Here’s some of the news that happened this week in Akron history, including layoffs at Goodyear, Firestone and Seiberling.

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.

News' Stephanie Haney verifies there has been an arrest made in connection to the case, while Akron police say their ...

Snow moved into Akron Friday afternoon with more expected Saturday and Sunday. While city leaders are not expecting major accumulations, snow plow drivers are not taking any chances.

Piles of trash are strewn all over the housing property; including dirty diapers, food, and who knows what else is attracting unwanted visitors like animals.

The president of the Akron Police Union is furious over recent comments from a councilman saying the city lawmaker called an officer involved in a police shooting a “domestic enemy.” ...

The City of Akron is extending hours at the Summit Lake Community Center from Jan. 5-10 to provide a warming center for ...

The Associated Press reports 37-year-old U.S. Army veteran Matthew Alan Livelsberger was the person who died in the explosion ...

The Summit Lake Community Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Jan. 10 to give residents a place to warm up.

The Beacon Journal has compiled a list of 25 quintessentially Akron things to do and see. Have you done them all?

And for fans of The Ohio State Buckeyes, watching them play at the Cotton Bowl will cost them. The college football matchup ...