Things You Need to Know — compiled Oct. 24
Battleground state raises alarmsPennsylvania may be slipping away from Trump to Clinton. A loss there would leave the Republican only a razor-thin pathway to winning the White House.Mass exodus from...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Oct. 25
BEACON JOURNALLater deliveryDelivery of the Beacon Journal may be delayed during the Indians-Cubs 2016 World Series games.On game nights, press times may start later to allow for complete coverage of...
View ArticleCorrections & Clarifications — Oct. 25
■ Portions of the game story on the Browns’ 31-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Page C1 in Sunday’s Beacon Journal did not appear in print. A news designer erred. The full story appears on Ohio.com.
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 25: ‘Edward Scissorhands’ at Nightlight; sports book...
See ‘Edward Scissorhands’ at NightlightThe Nightlight is showing Tim Burton’s modern fairy tale Edward Scissorhands at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. It marked the first collaboration of Tim Burton...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Oct. 25
Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area:Major highways abruptly closed: None.AKRON:• Interstate 76 lane restrictions and ramp closings: Until late November, I-76 between Grant Street...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
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 ArticleChampionship ring ceremony will be emotional moment for Cavs coach Tyronn Lue
CLEVELAND: Throughout his playing and coaching careers, Tyronn Lue has always been one of the most liked and respected men on the floor. That’s what made his transition to head coach last season so...
View ArticleIndians continue to shrug off underdog label heading into World Series
CLEVELAND: Just as they have all October, the Indians will enter yet another series as the underdogs when they meet the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Progressive...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Cavs rings or World Series debut?
I thought the vote would be much closer. But you guys clearly have an acute case of Indians Fever.According to my completely scientific poll of self-selected respondents (cough), fully 80 percent of...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 1: ‘Strangers’ at Play House; playwright Parks at Case...
‘Sex With Strangers’ a take on modern loveCleveland Play House’s production of Sex With Strangers by Laura Eason (a screenwriter for Netflix’s House of Cards) continues through Nov. 13. The story,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Buck ain’t great, but he’s no hater
Countless Indians fans insist that Fox play-by-play announcer Joe Buck hates our team and desperately wants the Cubs to win, and that his rooting interest is coming through loud and clear.Well, Buck...
View ArticleInsecure emails or nuclear war? Clinton attempts to focus voters in Kent on...
Introduced Monday by a Cold War-era veteran who faced nuclear war, Hillary Clinton gave a sober speech at Kent State — not to strike fear into the electorate — she said, but to draw attention to Donald...
View ArticleArea deaths — Nov. 1, 2016
MEDINAClaypool, Retha M., 85, of Medina. Died Sunday. Waite & Son.Godec, Josephine M., 101, of Brunswick. Died Sunday. Waite & Son, Medina.Voldrich, Jerome Michael, 58, of Medina. Died Friday....
View ArticleFirstEnergy Solutions cancels NOPEC electricity deal for 500,000; now locked...
FirstEnergy Solutions has canceled its electricity deal with the state’s largest consortium of communities serving 500,000 customers, and the two are now locked in a legal battle.FirstEnergy Solutions,...
View ArticleAkron man sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for extorting former...
An Akron man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for threatening the life of Akron native and former Ohio State University football star Chris “Beanie” Wells.Wells isn’t named in...
View ArticleSuspect in slayings of four women in Ohio set for trial in 2017
The trial of a man linked to the killings of at least four women in Ohio has been scheduled for next year.A judge in Ashland County Common Pleas Court on Monday set the date of Shawn Grate’s trial for...
View ArticleAkron police investigate 6 weekend shootings; 3 with injuries and 3 without
Akron police are investigating six shootings from over the weekend, three with injuries and three without.The three incidents with no injuries involved shots fired into homes. Officers don’t think they...
View ArticleFire destroys Perry Township furniture store
An early morning fire Sunday destroyed a Perry Township furniture store.The fire at Dorsey’s Designer & Fine Wholesale Furniture at 4541 Tuscarawas St. W resulted in a total loss of the building...
View ArticleDemocrats say Trump, GOP are intimidating voters in Ohio, three other states
COLUMBUS: Democrats are accusing Republicans and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign of conspiring to intimidate voters in at least four states just days ahead of the election.In each lawsuit, the...
View ArticleFairlawn man and executive director of Summit County Veterans Commission...
COLUMBUS: A 94-year-old Fairlawn man and the head of the Summit County Veterans Service Commission are being inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.William J. Miller, a U.S. Army veteran who...
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