AKRON, Ohio — An investigation is underway after a bail bondsman was shot in Akron on Thursday night. Akron police say the incident happened around 8:15 p.m. in the 1100 block of 7th Avenue when ...

AKRON, Ohio – Akron City Council will begin accepting applications on Tuesday for its 2024-2025 Neighborhood Partnership Grant Program. The program offers $150,000 in grants to community groups ...

will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said Monday. A grand jury declined to indict the officers last year, but Walker's family accused the officers in a ...

Akron City Councilman Eric Garrett also called for Harding’s removal. In his rejection of the findings, Harding found the arresting officer’s use of force was “objectively reasonable ...

AKRON, Ohio — Akron Mayor Shammas Malik held a press conference Wednesday morning to discuss a variety of topics, including statistics regarding violent crime and calls for Police Chief Brian ...

Some Akron activists are doubling down on their criticism of the city’s police chief and are now demanding he be fired. “Chief Brian Harding has demonstrated an inability to hold his officers ...

A recent study by Realtor.com found that Akron is the safest city in the United States to live in when it comes to extreme weather. Akron fared best when it comes to extreme weather exposure from ...

The Greater Akron Fellowship of Clergy announced Wednesday that it stands by Akron resident Dierra Fields and is calling for accountability from the Akron Police Department. An Akron police ...

The city of Akron will pay the family of Jayland Walker $4.85 million as part of a settlement in the federal lawsuit that sought $45 million in damages for Walker's death. The city issued a joint ...

* Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS ‡ The median salary for workers with 10 or more years of experience per Payscale. Founded in 1870, the University of Akron is a large, public ...

Executive Director of Freedom BLOC Ray Green Jr. and at large Akron City Councilmember Eric Garrett. Garret offered this statement citing Harding’s rejection of disciplinary action and Akron ...