This week in Akron history, New York governor stayed overnight, Tadmor Shrine got a charter, Jesse Owens had surgery and ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A 35-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday morning after a fight at an Akron bar. According to Akron Police, just before 4 a.m., officers responded to an establishment at ...

Akron, Ohio has been a hotbed for jazz in the Midwest since the 1930s. Its central location between bigger cities like New York and Chicago made it a perfect stop for traveling musicians. Many ...

Authorities in Ohio have identified a 15-year-old youth as the person officials said was carrying a loaded weapon when he was shot and killed by an Akron officer.

Ohio Officials release bodycam footage of police shooting in Akron that left 15-year-old boy dead Akron Mayor Shammas Malik said the video released Thursday night raises questions.

Two Akron City council members are calling on Mayor Shammas Malik to fire the officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker on Thanksgiving night. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is ...

The mayor and police chief in an Ohio city where a 15-year-old was fatally shot by police on Thanksgiving said bodycam video of the shooting raises questions.

In a city steeped in jazz history, local jazz musicians Theron Brown and Chris Coles, both University of Akron alumni and active performing and teaching artists throughout Northeast Ohio, have ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – A 71-year-old man in Akron tells police he was walking home from a nearby store when two males in masks approached him and demanded money at gunpoint before pushing him to ...

AKRON, Ohio - This weekend the heart of The Rubber City will become a hotbed of hot jazz and hot talk as the 9th annual Rubber City Jazz and Blues Fest returns to downtown Akron from Thursday ...

One 27-year-old male was killed and 24 people were wounded by gunfire in an overnight shooting at a birthday party in Akron, Ohio, according to local police.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Akron man is under investigation by the Summit County Medical Examiner and Akron police.