A 23 year old Akron man is facing charges for the death of a 12 year old boy. On Saturday afternoon, police were called to reports of a heart attack on South Balch Street where they found an unresponsive child. He was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police determined…
Teen guilty of murder
A Summit County teenager will be sentenced later this summer after pleading guilty to murder. 17 year old Tyler Bartley shot and killed 47 year old Patrick Boergert at Borders Drive Thru in Akron. Prosecutors say Bartley, who was 16 at the time, was working at the drive-thru when Boergert came thru as a passenger…
Suspects who fired at officers in custody
The man accused of shooting at Akron Police officers during a traffic stop has been arrested. Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Marshals arrested 30 year old Jon Nelson. Akron police say, Tuesday morning just before 4am, they attempted to pull over Nelson when he shot at officers. One of those officers returned fire. Nelson then drove off.…
Helicopter retrieved
The helicopter that crashed into the Mogadore Reservoir last week has been recovered. crews pulled the chopper from the waters yesterday morning. The helicopter crashed last week after being caught in high tension wires above the lake. 52 year old Anthony Jones was the only one on board and was killed in the crash.
Akron Public Schools makes cuts
Right now, Akron Public Schools is proposing a 10.2 million dollar budget cut for next school year. That proposal includes 5.8 million dollars in cuts to the workforce and 4.4 million dollars in cuts to operational expenses. The administration presented the proposal to the schools finance committee earlier this week. It did not specify how…
Ravenna police shooting
Ravenna police have released additional details surrounding the fatal shooting of a suspect by 2 officers in the early morning hours on Sunday. The incident started after police say they received a call from a person in an apartment on Hazen Avenue, who reported a man with a gun sleeping on the floor. The suspect…
Baseball season is right around the corner. What will the Guardians be this year??? I’m not sure anyone knows. Could they compete for the Division and make the playoffs again?? Of course. But it also could go the other way. The owners once again went cheap and only signed players that are toward the end…
Government workers return to office work
Many state employees are set to return to the office today, thanks to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s executive order signed last month requiring all employees at state agencies, boards and commissions to return to in-person work. Exceptions apply to workers in certain circumstances including those who do not have a physical office to return to.
Family displaced after house fire
Two adults, a 10 month old child, and 2 dogs have been displaced following a fire in Akron on Tuesday night. The fire broke out around 6:30pm at a home in the 400 block of East Park Blvd., in the Goodyear Heights neighborhood. Firefighters responded to the scene where they reported heavy smoke and fire…
4 teens killed in car crash
Four teenagers were killed in an overnight crash in Cleveland. Police say, two 14 year olds, an 18 year old, and a 19 year old were all killed early Wednesday morning after the car, reported stolen, crashed into a tree. It happened around 12:30am. Police say the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of…