The death of a 29-year-old man is being investigated by the Summit County Medical Examiner and the Akron Police Department.

Akron saw fewer murders in 2025, but shootings continue to dominate homicide cases despite improved solve rates.

The married couple found dead in their Akron home have been identified in what the medical examiner confirmed was a murder-suicide.

Akron police and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force have arrested a 24-year-old man wanted in connection to the Highland Square shooting that killed 25-year-old Timothy Hutchinson. Police ...

AKRON, Ohio — The scene Thursday outside the Summit County Courthouse has become a familiar one in Akron: Protesters gather, seeking repercussions for officers who shot Black men in the line of duty.

The Akron Police Department is investigating a double homicide that happened Tuesday that left a married couple dead.

AKRON, Ohio -- A 44-year-old man is dead from a stab wound to the chest. The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office says the victim was found on the front porch of a residence in the 700 block of ...

A 44-year-old Akron man has been charged with the April death of a 58-year-old Clarence Shockey in downtown Akron, police Lt. Michael Murphy said in a statement. On April 9, officers originally ...

Larry Williams, a former Browns offensive lineman and University of Akron athletic director, died on Oct. 16 while working out on the University of San Francisco's campus, USF announced. The Akron ...

As Akron celebrates its bicentennial in 2025, we’re looking back at two centuries of headlines. Visit BeaconJournal.com every Sunday morning throughout the bicentennial year for a look back at the ...

The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office says a 64-year-old Akron man was found dead on his front porch Tuesday by a person attempting to deliver him a meal. A volunteer from Meals on Wheels found ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron man was sentenced to 15 to 20.5 years in prison on Wednesday for drug trafficking charges and his involvement in the overdose death of Austin Guildoo in 2024. According ...