Two local Pearl Harbor survivors among dwindling number left to tell the tale
wooster: At 7:52 a.m., 75 years ago Wednesday, U.S. Army Pvt. George Morton was sunning himself on the Hawaiian beach of Waikiki, enjoying his Sunday off.Then Morton heard a siren in the distance. He...
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REPORTING SCORESReport scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Let your athletic director and coach know if you do not see your school’s...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron James’ decision to not stay in Trump hotel just...
NEW YORK: LeBron James wished President-elect Donald Trump well and likened his decision not to stay with the team at Trump SoHo to choosing between chicken and steak.For the first time in his career,...
View ArticleCoach Hue Jackson says he’d leave Browns if they trade man of year Joe...
BEREA: Browns coach Hue Jackson doesn’t just like nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas. He has a full-fledged man crush on him.Jackson admires and respects Thomas so much that the coach boldly...
View ArticleSummit County going gray as population ages, census figures confirm
The Akron region is going gray fast.The U.S. Census Bureau released new five-year estimates Thursday that show Summit County, just like the rest of the country, is getting collectively older as the...
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Cavs 126, Knicks 94; Jason Lloyd's 12 thoughts on defense and water bottles
NEW YORK: Twelve thoughts for 12 turnovers in Wednesday’s 126-94 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden… 1. If the five days off last month disrupted the Cavs’ rhythm, Sunday’s film...
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Bob Dyer's podcast: Having fun with Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan
Longtime Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer is doing a weekly podcast called Dyer Necessities. This time around, he takes his microphone to Akron City Hall, where he asks some totally off-the-wall...
View ArticleHunters harvest nearly 67,000 deer during Ohio gun season
COLUMBUS: The state says hunters harvested nearly 67,000 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s weeklong deer-gun hunting season.That total from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4 is about 6,600 fewer deer than were checked...
View ArticleSecond officer dies in Georgia shooting; suspect found dead in home
A second Georgia police officer died Thursday, a day after being shot alongside a fellow officer who was a lifelong friend, and the hunt for the suspected gunman ended when a SWAT team found the...
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BASKETBALLBOYSScheduleFriday’s Games(All games 7:30 p.m., unless noted)Aurora at Kent RooseveltBerlin Hiland at Sandy ValleyBrookside at Black RiverBuchtel at North, 7 p.m.Canton South at...
View Article‘Godspeed, John Glenn’: Public hails hero of space, politics
Tributes poured in for former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, who died Thursday at age 95. Politicians, astronauts, educators and others called him a hero, with many mentioning the phrase that...
View Article10 things to know about John Glenn, who has died at 95
WASHINGTON: Ten notable aspects of the life of astronaut and senator John H. Glenn Jr. who died Thursday at 95:ENDURING MARRIAGE:Glenn married his childhood sweetheart, Anna “Annie” Margaret Castor, in...
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John Glenn went from small-town Ohio boy to outer space and national politics:1921: Born on July 18 in Cambridge, Ohio, to John Herschel Glenn Sr., a plumber, and Clara Sproat Glenn, who taught...
View ArticleThe best quotes from John Glenn: ’Zero-G and I feel fine’
Associated PressA sampling of quotes from John Glenn:“We are placed here with certain talents and capabilities. It is up to each of us to use those talents and capabilities as best you can. If you do...
View ArticleHouse passes stopgap measure as senators raise objections
WASHINGTON: The House on Thursday cleared bills to keep the government running through April and authorize hundreds of water projects, but a Senate fight over benefits for retired coal miners...
View ArticleDonald Trump visits with Ohio State attack survivors, first responders
DES MOINES, IOWA: In the midst of his Cabinet deliberations, President-elect Donald Trump flew to Ohio on Thursday to meet with victims and families after the latest U.S. outbreak of violence, a somber...
View ArticleCavaliers not yet a finished product at season’s quarter-pole
The Cavaliers have reached the quarter-pole of the season, which is typically when teams begin to make self-evaluations, but coach Tyronn Lue isn’t ready to do that quite yet.Despite his team being the...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson eager for quarterback Robert Griffin III to start...
BEREA: Let the RG3 experiment resume.Browns coach Hue Jackson named Robert Griffin III the starting quarterback for Sunday’s home game against the Cincinnati Bengals and made it clear he’ll be...
View ArticleIndians receiving perfect set of circumstances to make a run at Edwin...
For the Indians to make a truly big splash financially, they require a perfect storm of circumstances. It happened in 2013, when qualifying offers and the draft-pick compensation attached to them, a...
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