Seamus Heaney Fellow, Fiona Benson, has chosen her shortlist of four for this year’s Moth Poetry Prize, and commended a further eight poems. One of the most prestigious prizes in the world for ...

For a school in the Midwest, a kangaroo is a unique mascot. What's the story behind Akron being the Zips, and the history of ...

The Al Purdy A-Frame Association (APAFA) has announced a longlist of ten titles for the second annual Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. The $10,000 prize honours the most outstanding new poetry book ...

Herrera is the inaugural Knight Choreography Prize awardee, according to a National Center for Choreography-Akron news release. A Miami, Florida, resident, Herrera will be in Akron from Monday ...

Akron owns the longest active winning streak in men's college basketball. Here's what fans should know about the Zips' upcoming ESPN2 game vs. Ohio.

CLEVELAND — After winning the Mid-American Conference men's basketball regular-season title, the Akron Zips opened 2025 MAC Tournament play Thursday morning with the look of a champion.

Five Hudson students are finalists for the annual Stop the Hate youth competition. More than 160 Northeast Ohio schools ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A house fire in Akron brought down power lines Saturday evening. According to a social media post from Akron Fire Fighters Association Local 330, firefighters found the ...

Riana Butikofer, a 10th-grader at American Heritage Charter School, competed in a statewide poetry recitation competition ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police are looking for the gunman who opened fire inside a crowded bar early Monday, injuring three people. According to police, the shooting happened around 2 a ...

AKRON, Ohio - The ongoing reconstruction of Interstates 76 and 77 and Ohio 8 in Akron will involve overnight ramp closings this week. Starting Monday, and lasting through Friday morning, the I-76 ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — A man suspected of firing shots at officers Monday morning was killed when police returned fire. That’s according to the Akron Lodge No. 7 Fraternal Order of Police and the ...