This week in Akron history, canal commission awarded contracts, workers installed pipes, motorists bought maps and ...

Events include Music in the Valley, Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Akron Big Band, Wizardly Weekend and concerts galore.

An incredible stinky (but somehow still popular) plant is in full bloom at the Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron.

Luigi's Restaurant has been serving pizza, pastas and cheese salads in Akron since 1949. But what's the story behind its name ...

How would you describe Akron using one word? We asked residents, public officials and celebrities with Akron ties. Their answers might surprise you.

The Akron Zoo welcomed a new baby gibbon on Friday A white-cheeked gibbon is a lesser ape species that is also critically endangered They will be holding a naming contest at a later date. The zoo ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The Akron Zoo welcomed its newest resident on Friday afternoon. Parker, one of the Akron Zoo’s white-cheeked gibbons, gave birth to a baby gibbon at 4:20 p.m., officials ...

The Akron RubberDucks do fun rebrands each season, donning a new name and mascot for a number of their contests. June 27 and 28, the RubberDucks ditch the duck and become the Akron Galley Boys.

AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Zoo has announced the birth of a baby white-cheeked gibbon, a critically endangered species. According to a release, the zoo’s adult female gibbon, Parker, gave birth ...

Parker and new baby (Courtesy of the Akron Zoo) A white-cheeked gibbon named Parker gave birth to a baby Gibbon at the zoon at 4:20 p.m. The baby and mom are doing well. The zoo does not know the ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The Akron Zoo welcomed its newest resident on Friday afternoon. Parker, one of the Akron Zoo’s white-cheeked gibbons, gave birth to a baby gibbon at 4:20 p.m., officials ...