An Akron elementary school is on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were seen in the area.According to the Akron Education Association, Forest Hill CLC is on an exterior lockdown after the ICE was seen patrolling nearby.
The rumor appeared to spread following an all-call sent to parents that encouraged them to update emergency contact information "immediately."
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.
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — 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.
It doesn't exactly have the ring of Taco Tuesday but Chipotle fans can score a free burrito today. The chain is offering a free entrée today (Jan. 28) with the purchase of another entrée at all of its Greater Akron locations in celebration of the Ohio State Buckeyes national championship.
It’s now been two months since Akron Police killed 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker, and his death is still a big talking point at City Council meetings.
Members of Ohio's congressional delegation are scrambling to track the potential statewide impacts of President Trump's attempted funding freeze that was halted by a judge. Why it matters: Democratic leaders say the chaos and confusion of the order,
The Akron men's basketball team is "trending in the right direction" atop the Mid-American Conference with scorers Nate Johnson and Tavari Johnson.
SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for Akron Zips vs. Ohio Bobcats in the MAC on Friday
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.
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Police are asking for help identifying a man who robbed an Akron gas station at gunpoint Sunday night. According to a press release from Akron police, officers responded to the BP gas station in the 500 block of N. Main Street around 8:45 p.m.
Passenger growth at Hopkins lagged the increases at a half dozen airports in Ohio and surrounding states, including Columbus, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Akron-Canton.