Salvation Army leaders blame Dec. 2 shooting for decrease in kettle donations...
BARBERTON: Kettle donations are down in Barberton and Salvation Army officials are blaming it on a Dec. 2 shooting in an Akron barbershop that injured a leader of the Barberton Corps.Corps Officer...
View ArticleAkron’s first Elf Con draws fans of classic holiday movie
The movie Elf has carved out a spot as a family holiday favorite since its 2003 release, but only the humans who share a true affinity for elf culture braved the near-arctic temps Friday night for...
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BASKETBallBOYSScoreboardFriday’s GamesArchbishop Hoban 53, Cle. Benedictine 51Barberton 76, Aurora 71Brunswick 58, Elyria 35Canton McKinley 75, Green 68Carrollton 54, Salem 46Copley 79, Revere...
View ArticleBrowns associate head coach-offense Pep Hamilton expects quarterback Robert...
BEREA: After watching Robert Griffin III practice this week, associate head coach-offense Pep Hamilton expects the quarterback to bounce back Sunday when the Browns (0-13) visit the Buffalo Bills...
View ArticleLeBron James hints NBA players opted for peace with owners instead of chasing...
INDEPENDENCE: There was a time not long ago when LeBron James hinted that the players would try to wrestle back some of the millions the union relinquished to ownership during the 2011 lockout. Yet the...
View ArticleAs Browns revisit starting point of brutal stretch, they maintain faith in...
In the midst of their worst stretch in franchise history, the Browns will return to the place where the pain and suffering started when they visit the Buffalo Bills beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday.The last...
View ArticleAkron police to use grants to recognize schoolchildren who ‘Do the Right Thing’
A little girl only wears her bike helmet because her little sister told her to. When she gets into an accident, her doctor says the helmet might have saved her life.Two boys find a gun in their...
View ArticleMedina County detective says ‘everything a crime scene’ in case of missing...
By Amanda GarrettBeacon Journal staff writerMEDINA: The mystery of missing Lafayette Township Trustee Bryon Macron only seemed to deepen Saturday.About 3 miles of two-lane country roads separate...
View ArticleOn victory lap, few signs Trump focusing on unified nation
MOBILE, Ala.: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday wrapped up his postelection victory tour, showing few signs of turning the page from his blustery campaign to focus on uniting a divided nation a...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 18: Bolshoi ‘Nutcracker’ on screens; brass band in Akron;...
Watch a classic ballet performanceHaven’t gotten enough of The Nutcracker yet? See one of the world’s great ballet companies, the Bolshoi, performing the classic on the big screen at 12:55 p.m. at...
View ArticleAkron man arrested in 78-year-old mother’s death
Wire reportThe man who police say brutally beat his 78-year-old mother to death in West Akron on Thursday night has been arrested. Derrick Williams, 47, was taken into custody around 12:30 a.m....
View ArticleBiden, mourners pay tribute to late space hero John Glenn in Columbus
COLUMBUS: The nation’s vice president and a retired Marine Corps general were among the dignitaries, family members and other mourners who choked up Saturday during a memorial tribute to the late space...
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BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsChippewa 53, Willard 49Massillon 60, Lakewood 54 (OT)Orrville 36, Dalton 35Sandy Valley 73, Buckeye Trail 66Evanston (Ill.) 72, St. Vincent-St. Mary 66Triway...
View ArticleCavaliers 119, Lakers 108: Refreshed, rested Big Three power Cavs over pesky...
CLEVELAND: A refreshed and rested Big Three was just what the Cavaliers needed to shake the pesky Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James scored 26 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving...
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Cavs 119, Lakers 108; Jason Lloyd's 17 thoughts on rested stars, assists and...
CLEVELAND: Seventeen thoughts for 17 rebounds from Kevin Love in the Cavs’ 119-108 win Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers… 1. The time off seemed to suit Kyrie Irving well. In fact, it seemed...
View ArticleBrowns quarterbacks Josh McCown, Kevin Hogan among inactives on road against...
Rookie Cody Kessler will be the only backup quarterback active for the Browns (0-13) when they face the Buffalo Bills (6-7) beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday at New Era Field. Kessler will serve as the No. 2...
View ArticlePolice impersonators target Medina County residents with phone scam
Medina County residents are being reminded not to fall for a telephone scam with growing reports of would-be swindlers impersonating police over the past couple of days.Capt. David Centner with the...
View ArticleDon’t expect surprises from Ohio’s Electoral College voters
TOLEDO: The people who make up the Electoral College in Ohio don’t have much choice because they’re bound by a state law that requires electors to vote for the nominee of the party that appointed...
View ArticleJet-setting Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99
LOS ANGELES: Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress who made a career out of multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, has died. She was 99.The middle...
View ArticleBitter cold front moves across Plains to Midwest
CHICAGO: Dangerous, record-low temperatures caused cancellations of some holiday festivities in the Plains and Midwest over the weekend before the cold front pushed into the Ohio Valley and the Eastern...
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