A 51-count indictment was unsealed Tuesday charging 17 Ohio residents of operating a large-scale drug trafficking ring out of Akron.

According to the DOJ, the group conspired to distribute large amounts of drugs across the Akron area, including meth, ...

Montgomery County Jail records show that Tony Jackson, 32, was arrested on Millicent Avenue and booked on suspicion of murder ...

According to court documents, in July 2024, Parham had 28 firearms, which included a machine gun, distribution amounts of ...

DEKALB, Ill. — Tavari Johnson scored 21 points and Akron defeated Northern Illinois 80-70 on Tuesday night for its eighth win in a row, all in Mid-American Conference play. Johnson shot 7 of 11 ...

Homicide levels in Akron and other American cities dropped below pre-pandemic levels last year. A report from the Council on Crime Justice showed the homicide rate for the first-half of last year was ...

As Akron celebrates its bicentennial in 2025, we’re looking back at two centuries of headlines. Visit BeaconJournal.com every Sunday morning throughout the bicentennial year for a look back at ...

Tamarcus Q. Harris, a 38-year-old man, was arrested in connection to the October shooting death of Marla Carter in Akron. Harris faces charges of aggravated murder and felonious assault and is ...

Samantha Stevens, 24, of Akron, pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless ... to a nearby hospital but did not survive his injuries. Crime coverage:Gladys Ingersoll sentenced to life in prison for ...

Samantha Stevens, 24, of Akron, pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless homicide in ... Washington was rushed to a nearby hospital but did not survive his injuries. Crime coverage:Gladys Ingersoll ...

AKRON, Ohio — Brandon Evans ... Information from Evans’ cell phone linked him to the crime," prosecutors noted. Evans is facing additional charges from 11 other cases against him in Summit ...