Sharon Budd’s catastrophic ordeal leads to new safety rules for bridge...
COLUMBUS: The family of a Lake Township schoolteacher critically injured when a rock was dropped on their car from an overpass has helped push through new state rules to limit the chances such a...
View ArticleFirstMerit’s 26 percent stock hike boosts executive, director and institution...
FirstMerit Corp.’s senior executives, board members and institutional shareholders got a 26 percent boost to their stock holdings following Monday’s announcement that Huntington Bancshares is buying...
View ArticleA Cruz-Rubio feud flares in Iowa closer
MANCHESTER, IOWA: As if hearing Marco Rubio’s footsteps creeping up on him, Ted Cruz directed much of his final advertising against the Florida senator in the frenzied weekend prelude to the Iowa...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 31: ‘Clybourne Park’ closes at Weathervane; Stalley at...
Massillon rapper at Grog ShopRapper Stalley wears his Northeast Ohio roots on his sleeve; the Massillon native’s album titles include Ohio and Lincoln Way Nights. He’ll perform at 9 p.m. at the Grog...
View Article‘Spotlight’ wins best ensemble at not-so-white SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES: The newspaper drama Spotlight, badly in need of some Oscar momentum, took the top honor at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.The ensemble award had seemingly come down to...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 30
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 ArticleTroubled Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel becomes target of police...
Johnny Manziel is being investigated by police in Texas for what they described as an altercation between the troubled Browns quarterback and his ex-girlfriend.Although Manziel hasn’t been arrested,...
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Cavs 117, Spurs 103; Jason Lloyd's 24 thoughts on Kevin Love's comfort and...
CLEVELAND: Twenty-four thoughts for 24 points from Kawhi Leonard in the Cavs’ 117-103 win Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs… 1. It took Tyronn Lue one week to make Kevin Love feel more...
View ArticleCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue making all right moves, and non-moves, during his...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: The roots of his 11-year playing career are starting to emerge in Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue. He refuses to stand much during games because his knees hurt and, more importantly, guys...
View ArticleOhio groundhog Buckeye Chuck begs to differ, his prediction: 6 more weeks of...
MARION, OHIO: Ohio is in for six more weeks of winter weather if the “prediction” of the state’s groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, is to be believed.Unlike Pennsylvania’s famous Punxsutawney Phil, the...
View ArticlePizza delivery man shot twice during robbery in Akron
AKRON: A 59-year-old Papa John’s pizza delivery driver was shot twice in the back Monday night during a robbery on Crane Walk, according to police reports.Police Capt. Daniel Zampelli said the driver,...
View ArticleShots fired, no one injured during early morning break-in
AKRON: A trio of burglars broke into a home early Monday morning and fired shots before getting away with various items from inside, police said.According to reports, a 27-year-old woman who lives at...
View ArticleBath trustees OK window replacement project
BATH TWP.: Trustees approved the second phase of the Bath Center Building window replacement project at their Monday meeting.The contract with David W. Smith Architect LLC will provide for the...
View ArticleOhio city offers compromise so officer can keep K-9 partner
MARIETTA, OHIO: Ohio officials say they have offered a compromise to a recently retired police officer who wants to keep his K-9 partner.Officials in Marietta said Monday that they never intended to...
View ArticleGoodwill Outlet opens in Jackson Twp; Akron area also has one
A Goodwill Outlet Store will open in Jackson Township, selling items after they have cycled through the regular Goodwill stores. The store at 4379 Whipple Ave NW in the building formerly occupied by...
View ArticleNavy SEAL from Ohio to receive Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON: A Navy SEAL who helped rescue an American hostage in Afghanistan will be the nation’s next Medal of Honor recipient, the White House announced on Tuesday.Edward Byers, a senior chief in the...
View ArticleYahoo to layoff 1,700 employees
SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo is laying off about 1,700 employees and shedding some of its excess baggage in a shake-up likely to determine whether CEO Marissa Mayer can save her own job.The long-anticipated...
View ArticleLady Gaga to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
NEW YORK: Lady Gaga is set to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday.The NFL told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Gaga will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Levi’s Stadium in Santa...
View ArticleOhio executions disproportionately African American, especially if the victim...
The Cleveland man hopes to see Ohio’s death penalty abolished so that no one else experiences what he went through.Kwame Ajamu was sentenced to death and later exonerated.“I spent three years, seven...
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