A 46-year-old man died Tuesday evening when he jumped from the State Route 8 bridge, according to Akron police.

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The Akron Police Department in Ohio said that it responded to a report of an assault involving a 19-year-old woman who ...

The proposed audit comes after multiple high profile officer-involved shootings over the last few years, including the deaths of Jayland Walker and Jazmin Tucker.

A nineteen year old was gruesomely attacked and held in a basement at a home on Beardsley Street on December 27, according to Akron Police.

Officials say the city saw 25 murders in 2024, compared to 26 in 2023. That figure is still a sharp decline from the 2020 peak of 50 murders.

Police say the victim was lured to a home by people she considered to be her friends then was attacked, stripped and robbed.