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Kelly High Alum Ella Cahill, 21, returns home after Texas flood. Procession set for Thursday evening. Community mourns tragic loss.
Is the University of Akron paying Zips athletes? With the approval of the House vs. NCAA settlement, NCAA Division I institutions are permitted to provide additional benefits to student-athletes.
Ella Langley had the surprise of a lifetime for a young girl who's one of her biggest fans.
Jim Ryan, the University of Virginia’s ninth president who has served in that capacity since 2018, has resigned. Ryan shared the news in a Friday letter to the University community. “I am writing, ...
While scheduled to perform on opening night at Hoofbeat Festival, Ella Langley backed out as organizers announced her replacement.
Country singer Conner Smith ("The Creek Will Rise") withdrew from shows in Akron and Columbus following fatal crash with pedestrian in Nashville.
The national tour of The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award-winning musical including Best Musical, will return to Akron this fall for a limited two-night engagement at E.J. Thomas ...
University of Akron Board of Trustee Chairman Lewis Adkins, center, talks with University President RJ Nemer after a Board of Trustees meeting on April 14, 2025, in Akron, Ohio.
Akron woman picks up a million pieces of trash (City of Akron) She was inspired to begin cleaning up her block after her dog cut his nose on a piece of broken glass.
Explore the catalog of “The First Lady of Song” with tracks chosen by Valerie June, Yaya Bey, Imani Perry and 13 more writers and musicians.
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Newly released body-camera video of an officer-involved shooting near the University of Akron shows the moment police said a suspect began shooting, causing the officers to ...