Akron announced Friday it's accepting applications for people interested in joining the police department. The number of uniformed officers is below what was budgeted by the city.

The Department of Homeland Security said U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is pausing some green card applications to add further screening.

The new law being considered by council would add activity reported by a witness as a nuisance and include conduct by people "associated with" a house, business or lot.

The state will automatically cancel certain suspensions. Letters will be mailed to eligible drivers, sharing steps for getting licenses back.

The department's superintendent of internal affairs approached the Bureau of Criminal Investigations in April, 2024 about taking over cases currently handled by the Cuyahoga County sheriff.

The move to hire the university's Department of Criminal Justice Studies comes after Akron City Council rejected Mayor Shammas Malik's plan to hire a national consulting firm last month, citing the $640,000 price tag.

Eric Weisburn was elected to the position in November, defeating incumbent George Maier. This is the first time Stark County has a new sheriff in 12 years.

Policy shift follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland investigation into the October shooting of a teen by a deputy.

The city held a town hall Tuesday night to hear residents thoughts on crowd control as the city develops a new policy per a settlement last year.

Mayor Shammas Malik proposed spending $640,000 to hire a national consulting firm led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Council has debated the proposal for two months and several members have concerns over the price.