All municipal offices will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. There will be no curb service on Monday. There will be a one-day delay of trash/recycle collections for the remainder of the week, with curb service resuming on Tuesday, September 8th and continuing through Saturday, September 12th. “Labor Day weekend is a great opportunity to spend time with family, enjoy our community, and celebrate the people who make Akron such a special place,” sai

Melissa Payne, the Black Florida woman who fatally shot a White man during a confrontation that began over a Walmart parking space, will not face criminal charges after prosecutors determined she is protected by Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. The decision, announced Sept. 3 by the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, resolves a case EURweb first reported in July, when Payne had not been publicly identified and investigators were still examining her claim that she acted i

As the Browns took to the practice fields at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus the week following the end of the preseason, six receivers lined up in individual drills to kick off practice. The initial 53-man roster is set, and those six receivers – Isaiah Bond, Denzel Boston, KC Concepcion Jr., Malachi Corley, Jerry Jeudy and Tylan Wallace – will make up the receiving corps for the Browns heading into the 2026 season. The room encapsulates a variety of skillsets and levels of exp

The City of Akron and Summit County Land Bank today announced the completion of the Made in Akron housing plans, a new collection of 10 residential designs created to make it easier to build high-quality new homes that fit the character of Akron neighborhoods. Developed by Akron-based Grassroots Architecture in partnership with the City and Land Bank, the plans have been pre-reviewed through the Summit County Building Standards Department to help streamline the permitting and

Mayor Malik and the City of Akron, in partnership with the East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation (EANDC), officially launched Akron Dreams, a new down payment assistance program designed to help more Akron residents achieve the dream of homeownership. The program will provide up to $7,500 to eligible first-time homebuyers purchasing a home in Akron. To learn more about the program and apply, click here. Mayor Malik first announced plans for the program during his 20

The City of Akron and Akron Mayor Shammas Malik are now accepting applications for the 2026–2027 Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council (MYLC), a yearlong leadership program designed to connect Akron high school students with local government, community organizations, civic engagement, and service opportunities. Applications are open now, and will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2026. Applications can be found at AkronOhio.gov/MYLC. “Akron’s young people des

Flock Safety is facing mounting scrutiny after allegations that police officers have used its license plate reader technology to track people for personal reasons, Axios reports. The controversy has added fuel to a growing national debate over how much vehicle-location data law enforcement should be able to collect and access. Flock says its network includes more than 120,000 cameras across the country, while critics argue the technology creates a far-reaching surveillance sy

*Black students face a higher rate of false accusations that they used artificial intelligence to complete schoolwork, according to a 2024 Common Sense Media report. In that survey, 20 percent of Black teens reported that a teacher had incorrectly flagged their assignment as AI-generated, compared with 7 percent of white teens and 10 percent of Latino teens. Overall, 10 percent of teens said they had been falsely accused in this way, per Education Weekly. These accusations oc

*Nolan Wells‘ cellphone may contain answers about what happened before the 18-year-old Black college athlete disappeared from Mississippi’s Horn Island on July 4, but nearly six weeks later, the device still hasn’t received the jointly contemplated forensic examination — as members of the Congressional Black Caucus push for federal intervention. The development adds another unresolved issue to a case already headed toward grand-jury review. Wells traveled by boat to the uninh

Today, the City of Akron is announcing that a tentative settlement has been reached in the pending civil litigation concerning the death of Jazmir Tucker. Based on the recommendation of the City Law Department, as well as independent outside counsel representing the officers named in the litigation, the City has agreed to settle all claims in exchange for $4,750,000. The settlement is now pending approval by a probate judge. Director of Law, Brian Angeloni commented: “