Akron OH

The university's annual commemoration took on special meaning this year as the community honored one of the wounded students who recently passed away.

A Cuyahoga County jury on May 1 convicted Brian Myers of murder, felonious assault and having weapons while under disability in the killing of 39-year-old Melissa Millspaugh, whose body was found behind a dumpster in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood. Myers is set to be sentenced on May 6 in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, closing a months-long case that began...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A man with a lengthy criminal record has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses committed while he was on parole, according to the Department of Justice. 36-year-old Darron Portis, of Akron, was sentenced to 120 months in prison...

Randall Park Mall's rise and fall: From world's largest to Amazon logistics hub.

Chef Michael Schoen will open two restaurants in northeast Ohio as Eugene Tavern will open this summer in Chagrin Falls and Barbecue Gene will open in 2027 in the Collinwood neighborhood in Cleveland. EugeneTavern will take over the space previously occupied by Flip Side Burgers, which closed in 2024 after...

Jackson Township firefighters are currently fighting flames at a North Canton auto parts shop on Monday evening, the department posted on Facebook.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- An 11-year-old charged with attempted murder and rape will await her next court hearing from behind bars. On Monday, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Judge Kristin Sweeney ruled the girl will be housed at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center. She had previously been on house arrest and was seen in court wearing an ankle monitor.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Middleburg Heights doctor who sparked criticism for her opposition to vaccines was ordered to pay nearly $700,000 for failing to pay taxes for three years. Sherri Tenpenny must pay back taxes for 2001, 2012 and 2013, along with penalties and interest, U.S. District Judge J....

WOOSTER, Ohio. — Denison softball split a Sunday afternoon doubleheader against The College of Wooster at Galpin Park, dropping game one 7–5 before bouncing back for a 7–3 win in game two. With the split, the Big Red move to 17-19 overall and 8-6 in NCAC play.

The following item is a written record of the Ward 7 council meeting from April 22, 2026, compiled by Akron Documenter Joy Butch. It is not a reported story. Documenters are residents who are trained to observe and document local government meetings. Their notes are edited before publication for clarity and accuracy — unless quotation marks are used, all text is paraphrased.