Akron

Akron launched the mental health co-responder model SCOUT in March 2024. The team handles mental health calls that otherwise would have gone to police or firefighters.

Akron is gearing up to celebrate it's 200th birthday this year, with events that reflect on its past and look forward to the future.

Malik introduced the $368 million budget to city council Monday. Priorities include investments in community centers, resurfacing 48 miles of road, funding for the city's polymer cluster and replacing active lead service lines.

The Downtown Akron Development Corporation hopes to attract businesses, jobs and development. The ordinance approved by council allocates $150,000 over three years.

A University of Akron class is unearthing Akron's LGBTQ+ past by learning about a neighborhood uprooted due to urban renewal efforts in the 1960s and 70s.

The city has decided not to release the name of the officer who fatally shot 15 year old Jazmir Tucker, Mayor Shammas Malik said. Meanwhile, the lawyers representing the family have called on the city to be fully transparent and respond to records requests.

WM has proposed building a waste transfer facility on Akron's east side. The plan includes closing an aging facility that has long been a problem for the neighborhood around it on Fountain Street.

This summer, some suburbs like Lakewood and Parma Heights restricted their public outdoor pools to just residents for the first time, following heatwaves in June. Are city pools enough to cool off residents?

The city is set to replace almost all of the remaining lead water service lines in the next year, according to the water bureau manager.

Shuffle Producer Brittany Nader reflects on Akron's PorchROKR music and art festival.