This article was originally published in the Akron Beacon Journal on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005. Akron police on Monday charged Cynthia George, a central figure in the 2001 murder of Jeffrey Zack, with complicity to commit aggravated murder. The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested George, 50, of Granger Township, around 8 p.m. at […]
A 16-year-old male was arrested and charged with felonious assault, with more charges expected, in connection to Friday’s shooting fatality on Wilbeth Road. The teen was taken into custody on Saturday morning at a residence in the 1000 block of South Arlington Street. A handgun and other evidence were also recovered at the home, according […]
Some lucky Akronite just struck it rich, but probably not as rich as he initially hoped. The Ohio Lottery did not name the Akron man but said he won a prize of $50,000 a year for 20 years in a scratch-off game called “Billion.” That’s a $1 million prize spread out over time. But the […]
The proverbial “Last Call” for a popular Akron brewery will be March 3. But truth be told the end of the line for R. Shea Brewing in Akron’s Merriman Valley and Canal Place came months ago. The smell of beer and the fermenting process still lingers in the air inside R. Shea’s cavernous manufacturing facility […]
Akron police used chemical spray to break up at least one fight at East Community Learning Center Thursday. Police Captain Michael Miller said the first fight at East broke out around 1:15 p.m. while students were playing basketball in the school gym. Miller said verbal commands and de-escalation efforts were unsuccessful and that officers ultimately […]
As cold weather persists in Northeast Ohio, this upcoming event at the John S. Knight Center will have you looking forward to spring. The Akron Home and Garden Show will start in the next couple of weeks. Here’s what to know before you go. When is the Akron Home and Garden show? The show runs […]
Months after Akron Auto Wrecking employees stopped a would-be thief with a forklift in October, Akron police arrested the same 28-year-old man for allegedly stealing a vehicle from the same auto shop Wednesday, according to an Akron Police Department news release. Officers responded to the shop on N. Arlington Street at about 11:37 a.m. after […]
Akron police are investigating two weekend carjackings, including one that involved a 1-year-old child, according to an Akron Police Department news release. The first occurred at about 3:35 p.m. Saturday on the 1300 block of Diagonal Road, police said. A 33-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint while she unloaded her vehicle with her 1-year-old child. […]
The Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) has released its latest three-year analysis, revealing the region’s most dangerous roads and intersections. The report is based on AMATS’ analysis of more than 47,000 motor vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian-related crash records for area roadway sections and intersections obtained from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Crash data on […]
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) –- Akron police are asking for help from the public to identify the man responsible for shooting a gas station employee after stealing a tip jar from the counter. Police responded to 911 calls at 12:37 p.m. at the corner of Delia and Wildwood Avenues, where a 25-year-old man was lying in […]
Akron is among the last large Ohio cities without universal pre-K. Mayor Shammas Malik hopes to change that. Malik asked Akron Public School board members Saturday to start reconsidering the future of early childhood education in the city. A pre-K program in the district was under consideration before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, he said. “I […]
The Akron Fire Department is adding a second rescue squad to Fire Station 2 on E. Exchange Street in the city’s Middlebury neighborhood. Med22 will be active starting Sunday at 7:30 a.m. The department said adding the second emergency unit will help distribute emergency responses in one of the busiest stations in the city. This […]