Marla Ridenour: Josh Gordon continues to test Browns’ tolerance for drama by...
BEREA: Pro Bowl receiver Josh Gordon has gotten every break from the league and the Browns because of his extraordinary football talent.Although he’s been suspended for 29 of the Browns’ last 34 games,...
View ArticleObituary: The Rev. Dennis K. Butts Sr. of the House of the Lord
The Rev. Dennis K. Butts Sr. will be remembered as “The People’s Pastor.”“He had a tremendous heart for people, and we may never truly know how many people he touched and impacted. His ministry focused...
View ArticleFormer House Speaker John Boehner joins Washington law and lobbying firm
CINCINNATI: Former House Speaker John Boehner has a new job, joining a prominent law and lobbying firm.Washington-based Squire Patton Boggs said Tuesday the former Republican congressman will be a...
View ArticleBrowns cut defensive end John Hughes, linebacker Scooby Wright and sign...
The Browns announced four roster moves Tuesday, but only one of them qualified as a surprise. In an unexpected move, the franchise terminated the contract of veteran defensive lineman John Hughes, a...
View Article2 women stab men over relationship issues in unrelated incidents
Akron Police say women in two separate incidents stabbed men on Tuesday over relationship issues.Police accuse 40-year-old Jenny Marie Lenihan of stabbing a man on Park Street after catching him with...
View ArticleThe Latest: Ryan won’t weigh in on Trump’s policing remark
WASHINGTON: The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):1 p.m.House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to weigh in on Donald Trump’s embrace of the “stop and frisk” policing tactic.The...
View ArticleSavannah James to christen Goodyear’s newest airship next month
Akron native Savannah James, businesswoman, philanthropist, and wife of NBA superstar LeBron James, will christen Goodyear’s newest airship, Wingfoot Two, on Oct. 21 in Suffield Township.“Savannah’s...
View ArticleThe Latest: Charlotte protest spills onto interstate
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: The Latest on protests in Charlotte over the fatal police shooting of a black man (all times local):10:50 p.m.Protesters in Charlotte who spilled onto an interstate highway are being...
View ArticleRavenna woman arrested for two drunk-driving charges in one day
A Ravenna woman was arrested by Streetsboro police for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol twice — in the same day.Both times, Dawn Kvasnicka’s breath test showed her blood-alcohol level...
View ArticleAkron unions “shocked and dismayed” at city’s retiree proposal
The four unions representing Akron employees are “shocked and dismayed” at a city proposal to have retirees start paying toward their supplemental health insurance and end that benefit for all future...
View ArticleAkron leaders counter Trump’s pitch to minorities, women and city dwellers
Three Ohio mayors, a city council president and two statehouse lawmakers converged on Akron on Thursday afternoon to stump for the first female Democratic nominee for president.The band of traveling...
View ArticleTrump chairwoman in Mahoning County resigns after controversial remarks
The campaign of Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of its volunteer chairwoman in Mahoning County after the woman made a series of remarks disparaging blacks.Mahoning volunteer Kathy Miller told...
View ArticleTop U.S. officer: Russia bombed Syria humanitarian aid convoy
WASHINGTON: The top U.S. military officer told Congress on Thursday that he believes Russia bombed a humanitarian aid convoy in Syria earlier this week, killing 20 civilians in an “unacceptable...
View ArticleTulsa police officer charged in man’s death
TULSA, Okla.: Prosecutors charged a white Oklahoma police officer with first-degree manslaughter Thursday, less than a week after she fatally shot an unarmed black man on a city street and just days...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 22
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 Article“Tallmadge is not immune” — how police, EMS in one Akron suburb are...
TALLMADGE: Each week, and sometimes each day, police and paramedics in this quiet suburban community expect at least one opiate overdose call. Since February, Tallmadge police have responded to 25...
View ArticleLeBron James’ company inks deal to produce comedy series set in Cleveland
LeBron James continues to score deals in Hollywood — this time with a nod to Cleveland.James is scoring assist after assist with NBC, landing another scripted show with the network.SpringHill...
View ArticleHigh school football / Ellet 35, Garfield 0: Senior quarterback Garrett...
Garrett Haverstick set the tone from the very start in Ellet’s 35-0 victory over visiting Garfield in a City Series game Thursday night.Haverstick, a senior quarterback, completed 9-of-15 passes for...
View ArticleTwitter surges after report that it may be on the block
NEW YORK: Twitter’s stock is surging following a report that the social media company, forever struggling in Facebook’s shadow, is close to a sale.The business channel CNBC, citing unnamed sources,...
View ArticleObituary: Roland Paolucci, father of UA jazz program and mentor to local...
In January, pianist Roland Paolucci brought a quartet of musicians, including a few former students, to Akron’s downtown jazz nightclub Blu Jazz+. Anyone adroit or lucky enough to witness Mr....
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