AKRON, Ohio -- — Tavari Johnson's 15 points helped Akron defeat Miami (OH) 102-75 on Saturday. Johnson added six assists for the Zips (14-5, 7-0 Mid-American Conference). Nate Johnson scored 14 ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron elementary school is on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were seen in the area. According to the Akron Education ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The woman convicted of fatally shooting another woman in 2022 at an Akron bar was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. On Jan. 14, a jury found Gladys Sashay Ingersoll ...

He charged former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and two Akron-based utility FirstEnergy executives for a pay-to-play scandal at the Ohio Statehouse. Former presidential candidate Vivek ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Three children were uninjured after escaping a Monday morning apartment fire by climbing out a second-story window. Akron firefighters were dispatched just before 10 a.m. to ...

AKRON, Ohio — Jazmir Tucker -- the 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed by an Akron police officer during an incident on Thanksgiving night-- had three gunshot wounds, according to findings ...

The Ohio State men's basketball team's longest layoff of Big Ten play is complete. Six days after a 73-70 win at No. 11 Purdue, the Buckeyes will kick off a stretch of three games in seven days ...

AKRON, Ohio — Darrin Welch, a 19-year-old from Akron, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Antenio Louis. The case dates back to Aug. 2023, when Welch shot and killed the 17 ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — A Summit County jury convicted a 24-year-old woman of murder for a fatal point-blank shooting in the bathroom of an Akron bar two years ago. Jurors on Tuesday handed up ...

* Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS ‡ The median salary for workers with 10 or more years of experience per Payscale. Founded in 1870, the University of Akron is a large, public ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a new measure into law earlier this week that permits police departments to charge the public to release camera footage from its officers — including dash, body ...

With snow in the forecast, it's a good time to brush up on what it means when counties and communities in Ohio issue travel advisories or snow emergencies. Under Ohio Law, sheriffs monitor snow ...