Akron Mayor Shammas Malik met with Lebron James while the “King” was back home visiting family and friends this past week.

High Street now belongs to Welty Development Group. The 10-story Art Deco building was originally built in 1931 for the Young Women’s Christian Association, later becoming mixed-use ...

This week in Akron history, canal commission awarded contracts, workers installed pipes, motorists bought maps and ...

The renovation project at the Akron Art Museum will bring three new galleries and the Idea Machine, an interactive space for ...

AKRON, Ohio – Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan gave his final State of the City address on Wednesday at the John S. Knight Center, but his speech wasn’t like others he has given.

Akron's CitiCenter building sold to the Welty Development Group to be transformed into a 116-unit residential community.

Surveillance footage showed a crowd of over 100 people fleeing as shots were fired at Mason Community Learning Center, with ...

AKRON, Ohio — With incumbent Dan Horrigan declining to seek a third term, Akron voters are set to elect a new mayor for just the third time in the last 36 years.

The Beacon Journal will keep tabs here on the growing list of Akronites who could be the next mayor now that Dan Horrigan has said he's not running for reelection.

AKRON, Ohio — Seeking to reshape the leadership of the city's police department, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik on Monday proposed "voluntary separation packages" for higher-ups within the force.

The mayor of the city of Akron, Ohio has declared a state of emergency after protests following the deadly police shooting of Jayland Walker. Skip to content. NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at Noon.

Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic will retire at the end of the month, he says, ending a decades-long tenure as the Rubber City's top official.