Akron News

An Akron man will serve time in prison for killing a woman in an accidental shooting that occurred in February.Andre Wilson, 30, who was incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail, was sentenced, Wednesday, in front of Judge Mark K. Wiest in Wayne County Common Pleas Court to three years in prison for a count of reckless homicide and a count of having ... (more)

Earlier this month students from Notre Dame Elementary competed in a Science, Engineering, Technology and Math soap box derby competition in Akron, Ohio, where the students finished fourth overall.

The Kent Community Dinner, hosted by All Together Now, Inc. and the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent , was recently held at the Islamic Community Center of Cuyahoga Falls.

36-year-old Andrew Norman of Akron has been ordered to repay $15 million in restitution for a mortgage fraud scheme and a second fraudulant sale of a property in Florida, and he'll also be going to prison.

The visitors center at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd., Akron is normally closed Mondays, but the building will welcome visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 27.

An Ohio man is facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized a loaded 9 mm handgun, eight grams of heroin, a gram of marijuana and 18 ecstasy pills during an OVI checkpoint in Summit County.

AKRON, Ohio: If you don't feel safe from a tornado in your basement or the lowest level of your home, how about investing in a 10-gauge steel shelter buried seven-feet below ground? Survive-a-Storm shelters, based out of Thomasville, Ga., has sold about 2,000 units across the U.S. and the company is getting a lot of attention following the massive ... (more)

ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA More than 40 percent of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic "gold standard" for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A slew of attorneys are available to answer questions from residents who may be concerned about their information being compromised during last week's cyber attack on the city's website.

The event was hosted by her children and their spouses, Pete and Carol Steele of Ravenna and Patsy and James Fox of Randolph.

One of the biggest concert announcements of the summer, The Black Keys will play Buffalo's Outer Harbor on Monday, July 8. Tickets for the show are $48 in advance and they will go on sale Thursday at noon.

There will be refreshments and free Barre classes at a grand opening celebration for the new fitness facility at 77 N. Miller Rd.

Nearly 30 racers competed in the 17th Annual Ocean State Soap Box Derby Saturday for the chance to represent Rhode Island in the Derby Nationals in Akron, Ohio.

Bailey announced auditions for Weathervane Playhouse's production of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man," she encouraged families to audition together -- and several families responded.

An Ohio man is standing trial for allegedly shooting his wife of 45 years in a hospital intensive care unit in what may have been a mercy killing.

Davin Lyons, 3 years old, blows out a candle on his treasure chest birthday cake on April 6, 2013, in Akron, Ohio.

United Way of Summit County's "Docs Who Rocka ," presented by The University of Akron, will mark its 10th year Oct.

At a flag unveiling ceremony in the West Hill neighborhood May 7, Mayor Don Plusquellic announced the city of Akron will host the annual Highland Square Festival.

WEST AKRON: Burglaries were reported at the following locations: the 1100 block of West Market Street between May 1 and 8; the 2300 block of Banbury Road between May 3 and 5; the 500 block of Madison Avenue May 3; the 1900 block of West Market Street between May 3 and 4; the 900 block of Mull Avenue between May 3 and 4; the 700 block of White Pond ... (more)

On April 26, nearly 500 men, women and children gathered and marched against sexual assault and gender violence at the eighth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at Lock 3 Park.