Tensions are high between Akron’s Fraternal Order of Police and the Akron City Council when it comes to pending contract ...

An Akron middle school was vandalized over the weekend and evacuated this morning when a bomb threat was discovered.

On Friday, May 16, 2025, Akron, Ohio became the epicenter of sneaker culture as Kicks Lounge hosted its most immersive and talked-about event yet—Seoul, Soul, Sole—in celebration of the ...

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[In the player above, learn more about the Safer Ohio School Tip Line.] AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Suspected vandals trashed at least 10 classrooms at an Akron school sometime over the weekend and also ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A 26-year-old died in a motorcycle accident on Friday. According to a release from the Akron Police Department (APD), officers were called to the scene on I-277 near South ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Akron police said Buchtel Community Learning Center was struck by gunfire on Sunday, May 18. A school resource officer was notified just before 9 a.m., according to a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Akron police were called to two schools Monday after one received a bomb threat and the other was struck by gunfire. Innes Community Learning Center was evacuated after someone ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron students were redirected Monday morning after school officials discovered a threatening note and vandalism in a school. According to a release from Akron Public Schools ...

AKRON, Ohio – Clarence Bucaro, an eighth-grade student at Akron Public Schools’ Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, has secured a spot in Mikva Challenge’s Soapbox Nation ...