-
The lawsuit alleges a pattern of constitutional rights violations by the city and police department through excessive violence.
-
The special grand jury’s decision and the impact on the city top this week’s headlines on the Reporters Roundtable.
-
About 150 protesters were marching peacefully on Copley Road in West Akron when police officers with the Akron Police Department and the Summit County Sheriff's Office arrived and dispersed the crowd using tear gas and pepper spray.
-
A major issue in Akron's mayoral race is the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker by Akron police. The candidates running in next month's primary shared their thoughts following the grand jury's decision not to indict the officers.
-
The Great Lakes hold the bulk of the nation’s freshwater resources even as areas to the west become more arid.
-
A group of local pastors and church members held a prayer vigil Tuesday night for Jayland Walker. The decision by a grand jury to not indict the eight Akron police officers involved in his death was released Monday.
-
The Black leadership group Tribal Trauma Triage is urging peace and healing after a grand jury issued no indictments for the eight Akron police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker.
-
A day after a special grand jury decided the eight officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker should face no criminal charges, protesters walked down East Market Street and heard speeches calling for police reform in Akron.
-
On Monday, Ohio Attorney General (AG) Dave Yost released an investigative report on the Jayland Walker case. The documents paint a picture of a young man in the throes of grief when he came in contact with police.
-
Summit County special grand jury declines to indict Akron police officers in Jayland Walker shootingThe special grand jury returned a no-bill decision Monday following a review of evidence compiled by the state's crime lab.