The Akron, Ohio native also holds the all-time playoff scoring record, which he snatched from Michael Jordan in May of 2017.

Paul Tazewell, an Akron, Ohio, native and former faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, made history Sunday night at the 97th Academy Awards when he became the first Black man to win an Oscar for best costume design for the theatrical adaptation of the Broadway musical "Wicked.

The Hudson, Ohio-based retailer, announced it will shut down operations at all stores after conducting going-out-of-business sales at each location.

Vall Iliev, 69, of Stow, Ohio, has been charged in a three-count information with smuggling foreign-made body armor and then selling it to law enforcement agencies and others, as legitimate,

UNLV senior offensive lineman Ben Christman hadn't shown up and wasn't answering their calls. Since his high school days in Akron, Ohio, Christman was known for showing up, putting in work and being a good teammate.

A house that exploded on Tuesday evening had just been sold; the paperwork signed that morning, Barberton Fire Chief Stephen Ionno told FOX 8 News. No one is believed to have been injured, he said. Firefighters using a drone to survey they interior did not find anyone inside,

Two men who were arrested on drug charges after leading police on a high-speed chase have now entered guilty pleas in federal court. Ahmad Moore, 26, of Akron, Ohio, and Dean Blair, 24, of Snellville,

Project awards represent approximately $1.25 billion in customer-focused investments for FirstEnergy Transmission and $46 million for other FirstEnergy subsidiaries AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Transmission LLC (FET),

A man wanted in West Virginia has been arrested by US Marshals in Akron, Ohio. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Dayshon Lewis, 24, was arrested Thursday morning on a bond violation and warrant issued in June 2023 out of Wood County,

Fabric and crafts retailer Joann Inc., which has been a destination for generations of quilters, knitters and lovers of crafts projects for 80 years, is going out of business and shuttering all its stores.

Ohio hosts the Akron Zips after Jackson Paveletzke scored 22 points in Ohio's 84-82 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas.

AKRON, Ohio - ACU-Serve has named Grant Porteous, who has more than 25 years of experience in health care technology, including as vice president of software development at Experian Health, as its new