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What has it been like a year since Lebron opened his I Promise Schools and already the school’s test scores improved as a whole. . .at a rate higher that 99 percent of all schools nationally! That is MAJOR so a big kudos goes out to the students and of course the staff making huge […]

Via Cleveland 19: Police said a 15-year-old boy is dead and a 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting Wednesday evening. The double shooting unfolded at about 7 p.m. in the basement of a home in the 200 block of Grand Avenue, according to Akron Police. A group of teens met up at […]

Shout out to hometown hero! Via Vibe: Looks like we’ll be getting a sneak peek into the life of students enrolled at LeBron James’ I Promise school in Akron, OH. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the school has reportedly inked a deal with a NYC production company to document the first year of the school’s opening. “The […]

Via CBS Sports: Less than three months after he opened the I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, LeBron James has been named the winner of the NBA Cares Offseason Community Assist Award. Issued annually since 2001 and as an offseason honor since 2017, the award is a staple of NBA Cares, the league’s community-service program, and pays […]

LeBron James is not shy when it comes to showing love to his wife, Savannah.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Break out your monocles and caviar, because, according to RoadSnacks, the greater Cleveland area is home to two of the snobbiest cities in the state of Ohio. Pepper Pike, just outside of Beachwood, earned the third spot on the list due to its median household income of $166,438, one of the […]

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Akron Police say the number of homicides in the city this year has already surpassed last year’s numbers. According to police,…

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Authorities are on the scene of plane crash in Akron. It happened just before 3 p.m. The FAA says a Hawker H25…

  AKRON — Akron welcomes home LeBron James, who is returning to the Cavaliers this season, at a special event 7:15 p.m. Friday at the…

Nearly three dozen people were charged with trafficking heroin and other drugs in a ring that authorities said brought the substances from Chicago to Akron and Ravenna. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the charges filed against 33 people: 15 were federally charged with roles in bringing the drugs to the area from Chicago and 18 […]

  AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The LeBron James Family Foundation will fulfill the final component of LeBron James’ commitment to his high school, St. Vincent…

Childhood friend of Lebron James, Alphonso Golden, was shot in the face on East Waterloo Rd. in Akron on Wednesday, September 18, his friend. After the shooting, basketball great Lebron James sent out a tweet mourning his loss, came too late for Golden, killed in a hail of gun fire so loud it woke neighbors from […]