Akron News

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.

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Nearly 30 racers competed in the 17th Annual Ocean State Soap Box Derby Saturday for the chance to represent Rhode Island in the Derby Nationals in Akron, Ohio.

An Akron man will serve time in prison for killing a woman in an accidental shooting that occurred in February.Andre Wilson, 30, who was incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail, was sentenced, Wednesday, in front of Judge Mark K. Wiest in Wayne County Common Pleas Court to three years in prison for a count of reckless homicide and a count of having ... (more)

Earlier this month students from Notre Dame Elementary competed in a Science, Engineering, Technology and Math soap box derby competition in Akron, Ohio, where the students finished fourth overall.

The Kent Community Dinner, hosted by All Together Now, Inc. and the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent , was recently held at the Islamic Community Center of Cuyahoga Falls.

36-year-old Andrew Norman of Akron has been ordered to repay $15 million in restitution for a mortgage fraud scheme and a second fraudulant sale of a property in Florida, and he'll also be going to prison.