Cuyahoga Valley National Park working on new East Rim trail section
PENINSULA: The Cuyahoga Valley National Park says work has started on a new 6.5-mile section of the East Rim mountain bike trail.The first 2.3-mile section opened in late 2015 and is attracting...
View ArticleNontraditional students at UA talk about challenges
Nontraditional students at the University of Akron have been meeting with administrators sharing what they see as problem areas at the university as they try to juggle family, work and finances while...
View ArticleBig Love Akron: Festival aims to inspire residents to make Rubber City...
Barb Myers started changing her slice of Akron by proposing a win-win deal with the owners of two vacant lots on her street who she said owe about $20,000 each in back taxes. If the property owners...
View Article2017 season preview: Edwin Encarnacion adds muscle to the middle of Indians’...
GOODYEAR, ARIZ.: The Indians did it. They spent a truckload of money on a “right-handed power bat.”The two biggest complaints by a hungry fan base were satisfied in one, expensive swoop. For the first...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications — April 1
■ The name of Akron STEM Middle School eighth-grader Gianna Strada was misspelled in a photo caption Friday. An editor erred.
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 1
REPORTING SCORESReport scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Let your athletic director and coach know if you do not see your school’s...
View Article2017 NFL Draft: Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer’s prototypical traits...
DeShone Kizer has prototypical size, great football IQ and a rocket launcher for an arm.So why couldn’t the quarterback lead Notre Dame to a better record than 4-8 this past season?It’s a question NFL...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Sizing up the racial divide, Part Two
Bishop Joey Johnson and Your Favorite Columnist sat down recently to talk about the sorry state of race relations in 2017.The black baby boomer and the white baby boomer both believe the racial divide...
View ArticleThousands of Indians fans become new season ticket holders as renewed...
In nearly 30 years of having Tribe fever, Brian Bostaph of Akron has felt the range of emotions that come with being an Indians fan.He’s seen the victories and defeats, especially those that came with...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: With one flagrant shove, Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving sends a...
Apparently, the Cavaliers’ locker room chemistry was not fractured, at least not according to LeBron James.Apparently, Kyrie Irving’s comment on Wednesday that “everyone has kind of gone their own...
View Article2017 season preview: Indians’ starting five pitchers are talented but need to...
GOODYEAR, ARIZ.: Corey Kluber doesn’t care about the notion that the Indians have one of the best starting rotations in baseball.He really doesn’t care. Take it somewhere else, because Kluber doesn’t...
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Willard McCarley to be tried for ex-girlfriend’s murder for third time;...
Summit County juries — twice — convicted Willard McCarley of killing his ex-girlfriend. Appellate courts — twice — kicked the case back for a new trial because of trial errors. McCarley, who has now...
View ArticleFrom rags to road trips: How a Japanese flag from World War II made its way...
It’s been around the world and across the U.S. It’s seen days of war and days of peace. Each of its folds uncovers a name scrawled in pen, keeping alive the memories of those who fought for the United...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: While his sore left foot improves, Kyle Korver’s return...
CLEVELAND: Kyle Korver’s return from an inflamed tendon in his left foot does not appear imminent.The Cavaliers’ shooting guard missed his fourth consecutive game and 11th out of the last 14 Sunday...
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Indians still working through Opening Day lineup after first five
ARLINGTON, Texas: Opening Day is here, and now, thankfully, the games count. The Indians, meanwhile, are still looking at how they’d like to configure the bottom of the lineup. The first five spots in...
View ArticleLocal history: Patriotic fervor swept Akron in 1917 as U.S. entered World War I
The news wasn’t entirely unexpected. The war had been raging for nearly four years in Europe and it seemed increasingly likely that the United States would get drawn into the terrible conflict. Akron...
View ArticleCavaliers 135, Pacers 130 (2OT): Kevin Love saves Cavs in second overtime;...
CLEVELAND: Afficionados of defense, focus and fast-paced basketball, including Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, could not have been happy. At least through the first 48 minutes.But for those more concerned...
View ArticleHow to Volunteer: Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospice Care Center helpers...
Wayne Matuch never forgot the compassionate care his father received in 1980 when the then-new Visiting Nurse Service Hospice program helped him through his final days.Three decades later, Matuch...
View ArticleKent police warn about drug users using public restrooms
KENT: City police are warning residents to be aware of public restrooms being used by drug users.“Gas stations and other public restrooms are very common locations for drug transactions, and for...
View ArticleMacedonia police facing legal roadblock in purse snatching case
MACEDONIA: City police say they are being stymied from making an arrest in a purse snatching case because of privacy laws, Beacon Journal news partner News 5 Cleveland reported.Authorities have...
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