The Akron SWAT team is in the Highland Square neighborhood after a man barricaded himself in an apartment. According to police, the man barricaded himself in an apartment on South Highland Avenue after a domestic situation. Police said it was unclear if the incident happened at that location or at a different one.

An Akron police cruiser crashed into an SUV on Friday night, injuring two officers and sending the SUV's driver to the hospital.

The Akron Police Department is advising the public of traffic delays in the area of Highland Square due to a developing situation involving the SWAT Team and a man who has barricaded himself

Charter Communications, which goes by the trade name Spectrum, is expected to close its call center in Akron this spring, impacting more than 250 employees. According to a WARN notice sent to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services,

The Summit Fresh Mobile Market will officially launch this summer. The mobile market is a converted bus packed with produce, dairy products, meat and shelf stable items that travels to various areas around Akron to offer residents access to fresh groceries.

Elijah White, 19, and a 17-year-old face charges after officers found concealed handguns during a traffic stop in Akron.

As President Trump pursues plans for mass deportations, a group assisting immigrants for more than century asks the community to stand with refugees.

The Federal Aviation Administration has presented Akron balloonist Michael C. Emich with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, the agency’s highest honor. Cleveland FAA representative Michael Emmerich recognized Emich on Sunday at the Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association awards celebration in Stow.

In 2023, the National Weather Service recorded a milder winter season in the Akron-Canton region, with 16 inches of snow for the calendar year, the lowest amount on record for the area. The winter season from 2023 to 2024 produced record-setting low snow amounts as well.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for Akron Zips vs. Ohio Bobcats in the MAC on Friday

Maura Cool is going from the Marine Corps to the teaching corps. A new UA program aims to help students who are veterans to become educators.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Akron police on Friday night arrested two teens who allegedly fled a traffic stop. Inside the vehicle, officers found a loaded, semi-automatic handgun that had been modified with a “switch” to give it fully automatic firing.