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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akron police and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force have arrested a 24-year-old man wanted in connection to the ...

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 ...

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.

Jazmir Tucker's family pose with picture of Jazmir. A Summit County grand jury declined to indict the Akron police officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker last November, according to a ...

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 ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A 21-year-old man found guilty in connection with the death of a one-year-old baby, along with other crimes, was sentenced Tuesday by Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge ...

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 ...

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