Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the Canton Memorial Stair Climb offered Northeast Ohio a deeply local way to honor a national sacrifice.

For Northeast Ohio residents looking for a path into a new career, the road to a better-paying job may increasingly begin behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer.

Two defending HBCU conference champions meet at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium today as Albany State University and Johnson C. Smith University face off in the 2026 Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic.

The Akron Urban League (Akron, OH) has a new president and CEO, but it's a familiar face. By Isiah Hall | National Urban League August 30, 2026 The Akron Urban League (Akron, OH) has a new president and CEO, but it's a familiar face. The league on Monday, Aug. 5, announced that Teresa LeGrair will lead the nonprofit, beginning Sept. 3. LeGrair, who most recently served as director of community investment for the Akron Community Foundation, was the Akron Urban League's vice pr

The first signs appeared over Jackson Township this past weekend, as colorful hot-air balloons filled the summer sky and families gathered for food, music and festivities. The Food Fest and Balloon Classic were more than the beginning of another community celebration. They were Canton and Stark County’s annual reminder that, for one unforgettable stretch each summer, the center of the football world is right here at home.

Each year, tens of thousands of Americans die from firearm-related injuries. Public health data has consistently shown that firearm deaths include suicides, homicides, accidental shootings, law enforcement-related incidents, and deaths of undetermined intent.

There are pivotal moments in history when an individual’s life transcends the ordinary, igniting a spark for transformation and inspiring generations that follow. One such figure is Crispus Attucks, a courageous man of African and Native American heritage, who stood resolutely at the epicenter of a confrontation between colonists yearning for independence and British soldiers on that fateful evening of March 5, 1770, in Boston.

Alan Cedric Page’s journey began at Canton Central Catholic High School, where he graduated in 1963. A multi-sport standout, Page excelled in football and quickly distinguished himself as a disciplined and determined competitor. In a remarkable twist of fate, as a young man, he worked on a construction crew that helped build the Pro Football Hall of Fame—laying the literal groundwork for the very institution that would one day enshrine him as one of the game’s greatest playe

Though many people aren't aware of it, The ABCD Inc. was born out of a faith-based effort to improve people's lives

When U.S. News & World Report named KIPP Indy Legacy High one of the top ten public high schools in Indianapolis, many of us were surprised, but also deeply proud. For a school that opened its doors in 2019, to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with schools that have been around for generations is proof of something powerful: what’s possible when young people in 46218 are surrounded by a school community that believes in us and invests in our future.