Akron OH

Spotting an underage drinker at the front door has transformed from a quick glance into a high-stakes battle against perfect replicas.

The Akron Public School Board voted unanimously to move forward with a resolution to consider terminating a Junior ROTC instructor accused of punching a high school student in the throat.

Chick-fil-A is officially coming to Akron-Canton Airport later this year.

Some meals stick with a town for nearly a hundred years, passed down through birthdays, weddings, and lazy Sunday afternoons. In one small Ohio community, a plate of coated chicken paired with a spicy tomato rice became the reason families kept coming back for generations. Kids who ate there in...

Social service agencies across the county are seeing a significant rise in older adults needing essential services and support with food, utility assistance, shelter, and transportation, and yet funding has not kept pace with this growing need. In response, Portage County Job and Family Services made the request and re

MACEDONIA, Ohio -- Ohio craft beers, wines, food trucks and live music will be featured when Macedonia Parks & Recreation brings back FallFest on Sept. 26 at Longwood Park. “Enjoy an evening of great craft beer and wine, delicious food trucks, live music, and a fun community atmosphere,” Macedonia Parks & Recreation po

Ceth Burrows said his daughter Everleigh prefers calm environments and was happy to find an event that accommodated that. On a Sunday afternoon in Macedonia, two-year-old August Miller slowly approaches a petting zoo Turkey. As it chirps, his caution quickly becomes curiosity. “Oh,” he exclaimed, “did you hear that?”..

The Summit County Land Bank has been awarded more than $2.7 million for four local redevelopment projects, including two in Akron. The money, which was reallocated from other local projects the Ohio Department of Development had already funded, will go toward demolition and revitalization, to help remove barriers to re

MEDINA, Ohio – This week will be a busy one for road construction crews in Medina as work resumes on the US 42 resurfacing project as well as the city’s concrete street repair program. City Engineer Patrick Patton announced Sept. 14 that work on both projects will begin...

Akron knows a good breakfast. Whether you’re craving eggs and bacon, a stack of pancakes or a strong cup of coffee, the city has plenty of places where the griddle stays hot and the regulars keep coming back. But before we serve up this week’s question, let’s hear it...