Ohio gang member who admitted 4 slayings gets 38 years in prison
COLUMBUS: A central Ohio gang member who took responsibility for three years-old, previously unsolved murders has been sentenced to 38 years in prison.Twenty-eight-year-old Robert Wilson III pleaded...
View ArticleOfficer called to central Ohio home fatally shoots man
COLUMBUS: Authorities say a police officer fatally shot a man while responding to a domestic dispute involving a mother and son at a central Ohio home.The shooting late Thursday night in Madison...
View ArticleFamily slayings investigation leads to unrelated drug case
PEEBLES, OHIO: Ohio authorities say the investigation into the fatal shootings of eight people from one family led to unrelated drug charges against two people, including a distant cousin of the...
View ArticleCleveland Indians to host 2019 All-Star Game, sixth time for club
CLEVELAND: Sandy Alomar looked out the window as snow fell inside Progressive Field and vividly recalled a warm July night 20 years ago.“The best moment of my life,” he said.A six-time All-Star...
View ArticleJudge denies motion to dismiss Ohio man’s murder case in Massachusetts
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.: A Massachusetts judge has denied a motion to dismiss the murder case against an Ohio man arrested in 2014 in connection with shooting death of his wife nearly 20 years prior.Robert...
View ArticlePence becomes 1st vice president to address March for Life, pledges to end...
WASHINGTON: Vice President Mike Pence told a crowd gathered Friday for the annual March for Life that ending taxpayer-funded abortion and choosing a Supreme Court justice who will uphold “God-given”...
View ArticleTrump: Mattis’ view on torture will override his own beliefs
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday that his defense secretary’s opposition to torture would override his own belief that enhanced interrogation “does work,” addressing concerns about a...
View ArticleTrump pledges ’lasting support’ to U.S. relations with Britain
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday pledged America’s “lasting support” to the U.S.’ historic “special relationship” with Britain after he emerged from his first meeting with British Prime...
View ArticleFirst Akron Pride festival scheduled for August
Akron’s first LGBT pride event is planned for August in Hardesty Park.A steering committee of about two dozen volunteers has been meeting since September to plan a festival and march called Akron...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio getting its first Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
Chicago area grocery chain Fresh Thyme Farmers Market -- specializing in organic/natural items -- says it will open its first store in Northeast Ohio at 7 a.m. Feb. 8 in the Golden Gate shopping...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio getting its first Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
Chicago area grocery chain Fresh Thyme Farmers Market -- specializing in organic/natural items -- says it will open its first store in Northeast Ohio at 7 a.m. Feb. 8 in the Golden Gate shopping...
View ArticleAkron police still waiting on bikes, riot gear from RNC
Akron police officers who helped out at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this summer have not yet received bikes and fitted riot gear they were promised.Police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards...
View ArticleBrazil’s ‘Car Wash’ prosecutor says corruption probe to grow
CURITIBA, Brazil: The lead federal prosecutor in a massive corruption investigation roiling Brazil says that recent developments could double the size of the case, a staggering possibility given that...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Jan. 28, 2017
AKRONCops warn about break-insAKRON: Police are investigating a rash of car break-ins that occurred late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning in northwest Akron.In each case, windows were smashed...
View ArticleThings to Do: Acrobats at Civic; film fests in Kent and Barberton; waltz down...
Acrobatic evening is taking shape at Akron Civic TheatreThe Golden Dragon Acrobats seem to defy gravity and the limits of the human body. Check them out in Cirque Ziva at 8 p.m. at the Akron Civic...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Jan. 27
Actress Barbara Hale, 94, diesBarbara Hale, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Perry Mason’s secretary Della Street on the 1950s and 1960s TV series starring Raymond Burr, has died.NASA...
View ArticlePeople in the news — compiled Jan. 27
Actress taken to hospitalAuthorities say actress Mischa Barton, 31, was taken to the hospital after law enforcement was called to a southern California apartment.Sgt. Enrique Manduga of the Los Angeles...
View ArticleNext Summa leader needs to be insider to heal wounds, not among current...
Following Summa Health President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Malone’s resignation, his replacement must be a Summa insider — but not someone on the current executive team — who can heal the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 27
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 ArticlePoll: Broad worries about potential health care loss
WASHINGTON: Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worries many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care.A new...
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