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

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police arrested a woman for allegedly shooting another woman during an argument about a shared driveway. Akron police said Armani Brent, 22, is charged with ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Zoo is offering free admission to anyone who wears orange to celebrate Inclusion Days on Mar. 1-3. Akron Zoo partnered with Summit County Developmental Disabilities ...

Keep Akron Beautiful's (KAB) Planting Change initiative aims to rejuvenate the Rubber City's tree canopy by planting 100,000 trees by 2034, but it needs some money for the trees itself. On March 7 ...

AKRON, Ohio -- — Tavari Johnson and Shammah Scott each had 15 points, and Akron beat Northern Illinois 73-63 on Tuesday night to extend its winning streak to 14. Johnson had six rebounds for the ...

Art was a Firestone man. They went years without speaking ... When the war was over, all three of them were back in their hometown of Akron, Ohio, working at the family feed-and-grain mill and ...

The IndyCar Series is making an adjustment to its tire allocation rules in 2025 where its partners at Firestone will provide an extra set of higher-grip alternate tires and remove one set of primary ...

truck/bus tire plant. Announced Jan. 23, the closure—set for July 31 ... where cuts are expected at corporate and sales levels as well as the company's Akron Technology Center. "The company is ...

AKRON, Ohio — The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is investigating after a man has died following a shooting incident involving Akron police. According to officials, the shooting ...

AKRON, Ohio – A man died Monday in shootout with Akron police during a traffic stop in the city’s Summit Lake neighborhood, officials said. The shooting happened about 8:45 a.m. when officers ...