Akron Metro RTA employees who are members of the Transport Workers Union of America Local 1 have voted to accept a contract with their employer after more than a year and a half of negotiations. The ...

METRO RTA workers are threatening to strike unless their contract demands are met, which could halt bus service in Akron.

An Akron teen pleaded guilty to murder Monday in the May 2021 shooting death of a man on a Metro bus that followed an argument. Kavon Jackson, 18, was scheduled to go on trial Tuesday in Summit County ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 (WJW) – An Akron teen charged 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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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, Ohio (WJW) – The Akron METRO RTA is ...

AKRON, Ohio -- Mayor Dan Horrigan took a Monday morning bus ride with Akron Metro's new Executive Director Dawn Distler as part of "Official-ly Onboard." Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Walter rode at midday ...

This story has been updated with new information. Transport Workers Union officials say local members are upset about bonuses awarded to Akron Metro RTA CEO Dawn Distler while they have gone 18 months ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Starting Wednesday, If you ride the Akron Metro Regional Transit, you will be required to wear a mask. Akron Metro announced on its Facebook page that wearing a mask on the ...

Since 2010, the Akron metropolitan area gained population — 1,632 people — only because of a significant influx of immigrants, according to a new study from the Brookings Institution. At the same time ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police arrested a man who ran away from officers and hid behind a building after allegedly committing acts of public indecency on a Metro bus. Officers first saw 43-year-old ...

AKRON, Ohio — A man shot multiple times Tuesday evening after a fight broke out on an Akron Metro bus downtown has died of his wounds, police say. The Summit County Medical Examiner identified the ...