Summit County News

A 48-year-old man is dead after drowning Saturday evening in a Summit County pond.

Some members of the Ohio Genealogical Society are fanning across the state to document the graves of all Revolutionary War veterans in their counties.

An Akron man charged with raping a 2-year-old girl has been found mentally competent to stand trial later this year.

AKRON, Ohio - A former securities broker in Ohio has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for a fraud scheme that prosecutors say cost investors $2 million.

An Akron man has died after a shooting last night on Fuller Street. Gary Guenther with the Summit County Medical Examiners Office says 48-year-old Donald Baker of Talbot Street was shot and later died at Akron City Hospital.

The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office and the Akron Police Department are investigating the Homicide death of Donald Baker, a 48-year-old male from Talbot Street in Akron, Ohio.

About 75 people took a new look at one of Akron's most troubled neighborhoods Monday.

You know the economy's bad when teens can't get summer jobs at fast-food restaurants or movie theaters.

Calvin Eugene Wells discovered a discrepancy on the verdict form for his conviction.

Here is a listing of July 4th activities that will be held in Summit County as we celebrate the birth of our Nation.

Department of Development cuts could make it harder to attract companies to Ohio 1. One relatively simple step would be to trim Ohio's excessively high taxes.

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Police have arrested a North Howard Street man suspected of shooting two men after an argument outside a North Akron bar early Sunday.

Unemployment rates in Northeast Ohio for the most part followed the statewide trend of increasing between April and May, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Police arrested two 16-year-olds for allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint early Saturday morning.

Someone cleaned out the police evidence against him - cash and cocaine - right out of the Summit County Courthouse vault.

Posted by Michael Sangiacomo/Plain Dealer Reporter June 13, 2009 08:24AM Summit County Jail Christopher Hoffman A Summit County jury found Christopher Hoffman guilty of the murder of his infant son Friday Hoffman, 26, of Cuyahoga Falls, was found guilty of murder, involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child endangering for the 2007 death of ...

Some wore suits. Others dressed in jeans. Some were fresh out of high school. Others had gray hair.

COLUMBUS: The Ohio Supreme Court has set three additional execution dates for inmates on death row, meaning a possible record of eight executions this year.

Asst. Prosecutor Brad Gassner talks with WTAM's Darren Toms - It's life in prison for a 26-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man who murdered his ten-week-old son.