The Latest Breaking News from Akron

LeBron James' Custom Maybach S-Class Heads To Auction

The Gooding Christie's Retromobile sale features a Manufaktur Made to Measure S680 twin to LeBron's own car for his foundation.

Motor1 · Oct 16

Two Ohio Airports Quietly Became Major ICE Flight Hubs, Handling Nearly 600 Flights This Year: Report

An investigation reveals that Youngstown-Warren and Akron-Canton airports in Ohio have become major, low-profile hubs for ICE deportation and transfer flights.

Latin Times · Oct 14

‘No one’s here, no one knows’: north-east Ohio is ground zero for ICE flights

Away from the public eye, deportation planes at Youngstown-Warren and Akron-Canton airports carry hundreds of immigrants daily amid Trump’s ICE crackdown

The Guardian - US · Oct 13

“People hated us, bullied us, threw stuff at us and even threatened to beat us up. But they didn’t leave”: The strange guitar journey of Devo’s Bob Mothersbaugh

Why the Akron, OH, new wave legends are like the band on the Titanic – and totally OK with playing until they drop

Guitar World · Jul 3

Flexsys Announces Price Increase for Insoluble Sulfur in Asia

AKRON, Ohio, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective on or after June 18, 2026, or as contracts allow, Flexsys is announcing a price increase in Asia for the following products, in the following territories: Insoluble Sulfur, all grades and pack types, in China: +US$ 0.60/kgInsoluble Sulfur, all grades and pack…

AAP · Jun 18

NTSB probing what caused a plane to crash into a home in Akron, killing 2

Investigators are looking into what caused a small plane crash to crash into a house in northeast Ohio Thursday and explode into flames, killing both people aboard

The Independent UK · May 15

Ohio fireball may have dropped meteorites between Akron and Canton — should you pick it up if you find one?

The rare meteor exploded with the force of 250 tons of TNT.

Space · Mar 19

Priced Out? 5 Zip Codes Where Starter Homes are Still Under $200k

Sticker shock dominates the housing market right now. Scroll through listings in many cities and the price tags look like someone accidentally added an extra zero. Yet pockets of opportunity still exist, hiding in plain sight across the country. Plenty of communities continue to offer starter homes under $200,000, which…

The Free Financial Advisor · Mar 15

Trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives charged in $60M Ohio bribery scheme set to begin

The $4.3 million that Akron-based FirstEnergy paid veteran utility lawyer Sam Randazzo in 2019 is at the center of the latest criminal trial tied to Ohio's sweeping $60 million bribery scandal

The Independent UK · Feb 3

5 Most Affordable Medium-Sized Cities for Retirees To Grow Old at Home

These medium-sized American towns offer great quality of life at negligible cost to retirees on a firm, though not strict, budget. And most are in one state.

GOBankingRates · Dec 7, 2025