Summit County Democrats choose Joy Oldfield to run for open common pleas...
Nominating a candidate for Summit County Common Pleas Judge was top of the ticket at the Democratic precinct committee meeting Thursday night at North High School in Akron.With Summit County Common...
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BASEBALLScoring SummariesCANTON SOUTH 11, MINERVA 9Minerva 003 230 1 — 9 13 0Canton South 000 362 X — 11 12 3Batteries—Zwahlen, Kohl (5), Long (7) and Mayle; Phillippi, Tessanne (5), Moore (7) and...
View ArticleZika virus hits home: Summit County resident acquired it while traveling abroad
A Summit County resident who traveled to an area where the Zika virus is common came home with the disease, local officials said Thursday, emphasizing the case is no threat to public health.Who the...
View ArticleLeBron James and Justin Bieber could square off for homecourt advantage at...
Justin Bieber fans find themselves basketball followers rooting for a Cavaliers sweep of the Detroit Pistons in the NBA playoffs.Bieber’s nearly sold-out world tour is scheduled to kick off at 7:30...
View ArticleReady to be president? Clinton, Sanders dispute each other
NEW YORK: Deepening their increasingly bitter feud, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders aggressively challenged each other’s judgment to be president in Thursday night’s Democratic debate, sparring over...
View Article2016 NFL Draft: Browns will no longer have pick of first QB after Rams trade...
The Browns were leapfrogged in the NFL Draft and will no longer have a shot to select the first quarterback April 28 after the Los Angeles Rams pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Tennessee Titans...
View ArticleRubberDucks 3, Baysox 2: Sellout crowd enjoys home opener in Akron
Hope springs eternal with each home opener, especially when your baseball team is off to a hot start.RubberDucks fans saw a glimpse of just how good their team might be Thursday in a 3-2 win over 2015...
View ArticleIndians 6, Rays 0: Danny Salazar allows three hits in six innings
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: Danny Salazar gave the Indians another strong start against the Tampa Bay Rays.Salazar gave up three hits in six innings and Marlon Byrd hit one of three home runs as the Indians...
View ArticleWomen’s Network of Northeast Ohio announces 2016 award recipients
The Women’s Network of Northeast Ohio has announced recipients of the 17th annual Women of Achievement Awards, given to professional women in the public and private sectors who encourage success among...
View ArticleMan charged with menacing Akron police officer’s wife
An off-duty Akron police officer assisted in the arrest of a North Canton man who is accused of following the officer’s wife home from the gym Friday morning.Andrew I. Hayes, 38, was charged with...
View ArticleThings to Do, April 16: Record Store Day; new beer released; Pet Palooza in...
Ale, ale ... the gang’s all hereToday is Record Store Day, a chance to support your local vinyl shop and pick up some musical rarities. See our story in today’s Community section for a rundown on...
View ArticleTwin quakes kill at least 16 in south Japan; many trapped
MASHIKI, Japan: Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing at least 16 people, trapping many others beneath flattened homes and sending thousands of residents to seek refuge...
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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 ArticleMets 6, Indians 5: Ryan Lewis’ 11 Walk-off Thoughts on Cody Anderson, a power...
Here are 11 Walk-off Thoughts from the Indians’ 6-5 loss to the New York Mets Friday night. 1. Cody Anderson is a pitcher who utilizes hard, downward movement to induce weak contact and the occasional...
View ArticleFirstEnergy Corp. files three-year plan for energy efficiency programs
FirstEnergy Corp. has filed energy-efficiency program plans with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that are aimed at helping customers to save money while cutting 800,000 megawatt hours of...
View ArticleAcknowledge addiction as mental illness, boost treatment options to battle...
To combat the ongoing opiate epidemic, the nation must acknowledge addiction as a mental illness and increase the availability of treatment options, local addiction experts said Monday.The roundtable...
View Article‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts dies at 90
LOS ANGELES: Doris Roberts, who played the tart-tongued, endlessly meddling mother on Everybody Loves Raymond, has died, a family spokeswoman said. She was 90.Roberts died overnight in her sleep,...
View ArticlePortman attacks heroin epidemic and ignores election in apolitical Akron...
In his prepared remarks before the Akron Press Club, Rob Portman never mentioned the prominent Democrat challenging him in a tight race that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate next...
View ArticleContractor sentenced to 3 years in prison, ordered to pay restitution to...
A contractor apologized to an elderly Copley Township woman he was convicted of bilking out of more than $80,000 in home repairs, saying during his sentencing Monday that she and her late husband were...
View ArticlePaul McCartney to make first Cleveland concert appearance in more than a decade
“The cute one” is coming to Cleveland. Singer/songwriter/ex-Beatles Paul McCartney has been methodically filling out his spring and summer tour itinerary a few venues at a time.And Monday it was...
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