Downtown Akron Partnership is hosting the fourth annual Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 3:30 to 8 p.m. at the Akron Civic Theatre.

The Akron Zoo has decided to close Tuesday and Wednesday due to the dangerous Arctic air mass that has settled across northern Ohio. “When the temperatures get extremely cold, our staff will provide additional precautions that keep our animals safe,

Usually, SubZero Mission in Painesville plans on heading out to homeless camps with solely volunteers from Northeast Ohio. But due to the low temperatures forecast by 19’s F irst alert weather team, the SubZero group will have a certified nurse in case anyone that they come into contact with needs immediate help.

Following last season’s MAC Tournament defeat at the hands of Akron and the first edition of the game this season, Ohio has slowly settled into somewhat of a rivalry with Akron when it comes to Men’s Basketball. Ohio played with a rivalry-type motivation due to its recent losses in big games against Akron.

Coldest wind chill I could find historically in northeastern Ohio was January 20, 1985 at 9:00 p.m. Akron wind chill was -56°. Mansfield had a wind chill of -55° at 8pm Cleveland had a wind chill of -48° at 9pm. These are calculated using the updated formula @NWSCLE @fox8news

And so have the school closings, along with the opening of warming centers in Greater Akron. The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for all of northern Ohio through 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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Ohio had one lead (3-2) in the first half of the game. The Bobcats lost by double digits despite making 30 of 33 free throws. Akron was 12 of 15. Akron is now 12-5 overall and 5-0 in MAC play. Ohio is 10-7 and 4-1.

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Check out how Isaiah Gray, Amani Lyles and Nate Johnson led the University of Akron to a win over Ohio in a MAC men's basketball showdown Friday.

Akron police officers on Friday arrested a teen accused of robbing a pizza delivery driver, armed with what appeared to be a handgun.