Things to Do, April 19: Winter Jam in theaters; Civic tour; Kiefer Sutherland...
Christian bands on big screenIf you missed the big Winter Jam show in Cleveland in February, you can catch its all-star roster of Christian bands in This Is Winter Jam, showing at 7 p.m. at the...
View ArticleClinton, Trump seek to quiet critics in New York primaries
NEW YORK: From a car wash in Queens to a hockey arena in Buffalo, both parties’ presidential candidates spread out across New York on Monday in a final quest for votes, a surreal scene for a state that...
View ArticleUpdate: Fatal fire being investigated as arson; families identify two victims
A man recovering from recent hip-replacement surgery and his girlfriend who was staying at his house to care for him died early Monday morning in a fire that investigators are treating as a possible...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 18
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 ArticlePistons making known their displeasure with officiating in Game 1 of playoff...
CLEVELAND: Stan Van Gundy fired the first salvo on officiating during an in-game television interview Sunday. Now 19-year-old Pistons rookie Stanley Johnson is taking aim at LeBron James.Johnson...
View Article2016 NFL Draft: Former high school teammates preparing to represent Walsh...
One of the last teams Gerry Rardin guided in his 35 years as Walsh Jesuit High School’s football coach will prove to be the program’s strongest pipeline to the NFL yet.Four Walsh graduates are expected...
View ArticleIndians view Trevor Bauer as a ‘weapon’ in bullpen as he becomes more...
Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer wasn’t sent to the bullpen to sit, nor was he relegated into mop-up duty in blowout losses. The team views him as a weapon, an additional asset between the starting...
View ArticleNearly $3.3 million awarded to Akron-area agencies, business to reduce diesel...
Two regional public transportation agencies, a local school district and an area refuse company are getting nearly $3.3 million in federal money to reduce their diesel emissions.The Ohio Environmental...
View ArticleWooden bridge on Towpath Trail torched, arson suspected
A section of the Towpath Trail in South Akron will remain closed indefinitely after vandals set a bridge on fire.The wooden bridge between Summit Lake and West Wilbeth Road was torched early Tuesday by...
View ArticleThings to Do, April 20: Creed Bratton in Lakewood; Over the Rhine in Wooster;...
Creed Bratton to rock LakewoodCreed Bratton was one of the best minor characters on the TV show The Office, playing an enigmatic, slightly psychotic variation of himself. Before his stint on the NBC...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Indians still facing plenty of lefties, but in a different...
CLEVELAND: The Indians still seem to be facing a high number of left-handed starting pitchers, though this time around it appears to be by chance rather than design.Last season, the Indians employed a...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 19
BASEBALLScoring SummariesBUCKEYE 5, BROOKSIDE 3Buckeye 000 202 1 — 5 6 1Brookside 101 010 0 — 3 8 3Batteries—Walker, Caniglia (7) and N/A. W—Walker,1-1. L—NA. Save—Canighlia. HR—None.Notes: Buckeye:...
View ArticleCharles Pilliod, Cuyahoga Falls native who became U.S. ambassador and...
Charles J. Pilliod Jr., who rose from the lowest levels at Goodyear to become its chairman and chief executive officer, and who also served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, died Monday. He was 97.Mr....
View ArticleTrump, Clinton triumph on home turf in New York primaries
NEW YORK: Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to victory with ease in Tuesday’s New York primary, with Trump bouncing back from a difficult stretch in the Republican contest and...
View ArticleWater main break closes Barberton and Norton schools, puts 29,000 customers...
Nearly 6,000 Barberton and Norton students got the day off school Wednesday because of an unfortunately situated water main break between Barber and Clark Mill roads in Norton.In addition to closing...
View ArticleAkron police investigate a series of unrelated house shootings
For the second time in as many weeks, Akron police are investigating a series of unrelated house shootings across the city.Once again, no one was wounded in any of the shootings. Anybody with...
View ArticleKayakers to spotlight the whitewater of the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Back when the idea of removing dams along the Cuyahoga River was still years from actually happening, kayak lovers used to fantasize about hometown races on the new whitewater.Now it’s...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall activated, Collin Cowgill...
CLEVELAND: The Indians on Wednesday activated outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall from the 15-day disabled list and demoted outfielder Collin Cowgill to Triple-A Columbus. Chisenhall started the year on the...
View ArticleMariners 2, Indians 1: Taijuan Walker outduels Danny Salazar in Mariners’ win
CLEVELAND: In a matchup of two of the more promising starting pitchers in the American League, the Indians’ Danny Salazar and the Seattle Mariners’ Taijuan Walker didn’t disappoint. Salazar, 26, and...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 20
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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