Defense attorney Jeff Laybourne, left, talks with Willie James before James' sentencing Friday in Summit County Court of Common Pleas. A homeless Akron man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Akron, O.H. – When a student walks into ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AKRON, Ohio – A local business owner who ...

A homeless tent village — sanctioned by the private property owner and outlawed by the city of Akron several years ago — is back. Akron’s zoning and elected officials told businessman Sage Lewis in ...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Homeless people will get two days’ notice before Akron officials remove their belongings from public property and will have a chance to reclaim those items under a settlement in a ...

AKRON, Ohio — A 48-year-old man has died following a late-night shooting in Akron on Thursday. The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office says authorities responded to the scene in the 80 block of ...

"I believe Akron can be the leaders of how we treat the homeless in all of America," he said. When the city voted down the zoning change, it put into place a process that would help move people living ...

AKRON, Ohio – At one time, nearly 50 people called the land behind 15 Broad Street in Akron their home. Their multicolored tents filled the back yard, arranged in rows. Today, that land is empty, the ...

AKRON, OH (WOIO) - Time is officially up for the homeless in Akron and their tent city. Saturday is moving day and they still have no where to go, although all hope isn’t gone. “I came here with ...

The 30-year-old from Texas came to Akron with a factory job lined up, but by the time he arrived in March as the pandemic was beginning, the position no longer existed. More work opportunities fell ...

When Akron police and city staff removed people from a makeshift tent city last Sunday, it rekindled the battle over where people may live when their 'choice' of residence is a fabric tent. The ...