Akron OH

Anyone who’s tackled a home improvement project knows one trip to the hardware store is never enough. That is just as true when teaching middle and early high schoolers about skilled trades — with Brian Battaglia, director of the Skilled Trades Education Program, making multiple trips for everything from drywall boards

Canadian wildfire smoke prompted an air quality advisory across Ohio yesterday, with Northeast Ohio reaching hazardous air quality levels. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency urged everyone, but especially those with heart or lung conditions, children, older adults and pregnant women, to stay indoors. The health e

DOWNTOWN AKRON — An invitee to the high-profile July 3 wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce purchased three items from Don Drumm Studios and Gallery to gift the newlyweds, a representative from the studio told the West Side Leader. Among the items purchased was a cast aluminum casserole...

AKRON, Ohio — It’s known as the greatest amateur racing event in the world: the All-American Soap Box Derby. Every year, over 300 racers from across the U.S. and Canada compete in the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs in Akron, OH. Alexa traveled from Florida with...

Akron's former Central-Hower High School is set to be transformed into a large hub for small businesses, creators and entrepreneurs.

Investigators have charged a suspect after a string of thefts and business break-ins across Stark County. The 49-year-old man was arrested on July 14. He is accused of a series of crimes between mid-June and early July. Court records list different addresses for him in Strasburg and Sugar Creek Township. Court records

Northfield Center Township officials covered a wide range of business across three recent meetings, from a possible road levy increase to a proposed pause on data center development. The Zoning Commission met June 8, trustees held a work session June 29, and the board convened its regular meeting July 7.

AKRON — The City of Akron and Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB) have announced the launch of Akron’s first-ever Litter Letter Project installation, a new public art initiative that encourages residents to take pride in their neighborhoods while promoting a cleaner, greener and more beautiful city. The large-scale letters...

Superheroes were rappelling six stories off of a hospital roof, while others were on the ground below them.

The air in Medina County is filled with smoke originating from wildfires blazing in Canada on Thursday. National Weather Service of Cleveland Meteorologist David Marsalek said the smoke comes from wildfires that are mainly in the northwestern part of Ontario and the northern region of Manitoba. “One of the bigger...