Alliance police post video of man who tells police he lost his marijuana
ALLIANCE: There’s nothing wrong with asking a police officer for a little help.But when it comes to finding your lost marijuana? Well, that’s a different story.Alliance police posted a video on the...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 2: UA band concert; black comedy at None Too Fragile;...
Hear UA Concert Band performAs the end of the semester nears at the University of Akron, the school of music offers up final concerts by various ensembles. The Concert Band will perform at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleMan tries to rescue boy from Ohio river, drowns, police say
LIMA, OHIO: Police say a man drowned trying to save a boy who had fallen into a cold Northwest Ohio river.Lima police Sgt. Jason Warren tells the Lima News that the boy, whose identity wasn’t...
View ArticleMother, son shot to death in Akron home
Akron police say a mother and her son were shot and killed Sunday night at a home in the 1200 block of Hartford Avenue, Beacon Journal news partner newsnet5.com reported.Police say a man, 28, was shot...
View ArticleRequests to revisit FirstEnergy, AEP deals in Ohio due
Associated PressCOLUMBUS: Opponents are facing a deadline to ask Ohio utility regulators to reconsider their approval of two closely-watched energy deals that allowed two utility companies to impose...
View ArticleTrial begins in murder of Akron teen; Marcus Price points to co-defendant as...
Three teenage boys walked into an Akron alley.Two ran out, leaving the third lying dead.The question is: Which of the two shot the other?Summit County prosecutors say Marcus D. Price, whose murder...
View ArticleSecond jury convicts Marcus Turner of murder; Turner sentenced to 18 years to...
A Summit County jury deadlocked in 2013 about whether Marcus L. Turner was guilty of murder.A second jury, however, agreed that Turner was guilty.After deliberating for 12 hours Friday and Monday, 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 ArticleThings to Do, May 3: ‘Garden’ in theaters; ‘Matilda’ on stage; brewer talks...
Watch ‘Come to the Garden: On Stage’Come to the Garden: On Stage features faith-based storyteller and author Jennifer Wilder Morgan and animated characters from her forthcoming book. It will be shown...
View ArticleCavaliers shoot down Hawks with 15 3-pointers in 104-93 Game 1 victory
CLEVELAND: The Cavaliers continued their hot shooting from long range Monday night at the expense of the Atlanta Hawks.Six different Cavs made a shot from beyond the 3-point arc in a 104-93 win at...
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Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson demoralizes Hawks on offensive glass, as usual
CLEVELAND: On Sunday, Cavaliers veteran Richard Jefferson said the Atlanta Hawks had two Tristan Thompsons. For the rest of the Eastern Conference semifinal series, Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer will...
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Cavs 104, Hawks 93; Jason Lloyd's 21 thoughts on defending Kyle Korver, free...
CLEVELAND: Twenty-one thoughts for 21 points from Kyrie Irving in the Cavs’ 104-93 win Monday over the Atlanta Hawks for a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals… 1. Tyronn Lue...
View ArticleDefense secretary says American killed in combat in Iraq
STUTTGART, GERMANY: Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that an American serviceman has been killed near Irbil in Iraq.“It is a combat death,” Carter said at the outset of a news in Stuttgart,...
View ArticleEPA says 2-square-mile toxic blob nearing Cleveland water plant
CLEVELAND: State environmental regulators say sludge material dredged from the Cuyahoga River and dumped into Lake Erie in the 1970s might be moving toward a Cleveland water treatment plant.The state...
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