This week in local history, Akron unveiled its name, welcomed students, arrested chiropractors, suspended police and ...

An Akron neighborhood that suffered major damage in a June 2023 fire is taking big steps toward a comeback, and a local business owner is helping lead the transformation.

Ohio State had a little fun trolling former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles during the Buckeyes' 38-14 win over Penn State. Knowles, who left Ohio State to take the Penn State coordinator job after ...

Ohio State football lit up the scoreboard against Penn State, winning 38-14 after another lights-out performance from Heisman Trophy candidate Julian Sayin. Though Penn State kept the score close, ...

Akron East and Cleveland Benedictine will face off in the first round of the OHSAA Division III football playoffs. Both teams enter the matchup with 8-2 overall records for the season. Akron East ...

Congratulations. You made it to the high school football playoffs. With that in mind, the Beacon Journal decided to put out one last set of power rankings. Here’s what we think the final rankings look ...

In 2024, 1.38 million Ohioans, or one in nine households, received SNAP benefits. The average SNAP benefit for an Ohioan was $159 per person in 2022. The government shutdown that started in early ...

As the high school football season turns the page to the postseason, we look back on another phenomenal season in the Akron area. While 18 Greater Akron teams made the playoffs, there have been some ...

Several Greater Akron high school football teams have clinched playoff spots ahead of the final week of the regular season. Hoban High School has secured the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in ...

Win back-to-back national championships or finally beat Michigan? Dispatch.com readers can vote on what they would rather see from Ohio State in the 2025 college football season. Georgia is the only ...