Indians 3, Astros 0: Mike Clevinger helps Indians shut out Astros
HOUSTON: The Indians needed someone to step up after ace Corey Kluber went on the disabled list with a back problem.On Saturday, it was Mike Clevinger who filled that role, pitching no-hit ball into...
View ArticleCommunity holds candlelight vigil after Akron house fire kills seven family...
“Oh God!” Tony Huggins Jr. cried to the sky in front of the charred house on Fultz Street where his family perished just days ago, as a group of tearful people surrounded him in embrace.Emotions ran...
View ArticleMerged family’s journey ends in one of Akron’s deadliest fires
Durand Huggins was trapped Monday, tethered to a dialysis machine — dirty blood flowing out of his body through one tube, cleaned blood flowing back in through another — when worry turned to dread....
View ArticlePeople in the News — compiled May 20
Oprah Winfrey speaks to gradsOprah Winfrey advised graduates at Skidmore College to follow their “inner truth” and live a spiritual life during a commencement speech Saturday in upstate New York.The...
View ArticleCorrections & clarifications — May 21
■ Robert E. Lee was a general who commanded the Confederate army. A photo caption in Saturday’s Beacon Journal was incorrect. An editor erred.
View ArticleThings to Do, May 21: Kenny Rogers in Canton, scholarship concert, food...
A country legendDon’t be the coward of the county and miss a chance to see a true country legend perform. Kenny Rogers will headline a concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Canton Palace Theatre. Linda...
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Four young wrestlers try to make their big break and go pro
In this corner, from Akron, weighing 235 pounds, stands Moto … Machina! And in this corner, from Akron, weighing 190 pounds, is Electric Jake … Ely! The metal music stops, the bell rings, and for the...
View ArticleNuclear hedge against climate change
Five dollars per month. That is the cost customers would pay to keep the Perry and Davis-Besse nuclear power plants in operation under a proposal put forward by FirstEnergy. To be sure, the Akron-based...
View ArticleLocal history: Enjoy a free doughnut while honoring Salvation Army’s...
Behind every U.S. doughboy in World War I was a doughgirl holding a platter of doughnuts.The Salvation Army’s “doughnut lassies” — also known as “doughnut dollies” and “doughnut girls” — served on the...
View ArticleGood News — May 22: Two Revere students earn perfect scores on ACT tests; St....
Revere High School students junior Sydney Borcherding and sophomore Jack Krew received perfect scores of 36 on their ACT college admission exams this spring. Fewer than 1 percent of students who take...
View ArticlePanel of African-American police officers discusses unique role in society
During a panel discussion Sunday at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse, four veteran African-American Akron police officers discussed the nuances of their unique roles at the cross section of...
View ArticleCareer paths as diverse as North students as Akron high schools begin college...
One student in the ambassador program at North High School was born in Akron and has lived in the same house his whole life. Another is a refugee from Nepal who has lived in at least 12 houses since...
View ArticleCeltics 111, Cavaliers 108: Avery Bradley makes 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds to...
CLEVELAND: Football stars and Hollywood stars came to Cleveland on Sunday night to watch the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. So did NBA hall of famers Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Reggie...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Absence of Celtics star Isaiah Thomas doesn’t change...
CLEVELAND: Cavaliers star forward LeBron James and coach Tyronn Lue had nothing but high praise for Boston Celtics star guard Isaiah Thomas, who will miss the rest of the postseason because of a hip...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Real test of who’s the more resilient team now coming as...
CLEVELAND: They had a chance to one day be known as Showtime 2.0. Coming into Sunday’s Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavaliers were one victory away from setting...
View ArticlePolice: Man heading to Cedar Point for thrill rides arrested after 120 mph chase
VERMILION, OHIO: Police say thrill seekers heading to an Ohio amusement park were arrested after leading officers on a 120 mph chase.Vermilion police told the Sandusky Register the 18-year-old driver...
View ArticleKenmore High School closed because of power outage
Beacon Journal staff reportAkron Public Schools closed Kenmore High School on Monday because of a power outage.It will be closed all day.
View ArticleKent guidance counselor pleads guilty to fourth impaired driving offense
KENT: The city schools are investigating a Stanton Middle School guidance counselor who has pleaded guilty to her fourth impaired driving offense since December 2010, the Kent-Ravenna Record-Courier...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls man shot during dispute in Merriman Valley
A 31-year-old Akron man is accused of shooting a Cuyahoga Falls man in the thigh during a late-night fight last week in the city’s Merriman Valley neighborhood.Joseph W. King III was charged with...
View ArticleSummit Artspace entrepreneurship program adds master course
Summit Artspace will offer a new master course as part of the fourth year of its Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI).The course, titled “A Closer Look,” is designed for established...
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