Category Archives: Local News
28 year old shot and killed in Akron
Akron police are investigating the shooting death of a 28 year old man on Tuesday morning. Police and EMS responded around 1030am to a home in the 500 block of Nash Street and found Davian Floyd lying...
John Maczko Feb 11, 2026
Canton man sentenced
A Canton man will spend 4 years in prison for charges connected to the abduction that trigged a statewide alert. Jamie Triplett appeared in court yesterday. The case happened in September. A man had c...
John Maczko Feb 10, 2026
Fiscal Officer warns of fraudulent website
Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise is warning residents of a fraudulent website that is falsely representing itself as an official website of the Summit County Fiscal Office. The website falsely identifie...
John Maczko Feb 6, 2026
Hammer attack
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...
John Maczko Feb 5, 2026
Firearms stolen
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...
John Maczko Feb 5, 2026
Man shot in Akron
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...
John Maczko Feb 4, 2026
Teen robbed during Facebook meetup
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...
John Maczko Feb 4, 2026
Woman sentenced for setting fire
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...
John Maczko Feb 3, 2026
Suspect in Tennessee shooting from Stark County
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...
John Maczko Feb 3, 2026
Small plane crashes in Brimfield Township
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 ...
John Maczko Feb 2, 2026