NFL Network analysts say Browns would make big mistake if they surprise...
NFL Network draft analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks said they would be shocked if the Browns were to draft North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky first overall instead of Texas A&M...
View ArticleBoy, 12, started social media post that put Lake Local Schools into lockdown...
A Stark County middle-schooler has been detained on juvenile charges alleging he started a social media post claiming a student was going to bring a gun to school.The 12-year-old boy, whose identity...
View ArticleMystic Timbers at Kings Island boldly goes where no wooden coaster has gone...
MASON, OHIO: They traveled from far and wide to Kings Island on Thursday just for a chance to ride what is being billed as the start of a modern era of the wooden roller coaster.The wraps were taken...
View ArticleLawyer says man dragged off United plane has concussion, lost teeth
CHICAGO: The passenger dragged from a United flight lost two front teeth and suffered a broken nose and a concussion, his lawyer said Thursday, accusing the airline industry of having “bullied” its...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — April 14
ALLIANCEPolice chief returns to dutyALLIANCE: The city has reinstated its police chief, Scott Griffith, who was placed on administrative leave last month as part of an ongoing investigation, the Canton...
View ArticleCorrections & clarifications — April 14
■ William Knight was charged with involuntary manslaughter when he was arrested after shooting and killing Keith Johnson during a dispute over a dirt bike in Akron last month. A story in the Beacon...
View ArticleFirstEnergy meteorologists hope for sunny skies but look for dark clouds on...
Many woke up earlier this month caught off guard by the several inches of wet snow that fell overnight while they snoozed away.Brian Kolts and Tom Workoff were not surprised at all.They saw the snow...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Lonnie Chisenhall activated, starts in center field; Tyler...
CLEVELAND: Indians outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall returned from the disabled list and started in center field on Thursday in his 2017 season debut.The Indians activated Chisenhall from the disabled list...
View ArticleFullback Danny Vitale has big goals as Browns return Monday for offseason...
Before Browns fullback Danny Vitale could even sit down in the office of Hue Jackson during his exit interview after this past season, the coach told the rookie he was impressed with his...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Growing as a strategist and motivator, coach Tyronn Lue shows...
INDEPENDENCE: Tyronn Lue couldn’t hide his swagger.The regular season was mercifully over. As Lue walked to the locker room after his postgame news conference Wednesday night, the Cavaliers coach...
View ArticleGo nuclear on climate change
FirstEnergy has been pounded of late. Interest groups and others have cudgeled proposed legislation designed to give the financially stressed power company a new measure of breathing room. State Sens....
View ArticleCity of Green digs into fight against pipeline
GREEN: The city of Green is doubling down on its efforts to stop a controversial natural gas pipeline that would cut through the community.City Council has approved a $10,000 donation to a nonprofit...
View ArticleSon of murdered woman isn’t sure if convicted man is killer; Willard McCarley...
Since Dustin Redmond learned that the man twice convicted of his mother’s murder would get a third trial, he racked his brain to remember details from the night of her death 25 years ago.Redmond...
View ArticleFire rips through Cuyahoga Falls apartment building; several injured
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Four people, including a firefighter, were taken to hospitals for nonlife-threatening injuries after an overnight fire at the Studio City Apartments.Firefighters were called to the...
View ArticleCarjacking in Bath Township linked to two others in Independence and Cleveland
BATH TWP.: Two men stole a car at gunpoint from a rest stop along Interstate 77 Wednesday night and then led police on a chase on the highway that reached speeds of 100 mph, Beacon Journal news partner...
View ArticleSummit bus system director who was placed on leave sent e-mail alleging...
Summit County’s public bus system said Thursday it placed its executive director on paid administrative leave because he sent an email that “contained statements, opinions, sweeping claims and...
View ArticleAkron police investigating 2 shootings this week
Akron police are investigating two shootings that happened this week.The first occured about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 Block of Bisson Avenue. A 43-year-old man told police he was riding a bike...
View ArticleNate Ulrich’s Browns analysis: Myles Garrett isn’t no-brainer No. 1 pick, but...
The pre-draft hype surrounding Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett is out of control.After ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday the Browns were split on whether to draft Garrett or North...
View ArticleBarberton man accused of firing shots at Stark County deputy
CANTON: A Barberton man accused of firing shots at a Stark County deputy has been charged with felonious assault on a peace officer and illegal cultivation of marijuana.Frederick M. Hill, 41, of...
View ArticleSt. Vincent-St. Mary to demolish building near downtown for parking lot; site...
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School near downtown Akron plans to demolish a nearby old office supply building to make way for a parking lot and eventually expansion of the school.“We want to clean that...
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