Akron OH

Akron leaders plan to set aside $250,000 in this year’s budget for homelessness response and emergency shelter support on top of federal dollars from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a human being, let alone a musician, with the work ethic of Maynard James Keenan. The Akron native fronts three significant bands -- Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, coming to the Akron Civic Theatre on April 16 on a tour promoting its new album, “Normal Isn’t.”

After a multi-year federal investigation, a 38-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed deadly controlled substances throughout Northeast Ohio. Jerone Tate, 38, of Westlake, Ohio, was sentenced to 292 months in prison by U.S. District Judge...

Taste this: Akron Hammer at Buckets (330-572-2885), located inside of House Three Thirty at 532 W. Market St. It’s part of the restaurant’s lineup of smashburgers. Creator: Buckets staff, along with Nick “Notch” Lopez of the LeBron James Family Foundation, taste-tested a list of flavor combinations curated by culinary director Aaron “Bomba” Blank.

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - A trial date was set Tuesday in the case of the two Canton officers charged in the April 2024 death of Frank Tyson while in police custody. Officers Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch are now scheduled to go on trial Aug. 10. Both officers were indicted...

CLEVELAND — We have a winner! One lucky lottery ticket sold in Delaware has just won the Powerball jackpot worth $231 million in the latest drawing that was held on Monday, April 6, 2026. Here in Ohio, lottery officials say there was one winner who hit a big prize...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - An inmate at the Summit County Jail died last week after a suicide attempt. According to the Summit County Medical Examiner, Nickolas Miller, 37, attempted to hang himself inside his cell. Miller was discovered by staff around 9:15 a.m. on March 28. He was transported...

As Drag Illustrated celebrates its 20th anniversary and approaches the milestone 200th issue, we're diving into the archives and republishing some of favorite features from 190-plus issues of the magazine. This cover story by Ian Tocher on Glenn Butcher, who won the 2024 PDRA Elite Top Sportsman world championship, is from DI #89 in July of 2014.

Cleveland, April 2026 – Busch Funeral and Crematory Services is honored to announce its 3rd Annual Nurse Memorial Service in partnership with the Northeast Ohio Nurse Honor Guard. This year, two services will be held in observance of National Nurses Week to provide additional opportunities for the community to gather in remembrance. The first will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at our Parma location...

LaBrae survived a late-game surge to outlast the Garfield G-Men in a 5-4 thriller.