After launching a large-scale effort to address long-standing challenges with race relations in the city in 1997, President ...

By Gillian Laycock Akron Town Manager What’s happening with Akron’s Old Town Hall? Akron’s old Town Hall, once the hub of ...

According to a press release from the officer of Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich, Gladys Ingersoll was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 murder of Chyna Shepard inside the women’s ...

AKRON, Ohio — Jazmir Tucker -- the 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed by an Akron police officer during an incident on Thanksgiving night-- had three gunshot wounds, according to findings ...

Tamarcus Q. Harris of Canton was arrested Thursday in the city on murder charge in connection with shooting death of Marla ...

Elijah White, 19, and a 17-year-old face charges after officers found concealed handguns during a traffic stop in Akron.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Akron police on Friday night arrested two teens who allegedly fled a traffic stop. Inside the vehicle, officers found a loaded, semi-automatic handgun that had been modified with a ...

Here’s some of the news that happened this week in Akron history, including Ohio canal legislation, a railroad plan and an ...