A Newtown High grad hopes her running 26.2 miles will raise $26,000 in memory of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Residents on Seiberling Avenue in Akron were settling in for the night when their homes became targets in a crossfire of as many as 100 rounds fired from the street. Police said at ...

AKRON, Ohio — Travel down Akron's Main Street and you'll find the Polsky Building. Currently owned by the University of Akron, this brick-and-glass structure may look closed off from the community, ...

The 48th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon presented by MSU Federal Credit Union has begun in downtown Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 19. The first wave of runners — for the marathon, international ...

Training for—and running—a marathon is no easy feat. But half of the battle is finding the best products to support your journey. Presenting: our 2025 (unofficial) Marathon Awards. As editors, we’re ...

I feel a responsibility to respond to a column by Holly Christensen, regular contributor to the Akron Beacon Journal, and another from Carla Jackson, Akron Public Schools board member running for ...

Larry Williams, a former Browns offensive lineman and University of Akron athletic director, died on Oct. 16 while working out on the University of San Francisco's campus, USF announced. The Akron ...

More than 26,000 runners are registered for the 48th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon weekend, Oct. 17-19. The event features eight sold-out races —including two international border crossings— ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police are investigating the murder of a 31-year-old man. Police were called out to the 500 block of Mohawk Ave. at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday for a report of shots fired. When ...