Summit County Sheriff

Community organizers have submitted a list of demands to the mayor's office, including firing and prosecuting the eight officers involved in the shooting.

The Summit County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating allegations of sex trafficking at the encampment. Sage Lewis, who ran the camp on property behind his business, decided to close the camp due to increased problems and police presence, he said.

The sheriff's office said they found multiple victims who needed medical treatment after conducting a welfare check at the Kent Place encampment Tuesday.

The Gun Control Issue Group for the Summit County Progressive Democrats is protesting gun shows at the Summit County Fairgrounds.

COVID cases numbers dropped back to average after spiking on Friday; Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree has fired the department’s first diversity and inclusion director after just one month on the job; the Akron Fire department has apologized after a firefighter turned a hose on a bystander; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, September 14:Ohio absentee ballot order halted to allow expedited appealDaily coronavirus cases fall below…

Northeast Ohio is not exempt from the rising tide of gun violence sweeping across the nation.But the pandemic has brought challenges hindering the work of…

Tuesday night, the four democratic candidates for Summit County sheriff met for the one and only debate of their campaign. The event, sponsored by the…

For the first time ever, Summit County is offering full scholarships to attend the police academy for the Sheriff’s Office.The academy starts in August…

It is budgeting time in counties across the region. A recurring theme for fiscal 2019 seems to be a call for more money for jails. And, the costs for…