Local Republicans reluctant to follow Kasich's lead in disavowing Trump
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal staff writerIn these final four weeks of the 2016 election, Ohio Republicans will be calculating the distance they can put between themselves and Donald Trump. On...
View ArticleUA’s interim president Matthew Wilson is very visible on and off campus
A little creativity and back to basics — that’s the strategy the University of Akron’s interim President Matthew Wilson is using to help restore confidence in the administration.“It’s all about the...
View ArticleBrowns promote rookie quarterback Kevin Hogan from practice squad, cut...
With all the injuries the Browns have endured this season at football’s most vital position, it’s not even the least bit surprising when they shuffle quarterbacks like they did Tuesday.The Browns...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 11
FOOTBALL(Top eight schools from each region will qualify for the playoffs)DIVISION IRegion 1: 1. Canton McKinley (6-1) 21.2857, 2. Jackson (6-1) 18.7929, 3. Lakewood St. Edward (5-1) 18.1667, 4. Stow...
View ArticleCavaliers’ LeBron James, NBA confident that labor agreement in near future
ATLANTA: The biggest perceived threat to the Cavaliers’ reign in the Eastern Conference might be the league itself. To that end, few teams need labor peace right now more than the Cavs. Either the...
View ArticleOhio State football: Development of defensive line a key to Buckeyes’ early...
Columbus: With only three starters back on defense, the Ohio State football team was afraid it was going to have to play a game of, “What’s my line?” this season.Worse yet for the Buckeyes, only...
View ArticleIndians’ Josh Tomlin living a dream, embodying ‘gritty’ team style
boston: Not too many people get to live out their lifelong dream. It’s a treasure when it does happen. And it’s why Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin is treasuring every moment this October.Tomlin, as of a...
View ArticleHigh school girls golf: Jackson, Kent Roosevelt, Highland, GlenOak qualify...
MASSILLON: When it comes to the postseason, the main focus of high school golf usually falls on teams rather than individuals.“Playing for others” has become the unofficial mantra and it was on display...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Papa Joe’s celebrates 30 years in valley and an 84-year legacy;...
When his family sold Lil Joe’s, Jeff Bruno thought it was the end of the family restaurant business that dated back to 1932.Thirty years later, the family is celebrating the anniversary of Papa Joe’s...
View ArticleNever easy in Norton
The new agreement on sewers recently reached between Barberton and Norton — a welcome advance in regional cooperation — has run into a costly and potentially fatal obstacle. Resistance, in the form of...
View ArticleFirstEnergy electricity proposal rejected by state regulators; approved plan...
State regulators on Wednesday rejected a proposal by Akron-based FirstEnergy and instead approved an alternative plan that would give the company less money to add improvements to the power grid.The...
View ArticleAmazon launches for-pay streaming music service
NEW YORK: Amazon is launching a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field.Amazon Music Unlimited is being positioned to compete against existing services such as...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Don’t be so sad!
Feeling sad today? No wonder. You’re living in or near the 16th saddest city in America.At least that’s what it says on something called the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which “captures how...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Hospital to centralize outpatient services with expansion...
Akron Children’s Hospital plans to relocate all outpatient services to one place with an expansion that will double the size of one of the hospital’s buildings.The expansion to the seven-story...
View ArticleSummit County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s campaign apologizes for email
Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s campaign apologized Wednesday for an “honest mistake” that led to an election email being sent to some county employees’ work accounts.The email had the subject...
View ArticleAkron adds lounge chairs, cafe seating and sidewalk games downtown
To kill a little time while visiting downtown Akron, friends Amber Lamp and Cullen McEaneney hopped into one of the new hanging chaise lounge chairs set up Wednesday along South Main Street.They were...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 12
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. Let your athletic director and coach know if you...
View ArticleBrowns approaching week as if QB Cody Kessler will start Sunday, but everyone...
BEREA: Rookie quarterback Cody Kessler and the Browns are approaching this week as if he’ll start Sunday on the road against the Tennessee Titans, but the plan is not set in stone.Kessler is still in...
View ArticleFormer Cavaliers guard Mo Williams has knee surgery, seems to take dig at team
INDEPENDENCE: The relationship between Mo Williams and the Cavaliers took another curious turn Wednesday when Williams posted a picture to his Instagram account of himself in a hospital bed. Williams...
View ArticleIndians-Blue Jays ALCS a reunion of Cleveland front office executives
CLEVELAND: The American League Championship Series between the Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays will be a series among friends, even if some will be on the opposite side when Game 1 begins Friday at...
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