Akron saw fewer murders in 2025, but shootings continue to dominate homicide cases despite improved solve rates.

Dierra Fields, who was body-slammed by Akron Police Officer Thomas Shoemaker two years ago, has agreed to settle her lawsuit ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The death of a married couple in Akron is under investigation. According to a press release from Akron ...

Police are investigaing a suspected murder-suicide that left Robert Kohnke and Sharleen Kohnke dead of gunshot wounds in ...

Detectives determined the two individuals were married and Akron police say investigators believe the incident was a ...

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:30 p.m., according to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.

Powell was charged after her mother died at their Akron home in March 2020. She pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled that Sharleen Kohnke, 60, died of a gunshot wound to the head while her ...

The married couple found dead in their Akron home have been identified in what the medical examiner confirmed was a murder-suicide.

A Sunday evening shooting killed a 29-year-old man half a block away from Summit County Children Services and Archbishop ...