Coach Hue Jackson says Browns in process of getting quarterback Robert...
BEREA: The Browns are desperate for something or someone to jump-start their offense, and they’ve cleared a path for quarterback Robert Griffin III to return to the active roster.In their past four...
View ArticleTerrorism suspected in car-and-knife attack at Ohio State
COLUMBUS: A Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to...
View ArticleODOT opens ramps around Central Interchange in Akron
It should be smooth sailing for highway motorists using the Central Interchange in Akron.The Ohio Department of Transportation has opened several ramps that had been closed for months because of bridge...
View ArticleOhio State student from Medina hides in classroom during attack
Ohio State student Tessa Webb, the daughter of Beacon Journal deputy features editor Craig Webb, was in an environmental public health class in Lazenby Hall when the instructor’s PowerPoint...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
BASKETBALLGIRLSScoring SummariesFIRESTONE 68, KENMORE 43Firestone 13 18 19 18 — 68Kenmore 13 10 4 16 — 43FIRESTONE (1-1, 1-0) — Williams 5-0-10, Wharton 10-2-22, Blackwell 5-4-15, Boone 2-2-6, Maclin...
View ArticleTrump rollback of Obama climate agenda may prove challenging
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump plans to dismantle President Barack Obama’s efforts to reduce planet-warming carbon emissions. But delivering on his campaign pledges to abolish the Environmental Protection...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio Eye Surgeons eyes new facility in Fairlawn
FAIRLAWN: Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons plans to build a $2.1 million ophthalmology center at the corner of Embassy Parkway and Crystal Lake Road.The 10,010-square-foot facility will include family eye...
View ArticleBarberton man to serve life sentence in adult prison for murder, rape of...
A Barberton teen sentenced to juvenile detention until he was 21 for the murder and rape of his 3-year-old half sister was warned that he could face a life sentence in adult prison unless he completed...
View ArticleBrunswick man sentenced to 8 years for assault outside of Norton nightclub...
A 63-year-old Norton man didn’t make it completely out of his car as another man repeatedly struck him in the head and face.Daniel Carraway’s arm was still stuck in the seat belt when police found him...
View ArticleIntruder held at gunpoint in tense, bizarre kitchen standoff in Coventry...
COVENTRY TWP.: Jonathan Fillinger is glad he didn’t have to pull the trigger.As his wife and young child hid nearby in their Robinson Avenue home shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, Fillinger, 34, trained his...
View ArticleState investigating Summit County’s top building official
The Ohio Board of Building Standards is investigating the head of the Summit County building department after receiving complaints from former employees about alleged misconduct.The accusations against...
View ArticleOhio State attacker was angry about treatment of Muslims
COLUMBUS: A Somali-born student who carried out a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University stewed over the treatment of Muslims while apparently staying under the radar of federal law enforcement,...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Nov. 29
FOOTBALLState Finals(All Games at Ohio Stadium, Columbus)Thursday’s GameDivision IIPerry vs. Cincinnati La Salle, 7:30 p.m.———Friday’s GamesDivision VICuyahoga Heights vs. Maria Stein Marion Local, 10...
View ArticleBrowns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor says he ‘could be so much better it’s not...
BEREA: Terrelle Pryor is a phenomenal success story, albeit one in its infancy.After switching from quarterback to wide receiver in the summer of 2015, Pryor is the most dangerous weapon the Browns...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Hue Jackson convinced his job is safe; Joe Thomas can’t see...
BEREA: Although the Browns are 0-12 and in serious danger of finishing this season winless, coach Hue Jackson is convinced his job is safe.“I am not distracted by what my fate will be because I never...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Financially secure and engaged Matthew Dellavedova...
MILWAUKEE: He’s still playing in a cold weather, Midwestern city on the lake in the Central Division, but Matthew Dellavedova’s life has changed drastically in the past five months. He’s a starting...
View ArticleBucks 118, Cavaliers 101: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Bucks past defenseless...
MILWAUKEE: With 3:49 left in the third quarter and the Cavaliers behind by 11, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue had seen enough. Enough of the uncontested drives through the middle of the defense, enough of the...
View ArticleOhio day care worker gets life sentence in sex abuse of kids
ELYRIA, OHIO: A former Ohio day care worker convicted of sexually assaulting six children has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.Prosecutors say Heather Koon, of Elyria, sent videos and...
View ArticleThe making of a Summit County Metro Park: One more small step for Confluence.
Like its 16 other Summit County Metro Park sisters, the existence of Confluence on the Coventry-Akron border is noted by a big brown sign with bright yellow lettering and a maple leaf icon.But it’s the...
View ArticleCanadian police force threatens Nickelback on drunk drivers
KENSINGTON, Prince Edward Island: A police department in Canada’s province of Prince Edward Island is threatening to impose “the Nickelback treatment” on anyone who drinks and drives. The Kensington...
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