Akron OH

Akron native Paul Tazewell is on a major roll right now. If you went to Playhouse Square to see the musical Suffs about the suffragette movement, you saw his costumes onstage. If you saw the movie Wicked, you saw his sparkling, extravagant, labor-intensive costumes. (He also did the costumes for the sequel.) He’s...

APPLE CREEK, Ohio — A small tornado touched down Tuesday in Northeast Ohio, snapping and uprooting trees and damaging homes and other buildings. According to the National Weather Service, the EF0 tornado touched down just before 10 p.m. in Wayne County near the village of Apple Creek, which is about 60 miles south of...

Car shoppers across Northeast Ohio often encounter “starting at” pricing and unclear financing estimates when searching for their next vehicle. Ron Marhofer Chevrolet is changing that experience by introducing a real-time prequalification tool powered by Capital One that shows drivers actual rates and monthly...

AKRON, Ohio – Edgar’s, a restaurant adjacent to J.E. Good Park Golf Course in west Akron, is closing. Its last day will be Saturday, April 4. “Edgar’s has always been more than just a restaurant. It’s been a place where friendships were formed, celebrations were held, music was shared, and memories were made. From...

Vada King thought something must be wrong when her January electric bill was $841. It said she had used 4,201 kilowatt hours at her Pike Township manufactured home from Jan. 5 to Feb. 3, resulting in the supply portion of her bill being nearly $441 at Energy Harbor's rate of 10.49 cents per kilowatt/hour. The rest...

SEVEN HILLS, Ohio -- The state of Ohio’s AMERICA250-OH celebration program celebrates and commemorates the 250th anniversary of the United States with emphasis on how the Buckeye State contributed to U.S. history. The initiative features different monthly themes, with March billed as “Ohio Entertains: Music &...

AKRON, Ohio (WKBN) – A Canfield man who was convicted in a police chase has lost his driver’s license for life, according to court records. Javon Gage, 30, was sentenced in Summit County Court to 90 days in a Community Alternative Sentencing Center and two years of probation. He was also given a lifetime license...

Today, the Clorox Co. completed its previously announced acquisition of GOJO Industries, expanding Clorox’s product portfolio to include the Purell® brand and GOJO’s health and hygiene solutions. The combination brings together two companies with a shared commitment to making the world cleaner and healthier,...

Drunken driving, Brecksville Road: On March 7, police observed an Audi A6 make a wide, fishtail right turn onto Brecksville Road. At first, the officer believed the Audi had a flat tire. Upon a closer look, it turned out the A6 was driving on a rim. When the Hudson driver...

PENINSULA, Ohio – Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad’s popular Steam in the Valley event will return June 5-7 and June 12-14. The event features one of the last operating mainline steam locomotives in the U.S. — the Nickel Plate Road No. 765. The locomotive was built in 1944...