Category Archives: Local News

Barberton police say one of their officers was hit with a hammer. The officer was responding to a domestic violence call between a father and his son, when the officer forced his way into the son's ro...

The Akron Police Department is urging the public "to please secure your firearms safely" while announcing the city has already experienced 7 firearm thefts from cars this year, six of those thefts hap...

A 24 year old man was shot in Akron late Monday evening. Akron police say it happened around 11pm Monday in the 1400 block of Andrus Street, off East Emerling Avenue, near Curtis Park. The victim, who...

In Akron, a teen was robbed at gunpoint during a Facebook Marketplace meetup. The 17 year old thought he was meeting someone who wanted to buy a hoodie he was selling on Marketplace. At least 4 people...

A 33 year old Akron woman was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for setting a fire to an apartment building on South Turkeyfoot Road that killed a resident's cat. Courtney Cooney will also be plac...

The suspect charged with first degree murder in the shooting of a sheriff's deputy in Tennessee has apparent ties to Stark County. 44 year old Kristi Dawn Cunningham, is accused of shooting then deput...

Two people are recovering after a small plane went down yesterday afternoon in Portage County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a 2 seat aircraft experienced an apparent loss of power around 2:30pm ...

There was an overnight fire in Medina County. Fire crews responded to the fire on Bent Creek Drive in Wadsworth. One woman was taken from the home and then transported to the hospital. She is expected...

Back by popular demand, dinosaurs are returning to the Akron Zoo this summer. DinoTrek will run May2nd through September 8th. There will be 30 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, an increase of 20 from ...

Akron Police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect involved in a recent shooting. It happened this past Sunday night around 7pm at an apartment complex near the University of Akron. A ...