If you're still trying to decide, the Beacon Journal editorial board ... There’s no denying the students and staff of Akron’s North High need and deserve a new school. There are only so ...

To that end, the Beacon Journal has embarked on a project focused on housing in Akron. What does the housing stock look like for homebuyers in specific neighborhoods? Which affordable housing ...

AKRON — A family is settling a wrongful death lawsuit against Ohio police who fired 94 bullets at a Black man during a chase two years ago. Jayland Walker’s family and the city of Akron ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Akron police are investigating the circumstances that led to a man’s shooting death Friday night. According to a press release from the Akron Police Department, officers ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The bench trial for the 33-year-old man accused of murdering an Akron mother in July 2022 was continued until November due to “unforeseen evidentiary issues.” Quinton ...

The Akron History Center at 172 S ... has made a $200,000 grant to the museum and will lend a portrait of Beacon Journal editor and publisher John S. Knight. The painting hung for decades at ...

The family of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man fatally shot by police in Akron, Ohio, in June 2022, has reached a $4.85 million settlement with the city of Akron in a federal lawsuit over ...

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section ... Jayland Walker's family and the city of Akron reached an agreement but have not disclosed details, according to a joint court filing ...