A month out from the first day of school, homeless students in Akron Public Schools and those with disabilities still don't know how they will be getting to and from school every day. The usual ...

Community Support Services case workers Zack Brown and Courtney Seymour trudged through the rain and snow Tuesday morning as they made their way to a homeless encampment in the woods behind The Word ...

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 ...

Rickie Asberry (left) and Zach Brown, both with Community Support Services, take a look at an abandoned encampment in Akron's Summit Lake neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2025. “Homeless outreach, anybody ...

Homelessness is an undoubtedly complex issue. Some of the most complicated cases lie on the intersection of poverty and mental illness, neither of which we as a country have figured out how to ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Peter Maurin Center said they saw a record number of homeless people stay at their emergency overnight shelter over the weekend and they are expecting even more this week. The ...

Plan ahead for Main Street Kent Holiday 5K, Stark Library Foundation Home Holiday Tour and Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes.

Hoops for the Homeless will pit Akron Firefighters against Akron Police Officers in a charity basketball game on Saturday, Oct. 7. 27,823 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it ...

AKRON, Ohio — There is a significant need for animals impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. And to no one's surprise, Northeast Ohio is stepping in to help. One of A Kind Pet Rescue in Akron is ...

Akron has again earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) LGBTQ+ Municipal Equality Index.