This week in Akron history, canal commission awarded contracts, workers installed pipes, motorists bought maps and firefighters opened a new station.

Nine people died Sunday night after an assisted living facility caught fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, officials said, with elderly people begging for help from first responders as smoke poured out of the building.

Blake Lively won a judge’s ruling on Monday setting her deposition on her home turf, after her attorneys raised concerns that Justin Baldoni’s lawyers were trying to turn it into a media spectacle. Lively is set to be deposed on Thursday in her sexual...

Harry Potter: Every actor cast in the new HBO TV adaptation as filming begins - The show will likely debut in late 2026 or early 2027

In a service Sunday morning, First Baptist Dallas plans to mark the anniversary of a July 19 four-alarm fire that destroyed its historic sanctuary. The 134-year-old sanctuary, located in the heart of downtown Dallas, served as the church’s primary place...