Word Church demolition

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik will host a press conference Tuesday at 1030am at the site of the former Word Church and Akron Baptist Temple at 2324 Manchester Road to kick off the demolition starting with 1 of the garages. Akron acting Police Chief Brian Harding and Fire Chief Joseph Natko will be on hand. Mayor…

Akron homicide

Akron detectives launched an investigation following a shooting that left a 41 year old man dead early Sunday morning. Around 350am, officers responded to Inman Street and E. Archwood Avenue on a shots fired call. On scene, they located the victim with apparent gunshot wounds a few blocks away at Inman and Davies Streets. The…

Akron Mayor gives advice prior to solar eclipse

Akron mayor Shammas Malik is giving the community some advice as the total eclipse approaches and is expected to bring large crowds. Mayor Malik says people should fuel up in advance of the event and in anticipation of the crowds. He also says, people should enjoy the eclipse from their homes, if possible. And the…

The Guardians had another offseason where the did next to nothing. Maybe someone in the outfield will hit this year, but there is no guarantee, and the ownership and front office have proved once again they won’t spend the money to get someone to help. They are hanging their hat on a bunch of second…

43 year old man dies after shooting in Akron

Akron police are investigating a shooting that left a 43 year old man dead early Wednesday morning. According to police, the shooting happened around 1245am in the 600 block of West Waterloo Road. When police arrived on the scene, they found the man with a gunshot wound to the chest near a wooded area several…

9 displaced by Akron fire

Nine people were displaced by a fire last night on East Ido Avenue in Akron. The fire broke out around 730pm in a two-story residential structure with heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor. The fire crews initially made entry into the structure, but due to the heavy fire conditions, much of the…

Teen arrested on weapons charges

Sunday night around 615pm, Akron officers responded to a break-in of a vacant residence in the 900 block of Argonne Ct. On scene police located 4 juveniles in the rear of the house. The juveniles were detained without incident. One of the kids, a 15 year old boy, was found in possession of a loaded…

Additional $4M in funding secured for design of “New” High Level Bridge

Summit County Engineer Alan Brubaker has announced that an additional $4.1 million of funding has been secured to plan and design the replacement of the N. Main Street bridge over the Cuyahoga River, also known as the High Level Bridge. The announcement comes after last month’s news that an application to the Local Major Bridge…

School closings for the eclipse

The school closing list keeps growing …… as many districts are cancelling classes on April 8th due to the Solar Eclipse. More than a million people are projected to come to Northeast Ohio on that date for the event and a lot of schools have decided to close as a precaution. Districts have either changed…

Vigil for man gunned down in mail truck

The Warren community is remembering a postal worker who was killed on the job this past weekend. A vigil was held last night for 33 year old Jontay Davis. He was shot several times while sitting inside his mail truck and later died at the hospital. Davis leaves behind 10 children between the ages of…