One dead, multiple injured in San Antonio shopping mall shooting
SAN ANTONIO: A robbery inside a San Antonio shopping mall ended with shots fired on Sunday, leaving one person who tried to intervene dead and three others shot, police and fire officials said.Police...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Here are answers to patient questions regarding controversy...
In the weeks since Summa Health’s abrupt changeover of its emergency room physician group on New Year’s Day and the growing dissent by hundreds of doctors calling for the resignation of hospital...
View ArticleTrump moves to pull U.S. out of Pacific-Rim trade deal
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump moved to pull the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise as he began his first full week in...
View Article’The Last Jedi’ revealed as title for ’Star Wars’ VIII
NEW YORK: “Star Wars: Episode VIII” finally has a title: “The Last Jedi.”The Walt Disney Co. announced the title for the next chapter in the Skywalker saga on Monday. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will be...
View ArticlePolice seeking armed man who tried to steal from Kent supermarket cash register
A man armed with a handgun attempted to steal from a cash register at a Kent supermarket on Sunday afternoon, police reported.The man fled the scene before he could steal any money or merchandise from...
View Article4,341 city customers get water from pipes with lead, city says
Amid statewide and national concerns about lead contamination, Akron city officials posted an interactive map online Monday showing the location of pipes with lead that carry drinking water.“In light...
View ArticleOhio center to focus on global fight against human trafficking
CINCINNATI: Activists dedicated to helping end human trafficking globally will talk about their efforts at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.Besides attending a panel discussion Monday...
View ArticleMan bites ear off another man during argument about Trump
PITTSBURGH: Police say a man bit the ear off another man in Pittsburgh as they argued about President Donald Trump.The 30-year-old victim was bitten at his apartment at around 6:45 a.m. Monday in the...
View ArticleTeen suspect in school shooting to remain in custody
URBANA, OHIO: A 17-year-old boy charged in a school shooting that injured two students will remain in custody at a juvenile detention center for now.A juvenile court judge on Monday granted the...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 24: Sara Watkins in Kent; Oscar nominees announced;...
Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek has stepped out on her own, recording a solo album, Young in All the Wrong Ways. She plays the Kent Stage at 8 p.m. with opener Liz...
View ArticleSenate confirms Trump’s pick to run the CIA
WASHINGTON: The Senate on Monday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the CIA despite some Democratic objections that Rep. Mike Pompeo has been less than transparent about his positions on...
View ArticleBrowns agree to four-year, $50 million contract with linebacker Jamie Collins
Browns head of football operations Sashi Brown received backlash last year after he declared “it is important for us to keep our own,” then let four key starters leave the franchise on the first day of...
View ArticleWhite House press secretary: ‘Our intention is never to lie’
NEW YORK: White House press secretary Sean Spicer told a roomful of reporters that “our intention is never to lie to you,” although sometimes the Trump administration may “disagree with the...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Despite recent struggles, LeBron says Cavs not in a...
NEW ORLEANS: For only the second time since the start of last season and the first time since Tyronn Lue took over as head coach, the Cavaliers lost four-of-six entering Monday’s game at New Orleans....
View ArticleCavs lose for fifth time in seven games despite big nights from LeBron James,...
NEW ORLEANS: Hours before the game, before the New Orleans Pelicans shot holes across the Cavs’ defense, LeBron James insisted it didn’t feel as if the Cavs were in a slump. It’s hard to deny it now....
View ArticlePelicans 124, Cavaliers 122: Short-handed Pelicans send Cavs to fifth loss in...
NEW ORLEANS: Hours before the game, before the New Orleans Pelicans shot holes across the Cavaliers’ defense, LeBron James insisted it didn’t feel as if the Cavs were in a slump. It’s hard to deny it...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 23
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...
View ArticleSecond local lawsuit filed over 2015 Ellet plane crash
A second local lawsuit has been filed in Summit County Common Pleas Court over losses incurred when a corporate jet crashed into an Ellet neighborhood more than a year ago.Beth Montgomery, one of the...
View ArticleAkron’s 2017 construction plan slashes spending by more than $75 million
Money for municipal construction projects in Akron is being pinched by the massive sewer and water project and shrinking state funds, leaving little for road repairs, park upgrades and other capital...
View ArticleSpecial needs teacher Dennis Robart Jr. sentenced to 45 days in jail for...
A special needs teacher and one-time candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives was sentenced to 45 days in jail Monday for punching out an SUV window and striking his ex-girlfriend on her...
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