Business owners and city officials say Vice President JD Vance’s claim that Akron is lawless doesn’t match the city’s reality or crime data.

Vance described both Akron and Canton as places where authorities allow 'lawlessness to run wild.' Akronites say they've worked hard to make the area safer.

Akron Zips men's basketball coach John Groce received his latest contract extension after 3 NCAA Tournament trips in 4 years.

Akron police are searching for two suspects in the shooting of an Uber driver, who was shot six times in the 500 block of Sanford Avenue.

Akron police are searching for two suspects in the shooting of an Uber driver, who was shot six times in the 500 block of Sanford Avenue.

John Oliver is slated to attend and participate in the unique Minor League hilarity of the night, which will feature a giveaway of 1,000 Moon Mammoth squish toys and a postgame fireworks show. Fans ...

Akron police are looking to identify persons of interest after five people were shot in a school parking lot.

The Mason CLC shooting incident remains under investigation as Akron police asks for the community for help in identifying the six suspects.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — An Uber driver shot multiple times Thursday, July 17, by one of her passengers is now hospitalized. Police responded just before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday to the 500 block of ...

Uber driver shot 6 times after picking up two men: Akron Police (Akron Police) During the ride, one of the men brandished a gun and shot the woman, hitting her arm and abdomen.

Protests in Birmingham and 1,600 other communities across the country were a direct response to the federal government’s controversial policies, such as mass deportation and cuts to programs ...

A 39-year-old Uber driver from Bedford working in Akron was hospitalized Thursday night after being shot multiple times upon picking up two passengers in the city's Goodyear Heights neighborhood.