More than 200 of Akron's 2,000-strong Karen community gathered to celebrate the New Year at North High School in Akron and ...

When Shahid Qamar established Takmil, a nonprofit organization that educates kids in Pakistan, it had 50 students. Now it has ...

The U.S. Justice Department is suing pharmacy giant CVS, accusing it of putting profits over patient safety and thus fueling the opioid crisis. The accusations bear similarities to violations for ...

The meeting will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ed Davis Community Center, 730 Perkins Park Drive in Akron, according to a news release from Mayor Shammas Malik's office. In August ...

When should parents stop — or, at least slow down on — spoiling their kids on Christmas? “I love to buy them things — but how long can I really continue to do this?” Nikki Tomczak tells ...

“Call it, I guess, a rite of passage.” That purchase reflects a relatively common American experience: Parents buying and gifting guns to their children for their birthday or around the ...

Most recently, Malik was able to announce that the Akron Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub was selected to receive $51 million in tech hub federal funding.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Meeting for the first time since the fatal police involved shooting of Jazmir Tucker on Thanksgiving day, Akron’s Citizens’ Police Oversight Board chairman was inviting ...

What’s in a name? Elton John still can’t understand how his parents could have given him a “s – – t” birth name. The “I’m Still Standing” singer, 77, spoke about his given name ...

That’s a remarkable quality of a quarterback and a leader in general.” Malik Washington completed 569 of 771 passes for 7,167 yards and 74 touchdowns, adding 736 rushing yards and 19 ...

The boy’s family and residents have called for Fields’ firing, while Mayor Shammas Malik has sought an extensive review of use-of-force incidents. The personnel file shows that Fields was ...