Heroin does discriminate: Data suggest poor, uneducated neighborhoods in...
While Bill Hardy walked to a gas station on Kenmore Boulevard with his children one day a few months ago, his son spotted a discarded object.It was a hypodermic needle, the kind used to inject heroin...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 18
BASKETBALLBOYSTournament ScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsAkron/Toledo Division I Regional FinalJackson 54, Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 38Cleveland Division I Regional FinalLakewood St. Edward 69, Garfield...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Jackson 54, Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 38: Polar Bears win...
Jackson is headed back to Columbus in search of its second state championship after an emotional victory Saturday night at the University of Akron.Polar Bears coach Tim Debevec exchanged hugs and shed...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Coach Tyronn Lue apologizes to ABC as he sits the Big...
LOS ANGELES: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue actually apologized to ABC.For the second consecutive Saturday, the television network’s featured NBA game was missing half its stars.Injury issues prompted Lue...
View ArticleClippers 108, Cavaliers 78: ‘We want LeBron’ chants fall on deaf ears as Big...
LOS ANGELES: The “We Want LeBron” chants began with 10:07 remaining in the second quarter Saturday night at Staples Center.One man’s plaintive plea cut to the heart.“I want LeBron for my son,” he...
View ArticleSt. Vincent-St. Mary 72, Cleveland Central Catholic 48: Fighting Irish...
CANTON: When you have a thoroughbred, it is wise to climb on his back and ride him to the finish line.When you have two thoroughbreds, as well as a stable of additional pedigrees, that finish line gets...
View ArticleWoman still critical after fall at bar on St. Patrick’s Day
CLEVELAND: A Cleveland hospital says a 20-year-old woman remains in critical condition after a fall from a second-story balcony inside a bar on St. Patrick’s Day.A police spokesman said earlier Sunday...
View ArticleFree public tour schedule at NASA Glenn
Beacon Journal staff reportNASA’s Glenn Research Center will offer free tours one Saturday each month from April through October.Parking is also free at the center, 21000 Brookpark Road in...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron basketball: Zips buoyed by win over Houston, prepare for...
No one could blame the University of Akron men’s basketball team had they wanted little to do with a secondary postseason tournament. A quiet practice for the National Invitation Tournament followed...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Coach Tyronn Lue calls phone call from league over Big...
LOS ANGELES: Cavaliers general manager David Griffin told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne after Saturday night’s 108-78 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers that he received a call from the league office seven...
View ArticleLocal history: Developer built luxury apartments near Grace Park, but they...
Inside the tiled walls of Amelia Flats, the cycle of life was in full rotation. Newlywed couples moved in, welcomed babies, raised families, entered middle age, retired from jobs and ultimately died...
View ArticleGovernor appoints Judge Jill Flagg Lanzinger to Summit County Common Pleas...
One judicial vacancy has been filled and another created.Gov. John Kasich has appointed Barberton Municipal Court Jill Flagg Lanzinger to a Summit County Common Pleas Court opening. The Summit County...
View ArticleCavaliers 125, Lakers 120: Big Three dazzles as Cavs rally in fourth quarter
LOS ANGELES: A night after the Cavaliers drew criticism for sitting their Big Three in a nationally televised game, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love treated Los Angeles Lakers fans in the...
View ArticleSummit County inspecting High Level Bridge this week
Motorists may encounter temporary lane restrictions on the North Main Street Bridge, also known as the High Level Bridge, this week as workers inspect the span, Summit County Engineer Al Brubaker...
View ArticleRoad work begins again on state Route 18 in Bath and Copley townships
Motorists using state Route 18 through Bath and Copley townships will encounter occasional lane restrictions for road work starting this week, the Ohio Department of Transportation said.The work,...
View ArticleTrump budget cuts would affect all 7 Ohio Amtrak stations
TOLEDO, OHIO: President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would cut Ohio’s Amtrak passenger train service and seriously disadvantage those who rely on it, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says.The Republican’s...
View ArticleStart of spring means free Dairy Queen cones and Rita’s Italian ice
Spring officially arrived at 6:28 a.m.And what better to mark the occasion than with a free ice cream cone or Italian Ice.Most Dairy Queens in Northeast Ohio are offering a free small vanilla ice cream...
View ArticleNew effort aims to reduce population at Summit County Jail, but some police...
Twenty-three inmates currently housed at the Summit County Jail don’t have beds.Instead, they are sleeping on cots, including some that resemble large rubber sleighs.The use of cots is a result of the...
View ArticleBraces just another badge of courage for Cavaliers’ iron man Tristan Thompson
LOS ANGELES: Tristan Thompson didn’t want to open his mouth at first, at least not in front of the television cameras.But as the Cavaliers center discussed the Julius Randle elbow he took to his two...
View ArticleNew event celebrates historic Indian portage path by having racers carry...
Local history lovers know well Akron’s role as a portaging corridor for American Indians.The city sits atop a continental watershed divide, with water on the south side flowing toward the Ohio River,...
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