The Akron Zoo

Bhakta Rizal is a refugee from Bhutan who has resettled in Akron. He started Shanti Farms, a non-profit urban farming project focused on immigrant communities.

The zoo says their new underwater virtual reality exhibit gives zoo-goers an opportunity to interact with nature that wouldn't otherwise be possible.

Electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors has finalized an agreement with Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn to share space in the startup’s sprawling plant near Youngstown; Ohio's COVID-19 transmission rate dropped for the first time in 12 weeks; Ohio’s minimum wage will rise 50 cents on January 1; and more stories.

The companion to the "Pride of Africa" will open Saturday after seven years of planning.

The companion to the "Pride of Africa" will open Saturday after seven years of planning.

President Donald Trump has won Ohio; Democrat Jennifer Brunner wins an Ohio Supreme Court seat; the GOP-drawn congressional map remains unbeaten with all 16 incumbents winning, and more stories.

The Akron Zoo has welcomed a new member to its snow leopard family.The cub was born April 29 to mom Shanti, the zoo's resident female snow leopard, and…

Humboldt penguins have a median life expectancy of 16.5 years. Emmanuelle, known as Emma, at the Akron Zoo lived to be 36. The Zoo had retired Emma in…

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, November 15: Ohio health systems unable to recommend medical marijuana;Cavs owner sells Detroit casino;No…

Akron Zoo visitors may notice a change at one of the exhibits.The zoo euthanized two black and white ruffed lemurs who had been suffering from terminal…