Ravens 25, Browns 20: Big lead not enough for Browns in home opener
CLEVELAND: Not even a 20-point lead was enough for the Browns to defeat the Baltimore Ravens in the home opener Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium.Quarterback Josh McCown and the offense were on fire early....
View ArticleAkron officer involved in shooting
An officer-involved shooting took place on Sunday afternoon in Akron, Beacon Journal news partner newsnet5 is reporting.According to Akron police, the incident occurred on Florida Avenue. For updates,...
View ArticleFour different events will make Barberton one continuous weekend party
BARBERTON: Partly by design, partly by coincidence, Barberton has four distinct events colliding into one bustling weekend that will have downtown hopping.Festivities kick off Friday afternoon with the...
View ArticleLocal history: Can you help solve these mini mysteries?
Who needs Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew, Charlie Chan, Jane Marple or Hercule Poirot?We have Beacon Journal and Ohio.com readers who can use their detective skills to solve a few mini mysteries.So put on...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Ohio State’s ‘coming-of-age’ victory at Oklahoma could be...
NORMAN, Okla.: Ohio State coach Urban Meyer’s trepidation was tangible.So, too, was that of defensive coordinator Luke Fickell.Meyer admitted when he left Columbus on Friday with 30 freshmen, 15 of...
View ArticleBrowns analysis: Nate Ulrich breaks down 25-20 loss to Ravens
What went right: The Browns scored touchdowns on each of their first three possessions, and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden intercepted two passes from Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, once in the...
View ArticleBrowns report: Penalties on receivers Corey Coleman and Terrelle Pryor prove...
CLEVELAND: The opportunity to even their record was there for the taking for the Browns Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium. Instead, two key penalties contributed to a 25-20 loss to the...
View ArticleBrowns legend Jim Brown immortalized with bronze statue outside FirstEnergy...
In a Browns season filled with uncertainty, one thing is certain — fans still love Jim Brown and cling to the greatness he brought to the field.All it took was a glimpse of the 80-year-old former...
View ArticleNo winner Sunday in Garrettsville’s Queen of Hearts drawing; next week’s...
GARRETTSVILLE: The parking lot at SkyLane Bowling in Garrettsville pulsed with noise as country singer Chris Higbee performed on a tractor-trailer stage in front of a cheering crowd overflowing into...
View ArticlePolice investigating stabbing of man at his Akron home
Beacon Journal staff reportAkron police are investigating the stabbing of a 57-year-old man who was taken by his brother to Cleveland Clinic Akron General about 10:30 p.m. Saturday with a wound to his...
View ArticleAkron police arrest Coventry Township man accused of assaulting another man...
Akron police arrested a Coventry Township man accused of assaulting another man with a drinking glass at a bar Saturday morning.Aaron E. Rowland, 49, has been charged with felonious assault.Police say...
View ArticleJason Lloyd: Browns quarterback Josh McCown is toughness personified
CLEVELAND: Snap after snap, throw after throw, Josh McCown kept getting up. No matter how deep the Baltimore Ravens’ front seven tried burying him into the turf Sunday, McCown found a shovel and dug...
View ArticlePolice capture suspect sought in New York-area bombings, officials...
NEW YORK: An Afghan immigrant wanted in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was captured Monday after being wounded in a gun battle with police that...
View ArticlePortage County man, 26, charged with raping 4-year-old girl
A 26-year-old Randolph Township man has been charged with raping a 4-year-old girl over the weekend.Coleman P. Peace is charged with rape of a child under age 10, a felony punishable by up to life in...
View ArticleWho’s Running? Caitlyn Bromley still haunted by hit-and-run incident during...
As Caitlyn Bromley hugged the concrete curb, her first thought came slowly, methodically: “Did that just happen? This isn’t a movie. You were just hit by a car. You. Just. Got. Hit. By. A. Car.”Her...
View ArticlePolymer conference begins this week at Akron Hilton
The Akron Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers and its thermoplastic elastomer, or TPE, special interest group, hosts a conference starting Tuesday on thermoplastic elastomers at the Akron...
View ArticleLosses to the Indians’ starting rotation cause reshuffle
CLEVELAND: The losses of Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar from the Indians’ starting rotation have effectively elevated every healthy starting pitcher not named Corey Kluber up a rung or two. The...
View ArticleMan convicted of ordering hit carried out at wrong house
CHARDON, OHIO: A man has been convicted of aggravated murder and other charges in a 2006 contract killing in which a hired killer went to the wrong Ohio home and killed someone with the same name as...
View ArticleNew group of Kmart stores to close
Various media sources including WOIO (Channel 19) reported Monday that a new batch of Kmart stores will be closing across the U.S. just months after more than 60 struggling stores were shuttered. Sears...
View ArticleAuthorities seek Akron man who allegedly broke into man’s home and pistol...
Authorities are offering a reward for information leading to the capture of fugitive Davon Irvine, who is believed to be hiding in Akron.The U.S. Marshals Service and Akron Police Department are...
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