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At the first meeting of Akron City Council’s Reimagining Public Safety Committee, Akron Police Chief Kenneth Ball made a brief appearance to get things rolling. “I would say that I’m thankful to be here, but I’m not. I’m frustrated,” Ball told members of council in September 2020.

Stacks of red tires are due to start popping-up around the city of Akron Thursday in celebration of the new wave band DEVO, as part of an effort to boost the hometown heroes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended K-12 education. It's also affected the other essential services schools have evolved to provide from food assistance to…

Two of the biggest remaining American-owned and based tire manufacturers are joining forces. Akron-based Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is acquiring…

The President has made several overtures toward immigration reform in his first days in office.

Learning isn’t easy for students or parents during a pandemic, with classrooms closed and lessons delivered remotely. It’s not easy for teachers, either. In front of a computer screen instead of a classroom, they work to keep their often distracted students engaged, but not overwhelmed. They miss the interaction in-person schooling affords – the chance to help with emotional issues or simply to give and receive a reassuring hug. And many teachers are parents themselves, teaching their students while also supervising their own children’s learning. It’s a lot.

Updated: 10:50 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 Akron City Council passed legislation Monday night temporarily limiting the size of private gatherings in the city and mandating face coverings at those gatherings for 30 the next days, a proposal introduced earlier in the day by Mayor Dan Horrigan. The measure passed 9-3, with one abstention.

Updated: 7:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 The Akron Public School Board voted 4-3 Monday evening to let all fall sports go forward, effective immediately, reversing a decision made last week. The board also voted to allow the marching band to play this fall. The special meeting was scheduled after the district faced growing outcry from the public that took the form of protests, petitions, emails and phone calls.

Political ads calling out President Donald Trump’s attempt to start a boycott against Goodyear could continue through the November election, as Democrats attempt to sway locals to vote blue. Last week on Twitter, Trump advocated for a boycott of Goodyear after an employee at a Kansas plant posted an alleged photo of company policy banning political attire in the workplace, including items with the "Make America Great Again” and “Blue Lives Matter” slogans.

President Donald Trump is calling for people to boycott Goodyear tires, an Akron-based company that employs more than 62,000 people nationwide. The move…