The 2024-25 Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards show was on Friday night at the John S. Knight Center, honoring ...

Jodie Hughes has been announced as the new principal of Independence Primary School, succeeding TJ Ebert. Ebert is starting a ...

The Beacon Journal spoke with Jenn Kidd, executive director of Akron's art house theater The Nightlight, to discuss the ...

Eleven Strongsville residents applied for the open school board seat that the board gave to Kevin Griffin on June 12.

Three Cardinals and three Bronson Vikings earned all-state softball honors, including two first team honors for Bronson's ...

New Downtown Akron Development Corporation's executive director earned University of Akron degrees, spent years downtown.

Family members, friends, recall the late judge James R. Williams as an "ordinary man doing extraordinary things" during ...

This week in Akron history, Gen. Simon Perkins bought 160 acres southwest of present-day intersection of Main and Exchange ...

Registration is open for the 44th Annual Tire Society Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology, set for Sept. 23 ...

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark recently won the USA TODAY Studio IX Trailblazer Award at the Iowa High School Sports Awards ...

Chemistry chairs warn that they face the same problems afflicting the UK with the Trump administration adding to their woes ...

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