Storefront display depicting Lady Liberty with a paper bag over her head...
In two decades of “pushing the envelope,” Bob Ferguson can name a few doozies he’s plopped in the storefront window of his shoe repair shop in Highland Square.Generally, the sidewalk showcase at...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 7
BasketballBOYSScoreboardTuesday’s ResultsAlliance 71, Salem 49Buchtel 86, East 40Copley 69, Wadsworth 60Coventry 77, North 57CVCA 40, Indian Valley 37Garrettsville 83, Cardinal Middlefield 38Green 73,...
View ArticleIndians make Boone Logan signing official; Austin Adams designated for...
The Indians’ bolstering of the bullpen that in part carried them through their postseason run became official on Tuesday with the announcement of left-handed relief pitcher Boone Logan’s one-year deal...
View ArticleJason Lloyd: As trade rumors swirl, Kevin Love fitting in better than ever...
WASHINGTON: Before Kevin Love’s two-step drop and heave Monday night, before LeBron James made one of the most sensational shots of the season to force overtime in the Cavaliers’ thrilling win at the...
View ArticleHigh school boys basketball/St. Vincent-St. Mary 59, Archbishop Hoban 57...
Tuesday night’s boys basketball game between host St. Vincent-St. Mary and Archbishop Hoban featured an Irish 59-57 win in overtime and a whole lot more.There was a disputed call in overtime, and a...
View ArticleAkron 65, Ball State 63: Isaiah Johnson’s buzzer-beater lifts Zips to win...
Tuesday’s showdown between the best of the Mid-American Conference’s West and East divisions at Rhodes Arena came down to whether a sub-58 percent free-throw shooter could sink two with his team behind...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 9, 2017
MEDINASirocky, MaryJane, 90, of Medina. Died Tuesday. Carlson, Brunswick.PORTAGEIngraham, Patricia Mae, 82, of Hudson. Died Friday. Bissler & Sons, Kent.STARKBenner, Freda, 88, of Alliance. Died...
View ArticleGreen hires law firm to aid Nexus pipeline fight
GREEN: City Council members acted Tuesday to take the Nexus natural gas pipeline fight to the next level.Members unanimously voted to hire a Cincinnati law firm to find options to oppose the location...
View Article911 caller on house that exploded in West Akron: “It blew up. It’s gone.”
Calls to 911 surged moments after a house exploded in West Akron on Tuesday evening.“I’m at the corner of Courtland and Hawkins, and this house just blew up right in front of me,” a woman told...
View ArticleKSU students protest senate confirmation of education secretary
More than 100 Kent State University students gathered in the middle of campus at Risman Plaza on Wednesday afternoon to protest the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Feb. 9, 2017
BARBERTONBill of Rights programBARBERTON: The Barberton Public Library will host its first “The Bill of Rights and You” program, starting with the First Amendment, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. There will be...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Feb. 8
Nominee responds to TrumpThe president’s extended criticism of the judiciary prompted a rebuke from Judge Neil Gorsuch, his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator that Trump’s comments were...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications
■ Rashon Williams, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison for providing drugs to a pregnant woman that killed her and her baby, was the woman’s drug dealer. A story in...
View ArticleThings to Do, Feb. 9: Cleveland Orchestra plays Mahler; gardening talk in...
Listen to ‘Song of the Earth’ This weekend’s Cleveland Orchestra concerts feature mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and tenor Paul Groves in The Song of the Earth, which Mahler wrote to pull himself out...
View ArticleQ&A: Untangling legal issues surrounding Trump’s travel ban
SEATTLE: A federal appeals court is considering whether to reinstate President Donald Trump’s travel ban, but another aspect of his executive order is still in effect — a review of visa procedures to...
View ArticleTrump criticism of Nordstrom raises conflict concern
NEW YORK: Where the White House saw a father standing up for his daughter, an ethics expert saw an implicit threat.President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Nordstrom, the latest company to draw...
View ArticleNew Orleans mayor says half-mile wide tornado damaged 940 homes
NEW ORLEANS: Dwight Powell lost his Lexus to the massive tornado that injured 33 people and destroyed or seriously damaged 940 properties on a half-mile wide rampage through 2 miles of east New...
View ArticleTimeline for Tamela Lee case
TIMELINE OF TAMELA LEE CASEDecember 2015: Tamela Lee and three co-defendants are indicted by a federal grand jury. Lee denies the bribery allegations in a Beacon Journal interview. Lee files to run for...
View ArticleTrial of former Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee — accused of bribery —...
By Stephanie WarsmithBeacon Journal staff writerCLEVELAND: Former Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee made phone calls to judges and prosecutors to try to help the Abdelqader family. She chatted...
View ArticleCompany to resume work to finish Dakota Access pipeline
CANNON BALL, N.D.: With the green light from the federal government, the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Wednesday it plans to resume work immediately to finish the long-stalled...
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