Wadsworth hosting event for airport runway project
WADSWORTH: The city will celebrate the resurfacing of the main runway at the Wadsworth Municipal Airport with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. Saturday.The $866,640 project, completed by Shelly...
View ArticleFire chief calls drunken driving charges “garbage” on security camera footage
Security camera footage from the night Richfield fire Chief Jason Mihalek was arrested in Kent last month shows the chief repeatedly telling police he was innocent of charges that he drove while...
View ArticleAuthorities: Two notorious street gang members arrested in Medina
MEDINA: U.S. authorities say they have arrested two members of the notorious MS13 street gang who are accused of executing a man in Virginia last month.The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive...
View ArticleAnti-Trump activists to march next week from Highland Square to University of...
Opponents of President-elect Donald Trump in the Akron area will join the national protests on Thursday.A protest against the new president-elect is scheduled to start 11 p.m. Thursday in Akron’s...
View ArticleJudge to deadlocked jury: Keep deliberating fate of officer
CINCINNATI: Jurors appeared to struggle Friday as they deliberated in the murder trial of a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop.The panel ended its third...
View ArticleAAA Akron Auto Club opens in new downtown home
The AAA Akron Auto Club has moved into its new home in downtown Akron, just across the street from the Metro regional transit station on South Broadway.“We definitely have a transportation theme here,”...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 12: Dance in Akron, Cleveland; rock tribute at Civic;...
Hotfoot it to dance showsTough choice tonight for dance fans:• The Akron Art Museum has been mashing up its Intersections exhibit with other forms of arts. This time it’s Neos Dance, performing...
View ArticleTrump shakes up transition team, elevates Pence’s role
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump shook up his transition team Friday as he plunged into the work of setting up his administration, elevating Vice President-elect Mike Pence to head the...
View ArticleObama urges nation to ‘forge unity’ after bitter election
ARLINGTON, Va.: Three days after Election Day, President Barack Obama used his last Veterans Day speech to urge Americans to learn from the example of veterans as a divided nation seeks to “forge...
View ArticleTrump protesters flood streets anew and schools report racially charged...
Spurred by fear and outrage, protesters around the country rallied and marched Friday as they have done daily since Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.The spirited demonstrations on college...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Nov. 11
FOOTBALLPlayoff ScoreboardRegional SemifinalsFriday’s ResultsDIVISION IRegion 1Cleveland St. Ignatius 31, Solon 17Lakewood St. Edward 41, Stow 35Region 2Powell Olentangy Liberty 45, Medina 27Lorain 30,...
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Cavs 105, Wizards 94; Jason Lloyd's 19 thoughts on LeBron's milestone, fourth...
WASHINGTON: Nineteen thoughts for 19 Wizards points in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 105-94 win at Verizon Center… 1. LeBron James isn’t just aware of everything on the court. His Jedi mind keeps...
View ArticleWith Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue experimenting with lineups, Tristan Thompson...
WASHINGTON: As Tyronn Lue continues to experiment with his lineups and reserves packages, one of his recent trends has been using Tristan Thompson less and less in fourth quarters. Thompson has played...
View ArticleIdentities released in suspected murder-suicide in Akron
AKRON: The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office on Saturday identified the couple found dead a day earlier in Firestone Park as Miles Simmons, 22, and Drew Foster, 21.Both died of gunshot wounds....
View ArticleHigh school football Saturday night scoreboard
Regional SemifinalsSaturday’s GamesDIVISION IIIRegion 95 New Philadelphia 27, 8 East 202 Archbishop Hoban 21. 6 St. Vincent St. Mary 7———DIVISION VRegion 178 Garrettsville 33, 4 Leavittsburg LaBrae 283...
View ArticleDeadlocked jurors force mistrial in Cincinnati police shooting
CINCINNATI: Jurors failed to come up with a verdict against a white former police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist and were leaning toward a lesser...
View ArticleTrump paints parts of Summit County, Ohio red
BARBERTON: Brown leaves blew into piles as Terry Shaw took a stroll downtown on a slow business day.Lately, most days are slow, said the 63-year-old owner of a one-man delivery company.Shaw, a...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 13: ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ on stage; wine tasting in Stow;...
‘Schoolhouse Rock’ in sessionAll together now: “Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your adverbs here …” The Saturday-morning shorts of Schoolhouse Rock were so much fun, you didn’t realize how much you were...
View ArticleTrump may revisit Trump Country during a victory tour
NEW YORK: Donald Trump may take a victory tour to states that elected him president, an aide said Saturday, as boisterous protests unfolded outside the tower where he holed up with members of his...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
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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