Rydbom, author of “The Akron Sound: The Heyday of the Midwest’s Punk Capital.” Akron Bicentennial logo. Brad Savage, program director for The Summit FM, will moderate the program in the ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Police have apprehended an 11-year-old boy suspected of trashing at least 10 classrooms at an Akron school and leaving a bomb threat on a whiteboard, according to police. The ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A judge sentenced an Akron man on Monday to more than seven years in prison for shooting and killing a fleeing burglar. Stacy Martin, 27, pleaded guilty last month to involuntary ...

Officers responded to the 1600 block of Cromwell Dr. around 8:11 p.m. where they located a 52-year-old man with critical injuries, according to a news release from the Akron Police Department.

Consider the Akron Aeros nothing less than the defenders of the American way of life. This year, the cash-strapped city of Akron canceled its Fourth of July fireworks. But Aeros fans got their ...

AKRON, Ohio – Akron Public Schools announced that Interim Superintendent Mary Outley will serve as the district’s next superintendent. The district made the announcement on Tuesday, less than ...

On Friday, May 16, 2025, Akron, Ohio became the epicenter of sneaker culture as Kicks Lounge hosted its most immersive and talked-about event yet—Seoul, Soul, Sole—in celebration of the ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A 26-year-old died in a motorcycle accident on Friday. According to a release from the Akron Police Department (APD), officers were called to the scene on I-277 near South ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Video of a “use of force incident” involving Akron police officers has gone viral on social media this week, with well over 600,000 views at last check. Now, Akron police ...

A white 27-year veteran of the Akron Fire Department filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was unfairly passed over for a promotion in favor of a 49-year-old Black woman. Stop me if this ...

AKRON, Ohio — Akron police say a 20-year-old man was hurt in a shooting late Friday night in the 1400 block of Wade Park Avenue. In details released Monday morning, police say it was around 11: ...

AKRON, Ohio — Akron Fire Captain Michael Haas, a 27-year veteran of the department, filed a federal lawsuit against the city and fire department leadership earlier this month, claiming he was ...