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The Taco Bell at 414 E. Exchange St. in Akron on Feb. 21, 2026. The restaurant will be razed and rebuilt.

Taco Bell to raze, replace East Exchange Street restaurant near University of Akron

by Lauren Cohen March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

University of Akron professor Karl Kaltenthaler in his Olin Hall office on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal)

University of Akron professor explains what the Iran conflict could mean

by Lauren Cohen March 4, 2026March 3, 2026

Dr. Po-Hao Chen, vice chair for artificial intelligence in the Diagnostics Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, uses AI to speed up a stroke diagnosis.

How Northeast Ohio hospitals are using AI to improve medical care

by Lauren Cohen February 28, 2026March 2, 2026

Dr. Brian Bauman, medical director of the espiratory care & pulmonary service lung nodule program critical care at Summa Health, gestures to a scan read by ClearRead CT at Summa Health in Akron on Feb. 9, 2026.

AI in radiology helping to expedite care in Northeast Ohio hospitals

by Lauren Cohen February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

Dr. Hossein Ravanbakhsh, a University of Akron assistant professor of biomedical engineering, with Ebrahim Tajik, a third year Ph.D. student, at the 3-D printer that made the heart valve implant in the BioEngineering for Translational Applications Lab on Feb. 17, 2026.

Akron researchers working on heart valves that could grow with patients

by Lauren Cohen February 20, 2026February 23, 2026

Dr. Emre Eren on the slopes in Sölden, Austria, in 2024 for the Stubai Freestyle World Cup and Men's Slalom World Cup in Gurgl.

News

Meet the Akron doctor who helps U.S. Olympic skiers go for gold

by Lauren Cohen February 13, 2026February 12, 2026

To respond to ever-increasing violence, hospitals here and nationwide are equipping their security personnel with body cameras, like this one from Motorola Solutions, that record audio and video during tense situations. Within the past year, Summa Health and Cleveland Clinic Akron General have started outfitting their hospital police and security forces with body cameras.

Security members at Akron’s hospitals now wear body cameras. Here’s what that means for patients and staff

by Lauren Cohen February 10, 2026February 9, 2026

Dr. Deepak Ozhathil, an Akron Children’s hospital burn institute surgeon, holds a vial of Iloprost, an intravenous drug intended to help victim’s of frostbite, on Jan. 27, 2026.

Akron Children’s among first U.S. hospitals using new frostbite drug to prevent amputations

by Lauren Cohen January 30, 2026January 29, 2026

Choninita Taylor makes up the bedding as her fiance, Damon Ricks, gets ready to unpack his bin at the Akron Emergency Overnight Warming Center in Akron on Jan. 27, 2026. The couple have been staying at a home they were renting in East Akron but the house doesn’t have electricity.

Akron’s warming centers, shelters need your help during prolonged extreme cold

by Lauren Cohen January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

People enjoy an early evening skate at Lock 3's ice rink in downtown Akron on Jan. 21, 2026. (Mike Cardew, Akron Beacon Journal)

Arts and Culture

How ice skating is spinning Akron’s Lock 3 into a winter hotspot

by Lauren Cohen January 23, 2026January 22, 2026