Officials say the city saw 25 murders in 2024, compared to 26 in 2023. That figure is still a sharp decline from the 2020 peak of 50 murders.

The president of the Akron Police Union is furious over recent comments from a councilman saying the city lawmaker called an ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a controversial bill into law that could charge the public hundreds of dollars for footage ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a controversial bill into law that could charge the public hundreds of dollars for footage from law enforcement agencies, including body cameras.

While I generally hate to follow the crowd, this has been an interesting year for transparency in Ohio, with some good ...

A variety of stories caught readers’ attention on MariettaTimes.com in 2024. ¯The most-viewed story on the site actually came ...

According to police, two contractors arrived at the home to board it up, and a man who had been living in the house came out ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Two people are injured after a shooting incident involving a contractor and resident in Akron, according to police. On Tuesday, around 3:30 p.m. officers were dispatched to a home ...

Akron police are investigating the fatal shooting and have released the shooter and other suspects pending investigation ...

The officer's personnel file with the Akron Police Department does not mention the shooting directly, only referencing that the officer was placed on administrative leave on the same day that the ...

An Akron man exchanges gunfire with a thief over a Kia Sportage. A related incident in Cleveland involves a teen and a police ...

The Akron police officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker, Davon Fields, was previously involved in a fatal police shooting in 2022, according to Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation ...