State rejects execution delay for Ronald Phillips, Akron man who raped,...
COLUMBUS: The state has rejected a proposal to temporarily delay the January execution of a man set to die for the 1993 rape and killing of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.Assistant Ohio Attorney...
View ArticleHudson officer on paid leave after fatal shooting of motorist who fled off...
A Hudson police officer is on paid administrative leave following the fatal shooting of a motorist who fled the scene after causing a car crash on the Ohio Turnpike on Sunday afternoon.Neither the...
View ArticleCharges considered against owner of Akron home without smoke detectors after...
Akron officials are considering whether to file charges against the owner of a North Hill rental home that caught fire over the weekend, killing two adults and two young girls.Investigators have not...
View ArticleUpdate: Saturday’s stabbing of University of Akron student being investigated...
A University of Akron student was stabbed early Saturday morning after an argument with a roommate over fast food at an apartment in the 400 block of Grant Street, according to police.Duncan...
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REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Fourth-quarter fight ends season opener between St....
A fight on the court Saturday night overshadowed the season-opening boys basketball game between St. Vincent-St. Mary and host Cleveland Central Catholic.Senior Jayvon Graves led St. V-M with 26 points...
View ArticleLeBron James, some other Cavaliers will not stay at Trump SoHo hotel
TORONTO: LeBron James is among half of the Cavaliers players who will not stay at the Trump SoHo hotel for the team’s game against the New York Knicks on Wednesday, multiple sources confirmed. The team...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Robert Griffin III says he’s ‘here to help this team, not...
BEREA: The Browns haven’t named a starting quarterback for Sunday’s home game against the Cincinnati Bengals, but Robert Griffin III spoke Monday as if he expects to receive the nod.All signs continue...
View ArticleCavaliers 116, Raptors 112: J.R. Smith injured as Cavs end losing streak
TORONTO: The losing streak is over, but now the Cavaliers have to assess the collateral damage from Monday’s 116-112 victory over the Toronto Raptors.LeBron James scored a season-high 34 points and...
View ArticleOhio ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill heads to governor’s desk
COLUMBUS: An Ohio bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected is headed to the governor’s desk.Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled state House voted to approve the so-called...
View ArticleAssault on abortion rights at the Statehouse
The Ohio Department of Health paid little respect to the U.S. Supreme Court last week. It revoked the operating license of the only remaining abortion clinic in Dayton. Officials explained that the...
View ArticleDeath-row inmate says his attorneys kept him from testifying in his own...
Clarence Fry Jr. says he expected to testify in his capital murder trial in 2006.Family members of the Akron man thought he would take the stand.The trial ended with Fry behaving strangely but never...
View ArticleDo you believe? Children hop Polar Express in Akron and wind up with Santa on...
Landen Fitzgerald-Green was stuck inside Akron Children’s Hospital with leukemia last year when the Polar Express chugged its way from the Northside Station bound for the North Pole without him.The...
View Article2 people found hanging from vehicle near hospital; drug overdoses suspected
Authorities found two people unresponsive and suspected of ingesting opiates Thursday morning in a vehicle parked less than 100 yards from a hospital on Forge Street. Beacon Journal news partner...
View ArticleBob Dyer: A ray of light into his lonely night
When you’re an old guy, and your wife dies, and the rest of your family is scattered around the country, life can be lonely.John Rose lives by himself in Suffield Township. He is 87. When his spouse,...
View ArticleGodspeed John Glenn: Former astronaut, U.S. senator dies at 95
WASHINGTON: John Glenn was the ultimate all-American hero. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, a war hero fighter pilot, a record-setting test pilot, a longtime senator, a presidential...
View ArticleConstruction of Menards in Cuyahoga Falls to begin next year
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A spokesman for Menards Inc. has told the city the company intends to break ground on its long-awaited Graham Road store in 2017.Thomas O’Neil, who represents the company’s real estate...
View ArticleCivil rights complaint filed against Kenmore senior living facility
A local housing advocacy group is charging the owner and operator of a Kenmore senior living facility with violating a disabled tenant’s civil rights.Vincent Curry, executive director of the...
View ArticleLate Summit County Executive Russ Pry enshrined in Barberton
The memory of a late and beloved executive of Summit County forever will greet those who enter the Barberton location of the Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board.“As time goes by, I hope that...
View ArticleHuntington CEO to Akron Roundtable audience: bank is committed to Akron...
Huntington Bank understands the former FirstMerit Bank’s long history and support of the Akron community — and the merged bank will have the same commitment, its leader said in an Akron Roundtable...
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