Summa Health confirms undisclosed number of layoffs
Summa Health confirmed Wednesday it is laying off employees, but declined to specify how many jobs were cut or what those employees do for the Akron-based hospital system. The Beacon Journal learned of...
View ArticleBill Clinton dumps on Trump for buying Chinese steel
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal staff writerCANTON: Former President Bill Clinton wrapped up a two-day tour of eastern Ohio on Wednesday in Canton, where he campaigned for Hillary Clinton in front of...
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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 ArticleIndians notebook: Yan Gomes makes ALDS roster with fractured wrist
CLEVELAND: Against all odds and medical timetables, Yan Gomes will be a part of the American League Division Series. The Indians on Wednesday tentatively set their ALDS 25-man roster. In part due to...
View ArticleIndians’ Trevor Bauer completes cycle from bullpen to ALDS Game 1 starter
CLEVELAND: Trevor Bauer didn’t begin this season in the Indians’ starting rotation. He was left out in favor of Cody Anderson.But Thursday, Bauer will be the one taking the mound for the Indians...
View ArticleCavaliers 117, Magic 102: Rookie point guard Kay Felder shines in preseason...
CLEVELAND: Kay Felder can do everything the Cavaliers are looking for out of their backup point guard: Someone who can get them into the offense, attack and make the right play. He proved it during...
View ArticleSummit County celebrates growth in tourism spending last year
The tourism industry is booming in Summit County.A new economic impact survey shows direct spending rose from $1.37 billion in 2013 to $1.54 billion last year, an increase of 12.4 percent.The results...
View ArticleSummit County and Akron taxpayers can now analyze government spending at...
Summit County and Akron are now part of OhioCheckbook.com.The public website and database, run by the state treasurer’s office, allows citizens to examine government spending right down to individual...
View ArticleThree charged after Facebook Live video depicts machete attack in Brunswick...
An 18-year-old Medina County man has been arrested after a video on social media depicted a gruesome scene of him allegedly attacking a trespasser with a machete.Scott Carrabine, of Brunswick Hills...
View ArticleFirestone High School Parent, Teacher and Student Association treasurer...
The treasurer of Firestone High School’s Parent, Teacher and Student Association has been charged with stealing more than $6,000 from the organization from December to July.Stacy Walker, 42, of...
View ArticleSummit judge recovering after fall during run
A Summit County judge is recovering after recently falling 30 feet while running on a trail at Hampton Hills Metro Park in Akron. Domestic Relations Court Judge John Quinn lost his balance and fell,...
View ArticleSentencing of Akron man who fatally shot another man after police say the...
The much-anticipated sentencing of David Hillis, who shot and killed Marcus Glover away from his property after police say Glover and another man forced their way into Hillis’ Akron home, has been put...
View ArticleSummit park district buys former Valley View Golf Club for $4 million, plans...
Hikers can soon check out Summit Metro Parks’ $4 million purchase: the former Valley View Golf Club in Akron.The park district will host an open house on the 194-acre property from noon to 3 p.m. Oct....
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 7: Loudon Wainwright in Kent; ‘Halloween’ triple feature;...
Wainwright III to perform on Kent StageLoudon Wainwright III has had a long, eclectic career as a musician, songwriter and actor; his latest album, Haven’t Got the Blues (Yet), is described as...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 6
FOOTBALLScoreboardThursday’s ResultWadsworth 38, Twinsburg 36Scoring SummaryWADSWORTH 38, TWINSBURG 36Wadsworth 6 15 8 9 — 38Twinsburg 14 14 0 8 — 36Twi.: McClain 1 run (McCarthy kick)Wad.: Palidar 60...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Larry Doby Youth Fund announced; Kyle Crockett tweaks back;...
CLEVELAND: As playoff baseball gets underway following one of the best seasons for the Indians in the past decade, the club has announced the creation of the Larry Doby Youth Fund, which aims to...
View ArticleDeadly Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Leaving more than 280 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with potentially catastrophic winds of 130 mph Thursday, and 2 million people...
View ArticleAkron man goes on trial in rape linked to DNA evidence; Efrem Johnson already...
Though 16 years have passed since she was raped and beaten in a wooded area of Akron, the 54-year-old woman was able to point out the man she says attacked her because of one feature she hasn’t...
View ArticleIn Manchester, the party for coach Jim France gets a timeout
From the beginning of the 2016 school year, the community of New Franklin has been abuzz with the possibility that Manchester High School football coach Jim France would do it this year: Break the...
View ArticleCavaliers guard Iman Shumpert loses weight, hopes to add production
INDEPENDENCE: From the wrist surgery that cost him two months to some of his worst career numbers across the board, not much went right last season for Iman Shumpert — other than signing that $40...
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