Racist language, symbol found on door at Ellet High School
Beacon Journal staff reportA racially charged message and swastika made out of what appears to be masking or white tape were discovered on the door to the Ellet High School boys basketball team’s...
View ArticleBrowns to sign Green Bay Packers center J.C. Tretter, according to report
The Browns will sign Green Bay Packers center J.C. Tretter, NFL Network reported Thursday. Tretter, 26, would fill the Browns' urgent need for a starting center. Free agency officially begins at 4...
View ArticleComplaint: Woman said she set her 2 young sons’ beds on fire
MARTINSBURG, W.Va.: A woman jailed on murder charges in West Virginia on Thursday is accused of setting fire to the beds of her two young sons as her husband slept.A criminal complaint says Molly Joe...
View ArticleWikiLeaks to help shield tech firms from CIA’s hacking tools
WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks will work with technology companies to help defend them against the CIA’s hacking tools, founder Julian Assange said Thursday. The move sets up a potential conflict between...
View ArticleEPA chief: Carbon dioxide not primary cause of warming
WASHINGTON: The new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he does not believe that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream...
View ArticleGeneral says no bad decisions in Yemen raid, probe is over
WASHINGTON: The top U.S. commander for the Middle East says he’s completed an exhaustive review of the Yemen raid that killed a Navy SEAL, and has concluded there were no lapses in judgment or decision...
View ArticleOhio’s income tax revenue falls short again in February
COLUMBUS: Ohio’s state income tax revenue has come up short of estimates in the past several months, and state tax revenue overall is nearly 3 percent below estimates for the fiscal year.The Columbus...
View ArticleRadioShack closing its last Akron store as company files for second...
The last RadioShack store remaining in Summit County is closing, a store employee told the Beacon Journal on Thursday following the announcement that the electronics chain has filed for Chapter 11...
View ArticleJury selection begins in trial of gunman in barracks ambush
WEST CHESTER, Pa.: Lawyers began the process of picking a jury Thursday in the capital murder trial of an anti-government sharpshooter charged with killing a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and...
View ArticleArson case up in flames after lawyer’s pants catch fire
MIAMI: A Miami defense attorney is feeling the heat after his pants caught fire as he delivered closing arguments in an arson case.Witnesses told the Miami Herald 28-year-old Stephen Gutierrez was...
View ArticleHomeowners qualify for help with sidewalk repairs, if it’s partly the city’s...
A majestic red pine twists like a 20-foot bonsai hanging over a 1920s brick pond in Laura Miller’s backyard.Lining the new sidewalks that straddle her Firestone Park driveway, smaller trees will bloom...
View ArticleAuthorities uncover crack cocaine, heroin, LSD and firearms in Canton
CANTON: Stark County Sheriff George Maier says authorities found a large amount of crack cocaine, heroin, LSD, firearms and $4,000 in cash while executing a search warrant Thursday morning at a home at...
View ArticleFencers take over Cleveland for March North American Cup
CLEVELAND: Fencers are taking over Cleveland this weekend.The Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, 300 Lakeside Ave., will host the U.S. Fencing Association’s March North American Cup Friday,...
View ArticleSeasons Road to close in Streetsboro
STREETSBORO: City police are warning motorists that Seasons Road will be closed March 20-23 between Ravenna Road and Cackler Road for work being done on the railroad overpass.Detours will be set up.
View ArticleSerial killer website features painting signed by Akron man convicted of...
Visitors to the Serial Killer Ink website can buy digital recordings of Charles Manson, the 243-page confession of Jeffrey Dahmer and — recently added — a painting signed by Craigslist killer Richard...
View Article5.5 quake hits southern Caribbean, no damage reported
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken the southern Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela but caused no reported damage.The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake hit Friday...
View ArticleOhio auditor to probe if e-schools can track learning time
Associated PressCOLUMBUS: Ohio’s auditor has ordered a statewide examination of cyber schools’ data collection practices after his office found the state’s largest online charter school lacked adequate...
View ArticleWoman resigned to being plump learns she had 140-pound tumor
ALLENTOWN, Pa.: Mary Clancey says she was resigned to being a plump old lady. Over 15 years she kept getting bigger despite dieting. But with her health deteriorating, her son persuaded her to go to...
View Article4-year-old takes flight amid high winds in Cleveland area; don’t worry, she’s...
LYNDHURST, OHIO: High winds that blew through the Cleveland area knocked a little girl off her feet, literally.Brittany Gardner, posted a video on Facebook of her 4-year-old daughter, Madison, opening...
View ArticleVolkswagen pleads guilty in U.S. diesel emissions scandal
DETROIT: Volkswagen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and obstruction of justice in a brazen scheme to get around U.S. pollution rules on nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles by using software to suppress...
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