Soap Box Derby racer struck with rock thrown from nearby Rubber Bowl
A Soap Box Derby racer suffered a concussion after being struck with a rock while riding her car last week at Derby Downs in Akron.The 12-year-old girl from Orrville was using the hill at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleAkron to consider taking ownership of J.C. Penney store at Rolling Acres Mall...
Akron is considering taking ownership of the former J.C. Penney store at Rolling Acres Mall and possibly demolishing the building.The Plano, Texas-based department store chain has agreed to give the...
View ArticleSally Yates: I warned White House that Michael Flynn could be blackmailed
WASHINGTON: Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates told Congress on Monday she bluntly warned the Trump White House in January that new national security adviser Michael Flynn “essentially could be...
View ArticleJ.R. Smith’s respect for Cavaliers teammate Kyle Korver’s 3-point prowess...
J.R. Smith is only 275 career 3-pointers behind Kyle Korver and presumably has hopes of catching him.But a moment captured on television during the Cavaliers’ series-clinching Game 4 victory over the...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Springfield blasts Buchtel 16-1 in Division II sectional...
BaseballSpringfield 16, Buchtel 1Derek McComas struck out eight in five innings and the host Spartans advanced Monday in the Akron Division II sectional at Jedd Park.Field 3, Ravenna 0Fifth-ranked...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — May 8
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 ArticleProsecutor: Woman gave autistic daughter lethal insulin dose
EASTLAKE, OHIO: An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors say she gave her autistic 21-year-old daughter a fatal dose of insulin and did not call for help.The...
View ArticleBlue Jays 4, Indians 2: Marcus Stroman, Kevin Pillar lead Jays past Indians...
TORONTO: Marcus Stroman pitched six shutout innings, Kevin Pillar made a sensational catch in center field and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Indians 4-2 on Monday night.Ryan Goins hit a two-run...
View ArticleWadsworth High School to begin drug testing students next year
WADSWORTH: Wadsworth High School will begin random drug testing next year for students participating in extracurricular activities, the Medina Gazette reports.Great Lakes Biomedical of Perrysburg will...
View ArticleDemocrats balk as GOP’s Josh Mandel skips hearing on TV spots
COLUMBUS: Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel failed to show at a hearing discussing his handling of nearly $2 million earmarked for taxpayer-funded public service announcements.A deputy represented the...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Middle Eastern food in Cuyahoga Falls; Men Who Cook’s winning...
In time for Mother’s Day, summer and just general sweet times, we bring you the recipe for the winning dessert — one of the best cheesecakes I’ve ever had — from last week’s Men Who Cook fundraiser.The...
View ArticleGreen considers using city money to fund college scholarships for...
GREEN: City Council is considering a plan to help first-generation college students from Green pay for their education.Under the proposal introduced this week by Councilman Stephen Dyer, eligible...
View ArticleLaw and disorder: Akron police follow blood trail in South Akron
Gunshots rang out in South Akron about 10:45 p.m. Monday.According to a police report, two Akron officers saw the front door of a house in the 1000 block of Dietz Avenue open; it looked like someone...
View ArticleAkron Art Bomb Brigade and UA students transform drab downtown wall with...
On a chilly early April night, some University of Akron students spray-painted the beginnings of a big public art project on a drab wall in downtown Akron.Several weeks later, a mural popping with...
View ArticleNew Broadway in Akron season includes ‘Kinky Boots,’ ‘Jersey Boys,’...
The University of Akron and Playhouse Square announced the new 2017-18 Broadway lineup of musicals Tuesday evening, before the curtain rose on this season’s closing production, Chicago, at E.J. Thomas...
View ArticleADM Board shows documentary about opiate addiction to spark discussion
In a study involving 12,000 students in Summit County, Case Western Reserve University found 72 percent of seniors had tried alcohol at least once. Another 48 percent admitted to trying marijuana, and...
View ArticleTrump abruptly fires FBI chief James Comey in midst of Russia probe
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, dramatically ousting the nation’s top law enforcement official in the midst of an FBI investigation into whether...
View ArticleUA puts model train, railroad history, miniature circus from old Quaker...
Are you in the market for a papier-mache monkey playing a saxophone? How about one playing an accordion?How about model trains, railroad memorabilia and actual train equipment that are memories of...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — May 9
BASEBALLTournament ScoreboardTuesday’s ResultsAkron Division II Sectional FinalsField 7, Coventry 6Northwest 4, Norton 1Tallmadge 3, Canton South 2Springfield 3, St. Vincent-St. Mary 1Euclid Division...
View ArticleObituary: Ed Vuillemin remembered for being a talented athlete at St. Vincent...
Those who knew Ed Vuillemin dubbed him a “humble throwback” who played football at St. Vincent and Notre Dame in the 1960s with “old-school sportsmanship.”Vuillemin was a standout for St. V coach Eddie...
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