Akron News

The show, "Fine & Mellow: the Music of Billie Holiday," by Hudson's Tracey Thomas, is June 6 at 8 p.m. at the Akron Civic Theater, 182 South Main St., in Akron.

Betty Lin-Fisher: Credit freezes for city of Akron hack victims are recommended; it is a proactive move in general There are many reasons why a credit freeze is the best tool that people worried about identity theft can use to protect themselves.

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Several Akron area residents were selected to compete at the Marc's Amateur Grilling Competition at the Great American Rib Cook-Off and Music Festival in Cleveland this weekend.

COVENTRY: Employees of a West Waterloo Road gas station reported May 1 that an unknown female took a bowl of watermelon from a display into a restroom, ate half the melon and threw the rest into the trash, then left in a vehicle.

They are. Dick Van Patten is the older brother of Joyce, But that is hardly the end of the clan.

A workshop to educate community members about Alzheimer's disease is at 7 p.m. June 5 at New Life Episcopal Church, 13118 Church Ave.

A man accused in a 2012 shooting in Akron has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

The U.S. Marshals Office Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that helps police identify a man that assaulted, then attempted to shoot, an Adult Parole Officer.

"He said, 'Ma'am, do you have a son around 3 or 5 years old?' I said yes. "He said 'Well, is he home right now?' " Lapen ran to the room of her son, Micah - 4 years old and autistic - to discover he wasn't there, or anywhere else, in their Pace, Fla., home.

The ninth annual Celtic Beltane Festival brought the sounds of traditional music from Scotland, Ireland and Wales to the Tudor House May 18.

A recent drop in North American PET bottle resin prices is featured in this week's Material Insights video.

Dante Booker, the talented Akron, Ohio, native and 4-star linebacker recruit, kept his college football options close to home, settling on Ohio State to continue his playing career in 2014.

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Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. will release two of its bourbon barrel-aged beers in bottles for the first time starting Friday at the Akron brewery.

Signet Jewelers Ltd., the largest specialty jewelry retailer in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, reported "outstanding" results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, with sales up 10.4 percent to $993.6 million.

Two suspects are facing arraignment in the execution style deaths of 4 people in Akron.

City of Akron attorneys will be at Akron community centers to talk to residents about what they can do if they are on the list of people whose information was compromised by a recent cyber attack on the city's website.

Pet owners wanting to give their dogs a walk during the day or needing someone to care for a pet while away can get help from SouthPaw Pet Sitting.

Free outdoor community concerts are planned throughout the area, with performances set nearly every day of the week for the next couple of months.