Once in office, Trump can quickly alter Supreme Court agenda
WASHINGTON: Even before Donald Trump chooses a Supreme Court nominee, the new president can take steps to make several contentious court cases go away.Legal challenges involving immigration, climate...
View ArticlePence’s transition job could signal key role in White House
NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to empower his running mate, Mike Pence, to steer the presidential transition gives the soon-to-be vice president a powerful hand in shaping the...
View ArticleHigh school scores and schedules
FOOTBALLPlayoff ScheduleRegional FinalsDivision I(Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday)Region 14 Cle.St. Ignatius (11-1) vs. 2 Lakewood St. Edward (9-2) at Bedford Bearcat StadiumRegion 21 Powell Olentangy...
View ArticleTrump names Priebus, Bannon to senior White House roles
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump made his first two key personnel appointments Sunday, one an overture to Republican circles by naming GOP chief Reince Priebus as his White House chief of...
View ArticleFamily, friends keep legacy alive of Akron teacher, dance instructor who was...
Tara Lynn Clossman was passionate about teaching because she loved children.She was enthusiastic about dancing because it was her way of expressing joy. “She started dancing when she was 5 and it just...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Mike Dunleavy’s shot remains off despite rare start
CLEVELAND: Mike Dunleavy’s shooting slump to start the season is deepening and not even a spot start was enough to jump-start his shot. Dunleavy started Sunday in place of J.R. Smith, who missed the...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: UA men’s soccer team finds right blend of young and old in...
Nick Hinds’ spin move in the waning minutes of the second half counted for nothing. Yet the dazzling moment of improvisation from the University of Akron freshman seemed to foreshadow the exciting...
View ArticleCavaliers 100, Hornets 93: Channing Frye, new lineup in fourth quarter lead...
CLEVELAND: A lineup the Cavaliers haven’t used at all this season was good enough to overtake and fend off the surging Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. And they did it while Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Nov. 14
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 ArticleVouching for Trump, Obama says U.S. will maintain alliances
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Monday abandoned his dire warnings and dark predictions about his newly elected successor and urged Americans to give President-elect Donald Trump time to rise to...
View Article2016 set to break heat record despite slowdown in emissions
MARRAKECH, Morocco: Global temperatures are soaring toward a record high this year, the U.N. weather agency said Monday, while another report showed emissions of a key global warming gas have flattened...
View ArticleArea deaths — Nov. 15
MEDINAFranz, Mary C., 87, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.Grumbling, Debbie A., 61, of Brunswick. Died Sunday. Carlson.Hardison, Lois K., 93, of Wadsworth. Died Monday....
View ArticleDan T. Hayes, Akron Public Schools retiree, sports hall of famer and vet,...
Dan T. Hayes may have retired from a career in education, but he never ended his involvement with the schools.Mr. Hayes, who served in the Army during World War II, died on Friday — Veterans Day.“He...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Conspiracy at the Beacon Journal
I swore last week I wouldn’t write a single word about the election. The whole topic was making my head explode.But today I’m caving in.Why? Because when ignorant people publicly rip my favorite...
View ArticleResidents try to slow last step of construction for homeless complex
Opponents of Stoney Pointe Commons, a planned housing complex for homeless and disabled adults on Vernon Odom Boulevard near Romig Road, continued their fight in a public hearing Monday night with...
View ArticleTwo agencies submit proposals to open housing for addicts seeking treatment
Two agencies are vying for funding from Summit County’s addiction services board to open “transitional housing” where addicts can live safely while waiting for treatment.The county’s Alcohol, Drug...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 15
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleRetired teacher pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in bar fight that...
Robert Jarvis is a 65-year-old retired special education teacher with no criminal history.He was working as a disc jockey at the Zodiac, an Akron bar, to make extra money in January when he got into a...
View ArticleDefense attorney call investigation ‘botched’; prosecutors say Akron woman...
Who shot Tevael Parker? Did he take his own life? Did whomever was in a gray car seen by witnesses fire the bullet?Attorney Walter Benson says the shooter wasn’t his client, Kerieda Beavers, Parker’s...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Nov. 15, 2016
AKRONNew local NAACP officersAKRON: Members of the Akron Chapter of the NAACP elected new officers during a meeting Monday.The officers are: Judi Hill, president; Edna Borders, first vice president; S....
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