Browns notebook: Robert Griffin III, Josh Gordon address 49ers quarterback...
BEREA: Two prominent Browns players weighed in Tuesday on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s controversial decision to sit during the national anthem.Kaepernick has sat through the...
View ArticlePresident Obama commutes life sentence of second Akron cocaine trafficker...
For the second time this month, President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted the life sentence of a major cocaine trafficker who operated out of Akron in the 1990s.James Dillehay was sentenced to life in...
View ArticleOhio State tells alumni clubs to fall in line
COLUMBUS: Ohio State University is requiring its roughly 150 alumni clubs and societies to keep mum when it comes to disparaging comments about the school, or risk losing money and other perks it...
View ArticleInvestigators determining whether rash of overdoses in Akron and West...
Police in Akron and Huntington, W.Va., are cooperating to determine whether rashes of drug overdoses in both cities are connected.The police departments began working together after an Akron man, Bruce...
View ArticleAkron Honey Co. ‘Hustles’ onto TV Wednesday
The second installment of Cleveland Hustles ventures into Akron. The CNBC series, whose executive producers include LeBron James, has focused mainly on Cleveland businesses wooing investors and hoping...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Aug. 30
FOOTBALLScheduleWeek 2Thursday’s GamesAurora (0-1) at Euclid (1-0)Massillon (0-1)at GlenOak (1-0)———Friday’s GamesBeachwood (0-1)at Chippewa (1-0)Beaver Local (1-0)at West Branch (0-1)Brunswick (1-0)...
View ArticlePrices for some tickets to Thursday’s Browns game are cheaper than most...
Psst.Need a ticket to the big game? It’s gonna cost you.Tickets are $7 to watch St. Vincent-St. Mary’s cross-county rival game against Walsh Jesuit on Friday night.Price too steep? You can always save...
View ArticleAttorney for Barberton triple slaying survivor argues privacy rights for...
Though Eric Hendon was already convicted for a triple murder in Barberton, the issue of how the surviving victim was treated during his trial is still being debated in court.Elizabeth Well, the...
View ArticlePolice become lifesavers; arming officers with overdose antidote among local...
Barberton police officers are no longer just law enforcers. They’re lifesavers. About once a week, an officer uses naloxone, a heroin antidote sometimes sold under the brand name Narcan, to revive an...
View Article65-year-old Akron man arrested, charged in rape of 85-year-old acquaintance
A 65-year old Akron man has been arrested and charged with raping an 85-year-old acquaintance.The Summit County Sheriff’s Office this morning said William M. Clark was arrested Tuesday and charged with...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Sugar & Slice to serve pizza and doughnuts near UA; Nervous Dog...
You’ll soon be able to get a sugar fix and a pizza slice near the University of Akron.Sugar & Slice is the name of the pizza and doughnut shop that hopes to open late next month at the corner of...
View ArticleEnding the silence: A conversation about heroin
We need to talk now! The Beacon Journal is leading a public conversation about heroin in our community from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the John S. Knight Center in downtown Akron. There will be a...
View ArticleAkron officers use opioid antidote naloxone to revive two people who overdosed
Akron police officers have been carrying the opioid antidote naloxone for less than a week — and have already used it twice.An officer administered a dose of naloxone at 4 p.m. Tuesday to a 55-year-old...
View ArticlePolice: Man dies after killing neighbor at school bus stop
HOLLAND, OHIO: An Ohio man shot his neighbors, killing one and wounding the other, as the couple waited for a school bus with their second-grader and then went on to set fire to their suburban Toledo...
View ArticleNate Ulrich: Looking at some Browns jobs up for grabs heading into preseason...
The Browns, like all NFL teams, will trim their 75-man roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday.But first, some jobs can be won — or lost —in their preseason finale against the Chicago Bears, which will...
View ArticleWant a pet? PAWSabilities, the Humane Society of Greater Akron, plans event...
Jason and Laura Pinoniemi knew Dorothy would be their new dog after spending just a few minutes with her. The salt and pepper mini-schnauzer didn’t get too much love and affection with her breeder, who...
View ArticleNo-tipping trend now at more restaurants, with mixed results
PORTLAND, ORE.: When the bill comes after a meal, there’s no crunching numbers for the tip — just pay and go.A small but growing number of restaurants are doing away with the tipping model that’s long...
View ArticleAccident closes section of Cleveland Avenue in Lake Township; several police...
A section of Cleveland Avenue NW near Lake Center Street NW was closed because of an accident around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and remained inaccessible to traffic for hours.As of 9:45 p.m., there was no...
View ArticleBrowns hope rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman finds mojo in preseason finale...
Browns rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman received a crash course on Murphy’s law last week during his NFL preseason debut.He caught a screen pass from quarterback Robert Griffin III for a 9-yard gain...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Aug. 31
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...
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