Jordan Thomas died Feb. 28 after being struck while working in a highway construction zone. His company is offering a $100,000 reward for info.

Harry Welch lived an amazing life as a Rose Bowl champ with USC, actor, teacher, coach, AD and local business owner. The Akron native died on March 2.

GIRARD, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Martha Altier, age 92, passed away peacefully, at the home of her daughter, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. She was born on March 9, 1933, in Barberton, Ohio, the ...

Dolores “Dolly” A. McEldowney, age 84, was called home on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, surrounded by loving family. She was born on March 15, 1941, to James Furry and Dolores Arndt at home in Akron, Ohio ...

No. 19 Miami (Ohio) finished the regular season as the only unbeaten team in Division I men’s basketball, with Eian Elmer scoring a career-high 32 points ...

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Miami (Ohio) finished the regular season as the only unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball, with Eian Elmer scoring a career-high 32 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a ...

Linda M. Cheavacci, 83, of Akron, passed away peacefully on Monday (March 9, 2026) at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. She was born Feb. 6, 1943, a daughter of the late Generoso and Angeline ...

She was born March 9, 1933, in Barberton, the daughter of William and Cecelia Whisler Pfiller. As a young child, Martha and her family moved to Girard, where she resided for the rest of her life. She ...

Linda J. Gerdes, age 82, of Washington, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2026, at the University of Iowa following a serious illness over the past two months. Funeral services were held at 10:30 ...

AKRON, Ohio - Akron police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian. Richard Williams, ...

Bowen Hardman’s 20 points helped Akron defeat Northern Illinois 94-55 on Friday night in a Mid-American Conference regular-season finale, upping the Zips' winning streak to seven.

Illinois beat writer Scott Richey, now in his 11th season as an AP Top 25 voter, breaks down this week's voting ...