Akron

Malik is the youngest and first person of color to serve as the mayor of Akron.

The Akron Citizens' Police Oversight Board navigated ups and downs in 2023. Now, the board is looking ahead to a myriad of tasks in the new 2024.

There aren't many dance programs that can accommodate kids with special needs. Staff members at Akron Children's Hospital wanted to help change that.

The new museum, LeBron James’ Home Court, offers a look at the NBA superstar’s life. The grand opening is Saturday at House Three Thirty in Akron.

Use of force incidents that occur during mental health calls for officers who receive Crisis Intervention Team training are few and far between, but people are still hesitant to involve police in mental health crises.

Akron officials are considering making it mandatory to have police officers at certain community events. Akron police, however, say they're understaffed.

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced that Police Chief Steve Mylett will retire effective Jan. 1, 2024. Mylett joined the department as chief in August 2021.

Supporters and employees of the I Promise School told the Akron Board of Education Monday they felt the school has been painted unfairly as low-performing.

The inaugural class of third graders at the LeBron James-supported I Promise School in Akron will soon start eighth grade, and for each of the last three school years, none have scored “proficient” in Ohio’s math proficiency test.

Police tow vehicles that have been stolen or carjacked, and often times, the actual car owners have had to retrieve their stolen vehicle and pay the fee.

The rules will now be presented to Akron City Council for final approval. They'll be introduced at council's public safety committee meeting on July 24.

Akron Public Schools officially welcomed its new superintendent during a press conference Tuesday, after the Board of Education approved a contract Monday night.