Category Archives: Local News
Man shot and killed in Akron
An investigation is underway after a 25 year old Akron man was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle outside his home early Monday morning. It happened around 215am in the 1000 block of Ray Stree...
John Maczko 1h ago
Pedestrian struck, killed in Highland Square
The pedestrian who was struck and killed Saturday, has been identified as a 35 year old Akron man. Jaymeeson Franklin was killed when a vehicle traveling west on West Market Street in Highland Square ...
John Maczko Sep 28, 2026
State Route 8 bridge demolition
ODOT moved forward with a major bridge project Sunday morning with the demolition of 2 sections of a deteriorating bridge. Crews are replacing the old State Route 8 over the Cuyahoga River Valley. And...
John Maczko Sep 28, 2026
Measles spread in Ohio
Ohio is experiencing its 3rd measles outbreak of the year with 196 cases reported across 16 counties. The vast majority of measles cases in Ohio are among unvaccinated individuals. Nationwide, measles...
John Maczko Sep 25, 2026
Barberton City Schools in fiscal emergency
Barberton City Schools have been placed in a state of fiscal emergency after the state auditor said the district failed to submit a plan to eliminate nearly $40 million of anticipated budget shortfall...
John Maczko Sep 24, 2026
Akron officers injured in fire
Two Akron residents and eight police officers were treated at a hospital after a fire tore through a duplex on Arch Street, behind City Hospital, overnight. Akron firefighters were called to the resid...
John Maczko Sep 23, 2026
Officer involved shooting
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations is investigating a shooting involving police officers in Warrensville Heights. The incident took place Saturday in the parking lot of a Family Dollar on Warr...
John Maczko Sep 22, 2026
Akron Children's ranks nationally
Akron Children's is nationally ranked in 3 pediatric specialties, according to the U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of the Best Children's Hospitals for 2026-2027. They ranked in the foll...
John Maczko Sep 21, 2026
University of Akron bike patrol
The University of Akron has revived a bike patrol program, putting campus police officers on mountain bikes to improve visibility and community connection on the University of Akron campus. New campus...
John Maczko Sep 21, 2026
2 injured in crash
Two people were seriously injured, 3 others injured during a crash that occurred yesterday on Interstate 77 north beyond the Akron-Canton Airport. According to the Summit County Sheriff's office, a ca...
John Maczko Sep 18, 2026