Bill Hoover reflects on 50+ years of fighting for gay rights Hoover, who is originally from Canton, got his start ...

Two Ohio State National Champions were recognized this week with jersey retirements at their high school, St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio. Parris Campbell ...

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

Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown emerged from a close Democratic primary victory with a $34,957 surplus as he looks toward winning a third four-year term in the Nov. 4 general election. During the ...

Wheelersburg High School softball head coach and Hall of Famer Teresa Ruby revealed an interesting thought about her four Pirate seniors —sitting at the press conference table following the Pirates’ ...

Country singer Conner Smith ("The Creek Will Rise") withdrew from shows in Akron and Columbus following fatal crash with ...

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

Parris Campbell and Doran Grant saluted each other as Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary paid tribute to their high school football ...

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

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

Unlike ChatGPT and other popular chatbot models, Woebot was not “generative A.I.,” that is, capable of generating unique ...

Beacon Journal Star Student Ananya Sharma is shown June 12 at the Akron-Summit County Main Public Library, where the 2025 Our ...