Justin Bibb

The funeral for Jayland Walker, the Akron Police shooting victim, takes place this afternoon at the Akron Civic Theater this afternoon; A unity gathering for Walker was held last night; Cleveland's mayor outlines spending ideas for ARPA funding; CDC says new COVID-19 subvariants are now dominant in parts of the Midwest including Ohio.

The family is hosting the gathering at an Akron church Tuesday; Walker's funeral will be held at the Akron Civic Theater on Wednesday; Walker's family and their lawyer accuse city officials of setting the tone that Jayland Walker was responsible for his own death.

Ohio lawmakers and mayors delivered remarks after a meeting of the Ohio Mayors Alliance in Cleveland.

Cleveland plans to tap $20 million in federal stimulus funds both to connect residents to the internet and to expand the city’s fiber optic cable infrastructure.

The mayor announced the latest raft of hires Thursday as he nears the six-month mark of his first year in office.

High winds and heavy rains led to scattered outages across Northeast Ohio leaving thousands without power; Mayors Justin Bibb and Dan Horrigan demand state and federal gun reforms on the same day Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill loosening training requirements for armed teachers; and more stories.

The mayors invoked not just mass shootings, but also the drumbeat of smaller-scale incidents of gun violence across their cities. The availability of guns made it easy for small disputes to escalate into deadly gunfire, they said.

Jimmy Dimora is currently serving a 28-year sentence at a federal prison medical center in Massachusetts, and his attorneys say he should be released due to his poor health.

So far this year, Cleveland police have responded to 495 shootings and 61 homicides, 52 of which are gun-related, according to officials.

Justin Bibb, first new mayor in 16 years, says recent education gains ‘not good enough’; school ratings, ACT scores and college readiness are top goals