Category Archives: Local News
1 injured in Akron house fire
One person was injured in a house fire in Akron. Firefighters were called out to a home in the 1100 block of 2nd Avenueoff south Arlingtonaround 10pm Tuesday. The resident was taken to the hospita...
John Maczko 8h ago
Shooting suspects arrested
The north Canton Police Department arrested 2 suspects in connection with a shooting that occurred on February 5th. the shooting happened in the 300 block of Rose Lane Street. The 2 suspectsJauron M...
John Maczko Feb 112026
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 112026
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 102026
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 062026
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 sonwhen the officer forced his way into the son's ro...
John Maczko Feb 052026
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 yearsix of those thefts hap...
John Maczko Feb 052026
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 Streetoff East Emerling Avenuenear Curtis Park. The victimwho...
John Maczko Feb 042026
Teen robbed during Facebook meetup
In Akrona 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 042026
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 032026