Things to Do, August 23: ‘Mothra’ mocked on screen; ‘Kinky Boots’ opens; look...
Mocking ‘Mothra’ at the moviesThe RiffTrax gang is back on area screens at 7:30 p.m., and this time the target of mockery is the 1961 Japanese camp classic Mothra. Yes, it’s about a giant moth larva...
View ArticleJudge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules
AUSTIN, TEXAS: A federal judge in Texas blocked the Obama administration’s order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen...
View ArticleRepublicans to query firms that ran Clinton’s private server
By Michael Biesecker, Eileen Sullivan and Chad DayAssociated PressWASHINGTON: Republicans stepped up their attacks Monday on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server...
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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 ArticleAkron Public Schools mourn slain teacher
An air of sadness enveloped the Akron Public Schools boardroom on Monday night, as Board of Education President Bruce Alexander asked those in attendance to observe a moment of silence for a teacher...
View ArticleAkron police begin Narcan training; every cruiser expected to be outfitted by...
When 1,000 people recently gathered downtown to raise awareness about the heroin epidemic, one of their chief demands was that Akron police — in addition to paramedics — begin carrying the heroin...
View ArticleIndians’ Carlos Carrasco, Andrew Miller shut out A’s in 1-0 win
Indians pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Andrew Miller were overpowering, and Carlos Santana provided the only offense of the night in a 1-0 win against the Oakland A’s. Carrasco (9-6, 3.12 ERA) threw...
View ArticleSummit County jobless rate drops in July
Summit County’s unemployment rate dipped in July and fell below levels from a year ago, state figures released Tuesday show.The county jobless rate fell to 4.7 percent in July, down from 4.9 percent in...
View ArticlePolice: Man accused of killing three in Ohio was hearing voices
DAYTON: A man accused of fatally shooting three people was hearing voices when he showed up at a behavioral health care facility the day of the shootings, according to public documents.A field...
View ArticleFire prompts evacuation of residents in 101-unit complex in Kent; cause of...
Beacon Journal staff reportA fire in an apartment kitchen Monday led to the evacuation of residents in the 101-unit Tower 43 complex in Kent.Lt. James Samels with the Kent Fire Department said the fire...
View ArticleAppeals court: Week of early voting shouldn’t return to Ohio
COLUMBUS: A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an Ohio law that trims a week of early voting in the swing state, reversing a judge’s decision that had restored the time.Democrats had challenged a...
View ArticleGlenwood Jail escapee sought by authorities
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an inmate who escaped from Glenwood Jail on Friday in Akron.Jason Shockley, 26, of Akron, was still on the loose as of Tuesday evening. “This is not a...
View ArticleWoman armed with note robs bank in West Akron
A bank in Akron’s Wallhaven neighborhood was robbed shortly after opening Tuesday morning.Police are looking for a woman who, around 9:15 a.m., entered the lobby and handed a note to the bank teller at...
View ArticleJudge doesn’t mince words in feelings about jailed businessman Ronald Conte’s...
The lawyer for a jailed Akron businessman who got caught trying to run an income tax business while imprisoned withdrew his client’s request for early release after a stern judge made it clear how she...
View ArticleThings to Do, August 24: Last days of ‘Myopia’; Rob Zombie, Korn at Blossom;...
‘Myopia’: Blink, and it’ll be goneYou have only five days left to see Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia at the Akron Art Museum and MOCA Cleveland. And you really do need to see both halves of the show. The...
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...
View ArticleTrade? What trade? Browns excited about what Josh Gordon-Terrelle Pryor...
TAMPA, FLA.: The Browns flaunted their twin towers at wide receiver Tuesday in a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and they’re not interested in breaking Josh Gordon and Terrelle Pryor...
View ArticleDanny Salazar roughed up again in 9-1 loss to Oakland A’s
Danny Salazar was again shaky in his second start after returning from the disabled list in a 9-1 loss to the Oakland A’s Tuesday night. Salazar was tagged for three runs in the first inning, just...
View ArticleOhio Congressional members say pick Ravenna for future missile defense system
In a rare show of bipartisan support, 17 Congress members from Ohio are urging that Ravenna become the site of a new military missile defense system.In a letter to Vice Admiral James D. Syring,...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Museum on target for fall opening
The new Akron Children’s Museum is moving forward with plans to open this fall.Organizers recently launched an online, matching fundraising campaign and construction workers are busy building out the...
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