Akron raises possibility of tearing down old Firestone headquarters,...
Akron wants “new ideas and new vision” for the aging, massive former Firestone headquarters and factory, including possibly relocating Bridgestone’s IndyCar race tire facility — and even tearing down...
View ArticleThings to Do, April 12: Edgy play at Coach House; talk at Wilderness Center;...
Edgy comedy at Coach HouseCoach House Theatre’s “Black Box Series” offers two-night runs of edgier contemporary fare. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the company is presenting Four Dogs and a Bone, a comedy...
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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 ArticleSuspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon reportedly fails another drug test,...
Failing another NFL-administered drug test and living with a notorious partygoer isn’t exactly the best recipe for suspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon to gain admittance back into the league,...
View ArticleState audit catches fishy spending by Shreve village officials
State Auditor Dave Yost doesn’t like sushi.“But I especially hate it when the taxpayers pick up the tab,” he said Tuesday following the release of a state audit probing finances for the village of...
View ArticleAbsentee ballot fix could impact general election after missing Summit County...
Instead of automatically tossing out more than 1,000 absentee ballots in March, innovation and a last-minute directive from state officials allowed Cleveland poll workers to count dozens of votes.After...
View ArticleAkron could seek grant to hire 25 more firefighters
Akron wants to hire 25 new firefighters and could seek a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to pay for the jobs.Fire Chief Edward Hiltbrand appeared before City Council’s Public Safety...
View ArticleColumbus police officer dies from gunshot received Sunday
COLUMBUS: An Ohio police officer has died two days after he was critically wounded when a man opened fire on a SWAT team trying to arrest him.Columbus police say Officer Steven M. Smith died late...
View ArticleOhio Turnpike announces largest construction program in 15 years
BEREA: The Ohio Turnpike has announced its largest capital improvement program in 15 years.The commission says it will spend as much as $144.5 million this year on projects throughout northern Ohio.The...
View ArticleProtest rallies continue at UA against president Scarborough and his policies
Several student protesters at the University of Akron leaned on crutches, wrapped their heads in bandages and called themselves the Walking Wounded on Tuesday.“We have been scarred by [Scott]...
View ArticleThings to Do, April 13: Don’t be missing John Waite; see ‘Apollo 13’ with an...
Don’t be missing John WaiteJohn Waite has had a long career in music, beyond the ’80s smash Missing You; he was also frontman for The Babys (Back On My Feet Again) and Bad English (When I See You...
View ArticleOhio lawmakers introduce $2.6 billion capital spending budget
A $2.6 billion capital budget being proposed in the Ohio Senate includes $6.5 million for a Stark State College of Technology campus in Akron.Officials have not yet settled on a location for what the...
View ArticleAkron-area Teamsters headed to Washington to protest pension cuts
Thousands of retired Teamsters — including two busloads from the Akron area — will pressure federal lawmakers Thursday at a rally in Washington, D.C., to ward off deep pension cuts expected to start...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 12
BASEBALLScoring SummariesROOTSTOWN 5, WINDHAM 4Rootstown 000 020 3 — 5 5 2Windham 200 110 0 — 4 10 2Batteries—Testa, Simons (7) and West, Harris (5); Tanner, Roche (7) and Eye. W—Testa, 1-1. L—Tanner....
View ArticleNFL rejects banished Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon’s bid for...
Suspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon remains in NFL purgatory with no guarantee he’ll ever escape.The NFL rejected Gordon’s bid for reinstatement into the league on Tuesday.“His petition was...
View ArticleRays 5, Indians 1: Cory Kluber gives up three runs in loss
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: Logan Forsythe and Evan Longoria both hit two-run homers in the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Indians 5-1 on Tuesday night.Forsythe ended Cory Kluber’s night with...
View ArticleCavaliers guard Kyrie Irving delivers after telling LeBron ‘I have to be...
CLEVELAND: At some point after Kyrie Irving’s shaky performance in Saturday’s loss at the Chicago Bulls, Irving texted LeBron James with a simple message: “I have to be better.”If there is one player...
View ArticlePlay Ball! Baseball returns to downtown Akron — RubberDucks set for fun...
Who’s on first? Long awkward pause.OK. I looked it up — Nellie Rodriguez or Joe Sever.Let’s admit it, unless you are a real diehard baseball fan, who is actually on the field for the RubberDucks (full...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 13
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.NOMINATE ATHLETESCoaches are encouraged to submit...
View ArticleBrowns exec Sashi Brown hoping Josh Gordon returns but not counting on it;...
Browns head of football operations Sashi Brown hopes suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon straightens up enough to be reinstated into the NFL, but the executive is not counting on it.That was Brown’s...
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