Akron Zoo celebrates Cavs and LeBron with half price admission today
Not sure what do before the LeBron James celebration at Lock 3 in Akron tonight?The Akron Zoo is offering a half-price deal for fans who show up wearing Cavs gear today.The zoo is also asking visitors...
View ArticleBaltimore police driver acquitted of all charges in Freddie Gray death
BALTIMORE: A judge acquitted a police van driver of all charges including “depraved-heart” murder on Thursday in the death of 25-year-old arrestee Freddie Gray, whose broken neck on the way to the...
View ArticleThe Goodyear Blimp's footage of the Cavs championship parade offers the best...
The Goodyear Blimp was in the air over Cleveland on Wednesday during the Cleveland Cavaliers championship parade. The views provided by the blimp are perhaps the best from the day. MORE: Huge crowd...
View ArticleWhat’s happening today as Akron prepares to celebrate LeBron and the Cavs
In anticipation of the LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers victory celebration at Lock 3 in Akron Thursday night, the Beacon Journal and Ohio.com will be monitoring developments. Here’s the latest...
View ArticleAkron considered other venues for LeBron James celebration, but chose Lock 3;...
Akron considered other venues, such as InfoCision Stadium and Canal Park, when deciding where to hold the LeBron James celebration, but opted for Lock 3 Park.The city, in consultation with the LeBron...
View ArticleGermany: suspect in cinema incident dead, no others injured
BERLIN: A masked man was shot dead Thursday after entering a movie theater in southwestern Germany with a weapon and taking several hostages, authorities said. No one else was injured.An armed man...
View ArticleAnti-abortion Ohioans conflicted in support for Trump
Donald Trump may have received a standing ovation from pro-life leaders in New York this week. But some, including dozens in Ohio, are refusing to endorse the presumptive Republican nominee for...
View ArticleThings to Do, June 24: Music to please just about any ear
Weird Al Yankovic to invade Civic TheatreEat it (eat it), eat it (eat it), get yourself an egg and beat it … Are you singing along yet? Weird Al Yankovic brings his “Mandatory World Tour” back to the...
View Article‘No’ to Obama’s immigration plans, Supreme Court says
WASHINGTON: A short-handed and deeply divided Supreme Court deadlocked Thursday on President Barack Obama’s immigration plan to help millions living in the U.S. illegally, effectively killing the plan...
View ArticleCavaliers are spectators during NBA Draft; LeBron James won’t compete in Rio...
Before the cleanup crews were done restoring the city of Cleveland following Wednesday’s championship parade, the Cavaliers’ front office was back to work. With no picks in Thursday’s NBA Draft, they...
View ArticleCavs million-person parade crowd is one for the record books. Sixth largest...
Whoa. Did Cleveland just host the sixth-largest sports celebration in recorded history?It sure did, according to a Wikipedia list of “largest peaceful gatherings” in the world.Not good enough? You say...
View ArticleNearly 30,000 fill downtown Akron for LeBron James celebration
Downtown Akron was abuzz with excitement and pride Thursday night, when thousands of people packed Lock 3 Park, Canal Park and the streets nearby to mimic celebrations in Cleveland the day...
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Cavs acquire point guard Kay Felder in second round of NBA draft
The Cavaliers drafted Oakland University point guard Kay Felder 54th overall Thursday night with a pick purchased from the Atlanta Hawks, a league source confirmed to the Beacon Journal. The Cavs...
View ArticleState steps up efforts to reduce drunken boating in Ohio
COLUMBUS: Authorities are stepping up patrols of Ohio boating locations in an effort to reduce alcohol- and drug-related accidents and deaths.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is taking part in...
View ArticleAuthorities: 1 dead, tanker ablaze in Ohio Turnpike crashes
WAUSEON, OHIO: Authorities say at least one person is dead and a tanker carrying 3,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen burst into flames following multiple crashes in Northwest Ohio.The State Highway Patrol...
View ArticleBrexit: U.S. markets plummet amid fallout from British vote to leave European...
The latest on developments in global financial markets:9:35 a.m.U.S. stocks are plunging in early trading after Britons voted to leave the European Union.The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 500...
View ArticleLeBron's "Cleveland Hustles" details; Akron Honey Co. involved
The official word: CNBC announced LeBron James’ and Maverick Carter’s selection of local judges and globally recognized c-suite host for the network’s highly anticipated unscripted primetime series,...
View ArticleFormer Canton resident will show off his “Ninja” skills on TV
When American Ninja Warrior airs Monday, a former Canton resident will be showing off his skills.Several skills, most likely.Logan Broadbent, a GlenOak High School and Ohio State graduate now living in...
View ArticleCEO gets federal prison for stealing $350,000 in taxes withheld from employees
The CEO of a waterproofing company has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for failing to provide the IRS with almost $350,000 in taxes he withheld from his employees’ paychecks.Jonathan M....
View ArticleIndians notebook: Outfielder Abraham Almonte nearing end of suspension;...
DETROIT: Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte will soon be eligible to return, though it doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be inserted into the major league outfield. Almonte was suspended for 80 games in...
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