Self-described "bridge builder" Kemp Boyd announced he's running for mayor of Akron.

The goal is to help around 35 families buy homes, using $300,000 in federal funding to help launch the program. Eligible ...

"The Akron City Festival is a celebration of the incredible talent, creativity and potential of our young people," Mayor ...

The City has allocated $300,000 in federal HUD funding to launch the program, which is expected to help approximately 35 ...

The Akron Dreams down payment assistance program will help eligible city residents overcome a major financial hurdle to home ...

Akron and the East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation on Tuesday launched Akron Dreams, a new down payment assistance ...

AKRON, Ohio — The city of Akron announced Friday that it has fired officer Davon Fields due to "multiple policy violations" in connection with his part in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jazmir ...

Brian Lamoda-Genet, who has been the festival chair since 2023, said he was expecting this year's festival to draw the ...

In an interview following new steps to address the fatal shooting of Jazmir Tucker, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik says city must adopt better practices.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron city officials announced Friday a tentative settlement has been reached with the family of Jazmir Tucker, the 15-year-old boy shot and killed by police in November 2024.