in 2008, Kyrie Irving in 2014.That streak came to...
View ArticlePolice identify teen victim in Northeast Ohio shooting at school playground
CLEVELAND: Cleveland police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting at a school playground.Officials say 17-year-old Devin Price, of Cleveland, was shot in the stomach around 6:15 p.m. on...
View ArticleMissing Texas father who vanished under mysterious circumstances found living...
A man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances from San Antonio, Texas, earlier this month and was the target of a massive search has been found safe and living in Northeast Ohio.“He wanted to...
View ArticleUSACS CEO says he and his company are the ‘good guys’ for trying to help out...
Dr. Dominic Bagnoli has sometimes been dubbed a visionary for growing a three-physician emergency medical practice into a Canton-area powerhouse that now manages ERs at 170 sites across the country.Yet...
View ArticleWoman charged with theft after riding motorized shopping cart in middle of...
A Warren woman is accused of riding a stolen motorized shopping cart Sunday night in the middle of North Cleveland-Massillon Road in Bath Township.Melissa Bradley, 33, was charged with fifth-degree...
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