Things to Do, March 5: Two ballet performances; Winter Warmer Fest; squirrels...
Two ballet programs in AkronIt’s a big weekend for ballet:• See a favorite family tale come to life as Ballet Excel Ohio presents Pinocchio at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Akron Civic...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 4
BasketballBOYSFriday’s ResultsWooster Division III District FinalOberlin 56, Waynedale 51Salem Division III District FinalSt. Thomas Aquinas 54, Tuslaw 49Warren Division III District FinalNewton Falls...
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LeBron James scores 19 points, grabs 13 rebounds as Cavs small ball lineup...
CLEVELAND: After much deliberation between the coaches and players alike, the Cavaliers took what could be a decisive step toward their postseason rotation during Friday’s 108-83 victory against the...
View Article‘Prince of Tides’ author Pat Conroy lauded after death at 70
CHARLESTON, S.C.: Author Pat Conroy, whose beloved works “The Great Santini” and “The Prince of Tides” are set against the vistas of the South Carolina coast that was his home, was lauded Saturday as a...
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Cavs 108, Wizards 83; Jason Lloyd's 21 thoughts on small ball, LeBron's...
CLEVELAND: Twenty-one thoughts for 21 points from Kyrie Irving in Friday’s 108-83 win over the Washington Wizards… 1. This was the plan all along, the way the players tell it. Except it was supposed...
View ArticleAkron man found shot dead in his car on east side, police say
A 26-year-old Akron man was found shot dead late Friday in his car parked in a driveway in the 1200 block of Onondago Avenue on the city’s east side, police said.Investigators did not release the name...
View ArticleU.K. travel group says Akron Marathon worthy of runners’ bucket lists
A travel website in the United Kingdom is telling international runners to add the Akron Marathon to their bucket list.HolidayLettings, a TripAdvisor company specializing in vacation rentals, said it...
View ArticleMedina’s Owen Kovalik wins his second Akron Beacon Journal Regional Spelling...
Owen Kovalik — the winner of the 2015 Akron Beacon Journal Regional Spelling Bee — opened this year’s vocabulary smack-down Saturday with a bit of insider humor.The contest begins with each speller...
View ArticleCruz racks up 2 wins, Trump snags Louisiana in GOP race
WICHITA, KAN.: Ted Cruz clinched double-barreled victories in Kansas and Maine, and Republican front-runner Donald Trump captured Louisiana on Saturday, fresh evidence that there’s no quick end in...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 5
BasketballBOYSTournament ScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsCopley Division I District FinalBrunswick 51, Medina 39Canton Division I District FinalCanton McKinley 51, Jackson 47Alliance Division I District...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 6: Orchids in Cleveland, Akron; see Oscar-winner ‘Room’;...
Make ‘Room’ on calendarAkron’s Nightlight has added special showings of Room at 8 p.m. Sunday. Brie Larson won the best actress Oscar for her performance as a woman who, after being kidnapped and...
View ArticleCavs 120, Celtics 103: Marla Ridenour's final thoughts on LeBron passing...
Twenty final thoughts for Kyrie Irving's 20 points in leading the Cavs back from an 18-point first quarter deficit. 1. After Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs swept the Cavaliers and LeBron James...
View ArticlePeyton Manning to retire after 18 NFL seasons
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.: Peyton Manning surveyed the landscape of his brilliant career and called one last audible. He’s retiring a champion.A month after Denver’s triumph in Super Bowl 50, Manning informed...
View ArticleFormer first lady Nancy Reagan dead at 94
LOS ANGELES: Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease...
View ArticleSuspended Browns WR Josh Gordon lets Twitter know he attended fight with...
Johnny Manziel, Josh Gordon attend #UFC196 together. https://t.co/LF7KClwpDx pic.twitter.com/zjijioVyTC — theScore (@theScore) March 6, 2016 Yep. ✌🏾️🌊 https://t.co/ns9ykoseSR — Flash Gordon...
View ArticleArea police, fire departments seek help from voters at the polls March 15
Police and fire departments in the Akron-Canton area hope voters will brave the Ides of March and approve eight levy issues appearing on ballots in five counties.Voters in the March 15 election will...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 7: ‘House of Cards’ streaming now; ‘ConverZation’ on...
‘House of Cards’ campaigningSo you didn’t start your House of Cards binge-watch yet? Better hurry before Bob from accounting drops a spoiler at the water cooler. The fourth season of the acclaimed...
View ArticleNew rancor, tough talk as Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders debate in Flint
FLINT, Mich.: Ratcheting up the rancor, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled aggressively in a Democratic presidential debate Sunday night over trade, Wall Street influence and more, with Clinton...
View ArticleSuicide attack kills at least 47 south of Iraqi capital
HILLAH, Iraq: A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 47 people and wounding dozens, officials said.The Islamic...
View ArticleNFL: Peyton Manning to announce retirement after 18 seasons, two championships
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.: Peyton Manning surveyed the landscape of his brilliant career and called one last audible. He’s retiring a champion.A month after Denver’s triumph in Super Bowl 50, Manning informed...
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