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Four months after plans for a massive data center development were unveiled in Portage County, the debate over the project shows no signs of slowing down.

A 34-year-old Akron man wanted on multiple felony warrants died after allegedly pulling a handgun and firing a round that struck him in the head during an encounter with members of a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force inside a locked bedroom on Brown Street last Thursday morning, in a case tangled up with months of alle

Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a 29-year-old inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution after a fight between cellmates.

HINCKLEY TWP. — The margin for error in golf is often miniscule. One bad swing or one bad putt can derail a hole and one hole can knock an entire round off balance. That was the fate of Medina ace Trent Riedel at the boys’ Pine Hills Division I District on Monday.

The following item is a written record of the Ward 7 meeting from Sept. 16, compiled by Akron Documenter Rebecca Ritterspach. It is not a reported story. Documenters are residents who are trained to observe and document local government meetings. Their notes are edited before publication for clarity and accuracy — unle

MEDINA — Medina Bee Park received Heritage Ohio’s 2026 Best Downtown Placemaking Award on Wednesday. Main Street Medina Executive Director George Sam said about 40 communities statewide participate in Heritage Ohio’s Main Street program. Sam said the organization submitted Bee Park for consideration and learned it was.

Fall is here, which means crisp air, changing leaves and plenty of reasons to explore Summit County’s trails. For this week’s Akron photo quiz, we’re visiting a scenic green space along the Cuyahoga River. Once home to a golf course, the area has been restored as a habitat for plants and wildlife.

TURTLECREEK TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Authorities are investigating the “aggravated murder” of a 29-year-old inmate following a fight with his cellmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol report. Maurice Vinson, of Akron, was taken from the prison to Atrium Medical Center, where

Ohio’s overdose death rate has fallen by more than half since 2020, giving the state the largest percentage decline in the country, according to a new analysis of federal data. AddictionResource.net analyzed CDC mortality records covering more than 630,000 drug overdose deaths nationwide from 2019 through 2025. The gro

Crews are removing more than 850,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, as part of a major cleanup around the Gorge Dam. The material contains pollutants including heavy metals, oil, grease and industrial chemicals that have remained trapped in the river for decades. I