Credit cards taken while churchgoer gets Communion were used to buy...
Authorities are looking for a couple of thieves they say preyed on an elderly woman in church.The Summit County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released video of a woman setting down her purse to receive...
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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 ArticleBrowns notebook: Joe Thomas jokes about Marcell Dareus guaranteeing Bills...
BEREA: Browns left tackle Joe Thomas giggled and switched into professional wrestling mode when he heard about nose tackle Marcell Dareus guaranteeing the Buffalo Bills will triumph Sunday in Orchard...
View ArticleGrizzlies 93, Cavaliers 85: Grizzlies hold on to top Cavs minus Big Three
MEMPHIS, Tenn.: Troy Daniels scored 20 points and Marc Gasol had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 93-85 victory Wednesday night over the short-handed Cavaliers, who left...
View ArticleBrowns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor chastises anyone who assumes he argued...
BEREA: The fiery attitude Browns coach Hue Jackson wants Terrelle Pryor to better control on game days infiltrated the wide receiver’s interview with reporters Wednesday.Pryor accused beat writers of...
View ArticleHigh school girls basketball / Twinsburg 45, Wadsworth 40: Jasmine Bishop...
WADSWORTH: Twinsburg senior Jasmine Bishop played the role of starter and closer Wednesday night at Wadsworth.Bishop made her biggest contributions in the first quarter and the fourth quarter, guiding...
View ArticleGarfield mother, Summa doctor bring Christmas to class of Akron students with...
This Cinderella story has a Part Two.Back in October, Staci Smith gave her daughter and her daughter’s Garfield High School classmates — students with special needs — the homecoming night of their...
View ArticleObituary: Xavier Bennett, 5, faced cancer fight with ‘Superman’ strength and...
After a two-year battle with cancer, 5-year-old Xavier Bennett of Akron, affectionately known as “Superman” for his fighting spirit, died Monday.Xavier was born Jan. 2, 2011, to Raven Huron and Justen...
View ArticleBarberton man charged with hit-skip that killed man over Thanksgiving weekend
Barberton police have arrested a motorist who allegedly fled the scene after striking a pedestrian, who later died of his injuries, over Thanksgiving weekend.Carl E. Sapper, 38, of Barberton, was...
View ArticleStill waiting for the UA trustees
The University of Akron trustees clearly liked the work of Ernst & Young. The management and accounting firm was brought to the campus earlier this year to assess the university’s finances. It...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls man sentenced to life in prison for raping, beating 3-year-old...
A 26-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for raping and beating the 3-year-old son of an acquaintance.A Summit County jury found Zachary Meyerson guilty Thursday of...
View ArticleSnow expected Friday night before turning to warm rain Saturday afternoon
Location. Location. Location.Things were bright and sunny Thursday in Akron.But if you ventured a snowball’s throw away in Fairlawn, snow flurries and squalls greeted holiday shoppers at Summit...
View ArticleCourt upholds death sentence of Akron man who killed woman, boyfriend; left...
COLUMBUS: The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of killing the mother of his two children and her boyfriend.The court ruled 6-1 Thursday to reject arguments raised by...
View Article22 minutes from car crash to fatal shooting of Case law student by Hudson...
2:40 p.m. 911 callers report a car accident on the Ohio Turnpike westbound near the 185.7 mile marker. A caller describes watching a car crash into another car before flipping on its roof. Another...
View ArticleInvestigators to determine if Hudson police officer justified in shooting,...
Hudson police are authorized to use deadly force only when a suspect poses a threat of serious harm or to prevent the escape of a violent felon who could hurt someone, according to office policy.It’s...
View ArticleAkron police seeking son late Thursday night for questioning in death of...
Akron police were searching late Thursday night for an Akron man wanted for questioning in the death of his elderly mother.The 78-year-old woman was discovered dead in her home in the 1100 block of...
View ArticleDowntown Akron Partnership ambassador spreads Christmas cheer with decorated...
In the bleak midwinter, look for a bright spot of roving cheer this season in downtown Akron.It’s Downtown Akron Partnership ambassador Val Kramer and her bright yellow cleaning cart decorated for...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
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 ArticleDifficult decisions for LeBron James, Cavaliers still a few years off with...
LeBron James and the Cavaliers each have difficult decisions to make in the coming years. The new collective-bargaining agreement between NBA owners and players has set the rules of engagement. Now...
View Article10 people arrested in Green for soliciting prostitution
Summit County sheriff’s deputies arrested 10 people for soliciting prostitution Thursday night at the Super 8 motel on Corporate Woods Parkway in Green.The arrests were the result of a joint effort of...
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