Second Chance Village

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The Summit County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating allegations of sex trafficking at the encampment. Sage Lewis, who ran the camp on property behind his business, decided to close the camp due to increased problems and police presence, he said.

The sheriff's office said they found multiple victims who needed medical treatment after conducting a welfare check at the Kent Place encampment Tuesday.

Ending homelessness is a challenge everywhere. Like most Ohio counties, Summit has an organization that helps coordinate services for the homeless. Summit…

Second Chance Village is all but gone. The last tents of the homeless camp on the back lot of a commercial property in Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood…

Sunday will be the last day for Akron’s Second Chance Village. The city ordered the homeless camp closed weeks ago saying it violates zoning laws. But a…

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, December 11:Activists to protest inhumane jail conditions;Two charged in planning attacks near…

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, December 10: Tent city receives final shut down notice;Lawmakers OK bill creating database of violent…

The city of Akron won’t force homeless people to move out of a tent city in the Middlebury neighborhood by Thanksgiving.In September, city council…

The operator of a homeless camp on Akron’s east side is suing the city. The move is aimed at keeping the tent village open despite a city-imposed…