The 88th All American Soap Box Derby returns to Akron this week, bringing young racers and history to Derby Downs.

The Top 25 of Akron-Canton's Top Content Creators of 2026 has been revealed! Vote for your favorites here.

The 2023-2024 school year featured several memorable sports moments for teams and student-athletes in Akron and surrounding communities. There were teams and individuals from the Greater Akron area ...

The Akron Beacon Journal and BeaconJournal.com publish short reader letters and guest columns with analysis, commentary and first-person essays on a wide variety of subjects. We seek timely (pegged to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Akron Beacon Journal Building at 44 E. Exchange in Akron. The former longtime home of the Akron Beacon Journal is slated to ...

Andrea Flenoury, 21, an Akron exotic dancer, was found slain in the Ohio & Erie Canal in August 2005. She had been strangled ...

An Akron art studio contributed a pewter ornament to the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce last weekend.

Zachary Karhoff of Archbishop Hoban compiled a batting average of over .500 during the 2026 high school baseball season. He consistently impacted games with his elite production at the plate en route ...

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning Akron Beacon Journal and its Ohio.com website are joining the GateHouse Media family, which owns The Columbus Dispatch, The Canton Repository, and about 60 other Ohio ...

The 2022-2023 school year featured several memorable sports moments for teams and student-athletes in Akron and surrounding communities. Teams and individuals from the Greater Akron area won state ...

AKRON, Ohio - The Akron Beacon Journal has been purchased by Gatehouse Media for $16 million, according to its parent company, New York-based New Media Investment Group. The sale was announced on ...