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The Knight Foundation has committed another round of funding to Akron projects that aim to "Reimagine the Civic Commons." Akron will receive $1.6...

The Black Family Reunion, a concept started nationally decades ago to celebrate the strengths and values of African-American families, lives on in...

The giant hotel chain became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July.

This November, Akron voters will decide whether to move the city’s primary election from September to May. More than 6,000 Akron voters signed petitions to get the measure on the ballot and city council approved it at a special meeting Tuesday evening. Mayor Dan Horrigan, who supports the initiative, said a May primary would save taxpayers money and increase voter turnout. Five city council members opposed the ballot measure – which triggered the petition process.

The September 6 shooting at the Fifth Third Center at Fountain Square left four people, including the shooter, dead, and two more wounded. But even...

Lake Erie’s harmful algae bloom season is over for the year, and it wasn’t as bad as scientists expected. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranks this year’s algae bloom as relatively mild, a 3.6 on the agency’s bloom severity scale. That’s compared to an eight last year. The forecast in July predicted the bloom would be significant – a six.

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) estimates it will have a $6.4 million budget deficit next year to operate Metro buses.

Reds fans have four opportunities to see the 2021 team in the next seven days, if they have Fox Sports Ohio and the MLB Network.

The Capitol Police is alert for a possible attack from militia members. There are currently 5,200 Guard members in the Capitol following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building.

FirstEnergy will be ending its controversial monthly "decoupling" fee, which guarantees a profit for the company. Attorney General Dave Yost (R-Ohio)...