Akron

The city of Akron announced pedestrian improvements and housing as part of its Innerbelt master plan Thursday, with plans to release more details in the coming weeks.

The eight candidates all participated in an Akron Press Club debate Wednesday. There are four open seats on the Akron Board of Education in this year's election.

Akron officials and community members celebrated the reopening of Reservoir Park Community Center Tuesday night. The renovation included completely redoing the pool and expanding the community center.

Hear from the candidates firsthand about their views on the important issues facing the district.

A few dozen community members protested at the first Akron City Council meeting since a grand jury declined to indict the police officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker.

The Greater Akron Fellowship of Clergy has issued a list of policy demands following a grand jury's decision not to indict the Akron police officer that fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker last year.

Akron celebrates North American First People's Day, the first Monday of October each year. Akron sits along what was once a key travel route for Native Americans between Lake Erie and the Ohio River.

Fifteen-year-old Jazmir Tucker was fatally shot by an Akron police officer Nov. 28, 2024. Police found a hand gun in Tucker's zipped coat pocket after he was shot, body cam footage shows.

The Akron Bicentennial Autobiography Project is an eight week workshop that will guide participants through the steps of documenting their own histories.

Akron hired Police Executive Research Forum to conduct a review of the Akron Police Department's use-of-force policy, according to a press release from Mayor Shammas Malik's office.