A woman who was body slammed by an Akron police officer while being detained has brought an excessive force lawsuit against the city, its police chief and the officers involved.

A pair of patrol officers were parked in their marked cruiser at East Avenue and Vernon Odom Boulevard on Thanksgiving night ...

Akron City Council has still yet to officially weigh in on a proposed $768,000 audit of the police department's use of force ...

“A thriving downtown is critical to the success of our city, and imperative to the health of our region,” Mayor Shammas Malik ...

Akron's capital budget proposal, led by Mayor Malik, calls for investing $368 million in infrastructure and public services.

Ahead of a city council meeting at which council members could vote for or against a proposed study of the city's use of ...

The Innerbelt was built beginning in the 1970s, cutting through a largely Black community and displacing families and ...

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik says city focused on fiscal responsibility with end of ARPA money delivering reality check for ...

Akron is opening Summit Lake Community Center as a warming center during cold snap. The emergency overnight shelter will be ...

Residents at Wednesday's workshop shared ideas for a rebirth of bustling, predominately minority business and residential ...

Whoever is chosen to lead new CDC for Akron's downtown could start at $175,000 a year for helping to accelerate progress on ...