AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron elementary school is on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were seen in the area. According to the Akron Education ...

AKRON, Ohio — Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is set to lay off a chunk of its workforce, and employees in Akron will be among those impacted. Bridgestone last week announced it is ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The Akron Police Department reports a Monday morning standoff involving the SWAT Team and a man who had barricaded himself inside of an apartment near Highland Square has end ...

AKRON, Ohio — A barricade situation in Akron’s Highland Square neighborhood has been resolved peacefully after a 37-year-old man surrendered to police Monday morning. It was around 5 a.m ...

AKRON, Ohio — Akron police said one man caused a lot of chaos in the Highland Square neighborhood for several hours on Monday. Investigators believe Thomas Blanton, 37, brutally attacked a woman ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Police body camera video has been released after a man was shot and killed in his sleep by a stray bullet in Akron. A 25-year-old father was hit and killed by the stray bullet ...

Samantha Stevens, 24, of Akron, pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless homicide in the Nov. 22, 2021, shooting death of her boyfriend, 23-year-old Eric Washington Jr. Franklin County Common Pleas ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – A 24-year-old woman found guilty of murder by a Summit County jury has been sentenced to life in prison. According to a press release from the officer of Summit County ...