Akron News

AKRON, Ohio Cassandra Hirsh, DO, has joined the Haslinger Family Pediatric Palliative Care Center at Akron Children's Hospital.

Two employees at an Akron water plant were taken to the hospital Saturday night after a chemical spill.

Donnie Grigg, 36, of Akron, will be sentenced Nov. 24 for burglarizing an office at Oriana House, a treatment center for drug and alcohol abuse.

An Akron man awaiting sentencing today for assaulting his former roommate with a machete apparently attempted to commit suicide at the Summit County Jail this weekend and is being held in the jail's mental unit, authorities said.

The Akron Zoo is taking steps to convert 16 acres of leased land into more space for attractions.

Christmas is arriving early all over Akron, as New Hope Christian Fellowship prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child.

A knife fight between two homeless men left one dead and another injured and charged this morning with murder.

An Akron man is fatally stabbed at a gas station late Wednesday night. Nicholas Bobo died after the incident at the Speedway gas station on E. Market Street.

An Akron woman faces a murder charge for planning the stabbing death of her mother.

Prosecutors in Ohio intend to seek the death penalty against a woman accused of hiring a friend to kill her mother.

Columbus police took an Akron man into custody Tuesday who was wanted on felonious assault and drug charges.

The following list of homes for sale will be updated as new listings come on the market in Summit County.

An Akron man has died after he was stabbed last night at a Speedway gas station on East Market St.

Summit County prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a 20-year-old Akron woman accused of paying a hitman $5,000 to kill her mother.

The Akron call center of Teleperformance USA will shut down and more than 300 people will lose their jobs on Dec.

Firestone High School in Akron needs some help with its visual and performing arts program.

Akron Children's Hospital is getting ready for another growth spurt. The pediatric hospital recently acquired the Neurology & Neuroscience Associates' building on West Exchange Street as it looks to expand its main campus.

The Akron City Council has five new members. While the new members were celebrating at parties or at home Tuesday night, they did so knowing difficult times await when they assume their seats in January.

The Akron Health Department is holding two free H1N1 influenza vaccine clinics this week and another next week for people at high risk of complications from the flu.

Akron residents who already have raked leaves into the street probably are wondering when the city will pick them up.