Akron City Council is set to vote on whether to move forward with an external audit of the Akron Police Department's use of force policy. The audit, which is estimated to cost up to $768,000, has been ...

There's a microscope hovering over the City of Akron's leadership following yet another high-profile police-involved shooting.

Ahead of a city council meeting at which council members could vote for or against a proposed study of the city's use of ...

The proposed audit comes after multiple high profile officer-involved shootings over the last few years, including the deaths of Jayland Walker and Jazmin Tucker.

The president of the Akron Police Union is furious over recent comments from a councilman saying the city lawmaker called an ...

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If you want to sum up the decline in All-Pro kicker Justin Tucker’s game during what’s been a trying 2024 NFL season, consider how the seven-time Pro Bowler has lost a key role for the ...

Beacon Journal readers write about local police shootings, the murder of a health insurance CEO and Donald Trump's plans as ...

In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Akron, Ohio, Police Department, officers display their weapons late Nov. 28, 2024, as they confront 15-year-old boy Jazmir Tucker in ...

In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Akron, Ohio, Police Department, officers display their weapons late Nov. 28, 2024, as they confront 15-year-old boy Jazmir Tucker ...

A bill passed by Ohio lawmakers could allow police to charge up to $75 an hour for copies of body camera and dashcam footage.