21-year-old Deshawn Coleman, of Akron, pleaded guilty to one count of murder with a firearm specification. His brother, ...

Deshawn Coleman and Eric Farrey admitted to trying to rob Kei'Juan Harrison at gunpoint before Coleman fatally shot Harrison ...

AKRON, Ohio — A dispute over a bag of potato chips landed an Akron man a lengthy prison sentence on Monday. Melvin Wright Jr.

A man who killed an Akron carryout worker with a rifle pleaded guilty to the murder and learned his punishment Tuesday ...

Akron's Mayor Malik has addressed the fatal officer-involved shooting of 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker, promising an independent ...

Some neighbors in Akron say a new bar has brought nothing but chaos and crime to their community and a recent shooting has ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The 33-year-old man accused of ... According to police, after Westover’s murder, detectives worked tirelessly following up on leads, conducting interviews, and examining ...

They are gone but not forgotten. Many murders and missing person's cases in the Akron area remain a mystery years later. Since 2021, Beacon Journal reporter Stephanie Warsmith and retired reporter ...

Croce placed Nixon on Ohio’s Violent Crime Registry. That means that if Nixon is released from prison, he must register with the local sheriff every year for ten years. Akron police say Westover ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Three men wanted in connection to an aggravated murder case in Akron are now in custody, according to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service. On Nov. 7, 2024, Akron police ...

AKRON, Ohio — A man facing murder charges will spend 27 years in prison in connection with a violent home invasion that authorities say is similar to one that turned deadly a month later.