Akron city offices close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, affecting services and events commemorating the civil rights ...

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 ...

The Knight Foundation, which supports various programs across 26 communities around the country, is providing a $1.5 million ...

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

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

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

There's a microscope hovering over the City of Akron's leadership following yet another high-profile police-involved shooting.

As Akron leaders consider a proposal to hire an outside consulting team to review the city's use-of-force policy, residents ...