AKRON, Ohio – Akron will host a full lineup of concerts, events and activities for people of all ages at its reimagined Lock 3 venue downtown this summer. The recently renovated venue offers a ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — An investigation is underway after a 23-year-old man was killed in a construction site accident Thursday afternoon, Akron police said in a statement. First responders were ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The construction worker killed Thursday in an Akron construction site accident was due to get married just six days later. The Summit County Medical Examiner on Friday ...

AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron has agreed to sell the Quaker Square complex in downtown Akron for $800,000 to Ohio River Investments, LLC, the university announced this week. The sale of ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Mayor Shammas Malik and other city officials are holding a news conference Thursday to give an update on several community programs started within the last year.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — A man who recently purchased a scratch-off ticket at an Akron store is sitting pretty after winning $1 million. Find out more about Ohio lottery winners right here The man ...

AKRON, Ohio — A 16-year-old girl was arrested Thursday morning at Buchtel CLC in Akron amid allegations that she struck a 55-year-old teacher and a 15-year-old girl in the head with a Stanley cup.

AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Education Association, which is the teachers' union that represents more than 2,700 educators and employees at Akron Public Schools, has filed additional Unfair Labor ...

AKRON, Ohio — Mattel has announced that Barbie is releasing the first Ken doll of a professional athlete, which will be in the likeness of Akron native and NBA star LeBron James “to recognize ...

Beacon Journal staffers share their Akron memories. We asked our staffers to submit their favorite Akron memories. Read the ...

* Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS ‡ The median salary for workers with 10 or more years of experience per Payscale. Founded in 1870, the University of Akron is a large, public ...