This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 — Following complaints from area ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AKRON, Ohio - City Council has approved a conditional-use request from Sage Lewis, an advocate for the homeless, to use 85 Kent Place as a group home for as many as six homeless people. The move comes ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - 19 News has an amazing update to share with anyone who has been following the story of the Akron teen who has been living in the woods while trying to graduate high school. The ...

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 ...