Joseph Johnson, who just turned 18 less than three weeks ago, pleaded guilty last month to a single charge of aggravated ...

The Beacon Journal is gathering responses to questions readers have asked about the shooting of Jazmir Tucker. Here's what we ...

Akron police raided an illegal gambling den in Kenmore on Wednesday, arresting multiple individuals and seizing cash and ...

An 18-year-old Akron man will serve at least nine years in prison for robbing and shooting a gas station employee, who lost ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Akron police arrested three men Wednesday and accused them of running an illegal gambling ring.

Akron police are investigating a Facebook Marketplace robbery that happened on Wednesday when a suspect allegedly fired a ...

Akron police believe this was an 'unintentional shooting' and noted that a handgun was recovered at the scene.

A teenager was sentenced to at least nine years in prison Thursday for shooting a gas station clerk over a tip jar.

Mark Greer of Akron 200 and Mayor Shammas Malik kicked off the yearlong Akron Bicentennial Celebration Wednesday night.

The First United Methodist Church in downtown Akron was founded in the early 1800s, not long after the founding of city of ...

AKRON, Ohio — Both Cleveland and Akron are opening warming centers today as temperatures are expected to drop into the teens ...

Faced with a budget shortfall, the University of Akron (UA) is proposing to merge its department of chemistry; department of ...