As Akron celebrates its bicentennial in 2025, we’re looking back at two centuries of headlines. Visit BeaconJournal.com every ...

Here’s what happened this week in local history: 1825 ... and he was sentenced to three years in the Ohio Penitentiary. Akron Bicentennial logo. 1925: Dr. Charlotte Davenport, who claimed ...

Akron men's basketball dominated the Mid-American Conference in the regular season, but recent history shows the MAC ...

Akron native Paul Tazewell, 60, won the Oscar for costume design and made Academy Awards history in the process.

Paul Tazewell, who graduated from Buchtel High School, made history, becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar for best costume design.

The show features stories from his greatest expeditions and insights into some of the world’s most intriguing mysteries.

AKRON, Ohio — Controversial comedian Louis CK is ... marking his only stop in the region. The historic venue, located at 182 S. Main St., is one of 75 dates on CK’s upcoming tour, which ...

Barberton City Schools third graders will start using a unique history book soon, written by a renowned children’s author and Barberton native. Director of Curriculum Shelly Habegger updated the ...