Akron City Council Blocks License for Bar Linked to Fatal Shooting, Tackles Development Issues, Advances $16M Street Project

Multiple shootings, fights prompt action against business Akron City Council unanimously opposed the renewal of a liquor license for a West Market Street establishment plagued...

Federal Funding Halt Forces Senior Job Program Suspension

AKRON — A critical federal funding delay has forced Vantage Aging to suspend its Senior Community Service Employment Program across Northeast Ohio, leaving hundreds...

Akron Engineering Firm Adds Two New Graduates to Growing Team

Scheeser Buckley Mayfield has hired two recent engineering graduates to support the Akron-based consulting firm's steady business growth. The company welcomed electrical engineer Blake Abbott...

Uber Driver Shot Six Times by Passengers in Akron

A 39-year-old Uber driver was shot six times by passengers Thursday night in Akron, leaving her hospitalized with gunshot wounds to her abdomen and...

Akron Council Approves Contested Vape Shop While Advancing Housing Initiatives

Akron City Council held extensive public hearings July 14 addressing business development, housing assistance and public safety initiatives during a packed agenda that stretched...

OhioMeansJobs Center to Operate With Limited Service Monday

The OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center in Akron will operate with reduced staffing Monday, July 15, due to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and festivities welcoming the...

Akron City Council Addresses Federal Funding, Honors Community Recognition

Resolution seeks release of withheld education dollars Akron City Council passed a resolution urging federal officials to release $6 billion in education funding that affects...

Bizarro Police Reports

NEW SECTION: We're launching a new feature highlighting the most unusual police reports from across Northeast Ohio. These are real incidents that show the...

Summit County Lands $550K for Stow Traffic Signal, Airport Hangar Road

Listen to our one-minute audio summary here. Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro announced the county's Transportation Improvement District secured $550,000 in state funding for two...

Akron Council Tackles $40M Funding Crisis, Approves Soapbox Derby Support as Vape Shop Proposals Advance

Listen to our one-minute audio summary here. Akron City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 335, which would eliminate inside millage funding...

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Akron City Council Blocks License for Bar Linked to Fatal Shooting, Tackles Development Issues, Advances $16M Street Project

Multiple shootings, fights prompt action against business Akron City Council unanimously opposed the renewal of a liquor license for a West Market Street establishment plagued...

Federal Funding Halt Forces Senior Job Program Suspension

AKRON — A critical federal funding delay has forced Vantage Aging to suspend its Senior Community Service Employment Program across Northeast Ohio, leaving hundreds...

Akron Engineering Firm Adds Two New Graduates to Growing Team

Scheeser Buckley Mayfield has hired two recent engineering graduates to support the Akron-based consulting firm's steady business growth. The company welcomed electrical engineer Blake Abbott...

Uber Driver Shot Six Times by Passengers in Akron

A 39-year-old Uber driver was shot six times by passengers Thursday night in Akron, leaving her hospitalized with gunshot wounds to her abdomen and...

Akron Council Approves Contested Vape Shop While Advancing Housing Initiatives

Akron City Council held extensive public hearings July 14 addressing business development, housing assistance and public safety initiatives during a packed agenda that stretched...

OhioMeansJobs Center to Operate With Limited Service Monday

The OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center in Akron will operate with reduced staffing Monday, July 15, due to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and festivities welcoming the...

Akron City Council Addresses Federal Funding, Honors Community Recognition

Resolution seeks release of withheld education dollars Akron City Council passed a resolution urging federal officials to release $6 billion in education funding that affects...

Bizarro Police Reports

NEW SECTION: We're launching a new feature highlighting the most unusual police reports from across Northeast Ohio. These are real incidents that show the...

Summit County Lands $550K for Stow Traffic Signal, Airport Hangar Road

Listen to our one-minute audio summary here. Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro announced the county's Transportation Improvement District secured $550,000 in state funding for two...

Akron Council Tackles $40M Funding Crisis, Approves Soapbox Derby Support as Vape Shop Proposals Advance

Listen to our one-minute audio summary here. Akron City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 335, which would eliminate inside millage funding...
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