Ohio passed a law in 2021 that exempted people with mental illnesses from being executed. Nine inmates have been removed from ...

Does where a crime is committed determine whether a person faces death? Opponents say the penalty isn't evenly applied. Prosecutors say it's the law.

The city of Akron and the local police union have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract that includes significant ...

Prosecutors say they follow Ohio's death penalty law. But critics believe political pressure has driven disparities in cases ...

Akron-based autism advocates are refuting claims by President Trump and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that vaccines and ...

The 'Death Delayed' series looks at where Ohio's capital punishment system now stands and what will happen with it in the ...

Akron police officer Davon Fields shot and killed Jazmir Tucker after hearing shots fired near Miller South School.

David Toepfer, who has served in the role temporarily since July 2025, received bipartisan support despite partisan disputes ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio, one of a handful of states without comprehensive sex education taught in schools, has a higher teen ...

Akron unlawfully assessed municipal income tax on a non-resident’s settlement with her former employer based in the city, the worker told an Ohio appeals court.

Eight candidates are seeking four school board seats in the Akron Public School System. See who they are and why they are running.