Akron News

Before March 5, Akron Police Officer Michael Vavro had never used an automated external defibrillator in a real-life situation.

Superintendent Sylvester Small's history with Akron Public Schools: 1970-71: Joins district as substitute teacher.

An Akron man was treated at a local hospital after being stabbed in the stomach and hand during a fight Saturday night, Akron police Capt.

Akron fire fighters work at the scene of a fire on the 7th floor at the Mayflower Manor on South Main Street on Sunday, Aug.

Akron again will participate in the national crime awareness and prevention effort - National Night Out - with the aim of addressing the scourge of crime, drugs and youth violence.

Mark Emkes, Chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. and Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC , today announced that the team charged with evaluating the relocation of the Bridgestone ...

For anyone who lived through the youth-driven grunge rock movement of the 1990s, Smells Like Teen Spirit may stir memories of the band Nirvana, crunchy guitars and flannel shirts.

Ron Schaffer of Stow looks over stained glass items during the 29th annual Akron Arts Expo weekend at Hardesty Park on Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Akron, Ohio.

Mayor Don Plusquellic on Monday, July 28, 2008 sent to Akron City Council a detailed plan for using a long-term lease of Akron's sewer system to generate funds for scholarships for Akron students who want to ...

Akron fire investigators said today that a house fire in April in which a 46-year-old woman died was the result of careless smoking.

The committee for the 35th Reunion of Akron North High School Class of 1974 is looking for those members of it's class who are not registered at the website: http://www.north74.com/ All members and friends ...

AKRON Man found guilty of child porn charges AKRON: A Canton attorney was convicted Thursday of possessing and viewing child pornography.

In a busy hallway, she anxiously cuddled a stuffed toy zebra. Alone inside the courtroom, she wept as she recalled the night a stranger slipped inside her bedroom and raped her.

Summit County Jail inmate Mark D. McCullaugh Jr. suffered multiple anal injuries during his fatal 2006 struggle with sheriff's deputies from ''an object that has to be rigid and unforgiving,'' a medical ...

Adonis Solomon, 24, of West Akron, was charged with promoting prostitution after a woman working for him was arrested Tuesday, police said.

Nine architectural firms submitted proposals to prepare preliminary construction plans for the new Columbiana County Department of Job and Family Services building.

One woman turned childlike, asking for her mommy. Another was so tormented she left the university of Akron for her home in Vermont.

A fund has been set up at Charter One Bank to help an Akron Marine who was shot in a robbery at a gas station on South Arlington Street in June.

Police arrested a 19-year-old Akron man for allegedly Tasering people in the April Court and White Avenue area of Akron Monday night.

An Akron man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man shot to death in his yard during a card game last summer.