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Erica Stefanko, 41, plans to appeal. Sentencing scheduled for Thursday for her role in the 2021 death of Ashley Biggs.

Erica Stefanko's retrial in the pizza delivery murder case begins this morning with opening statements in Summit County court.

Antonil Whitaker, Jeremiah Williams and Darrion Rackley were sentenced to prison for an Akron shootout that killed a pregnant woman.

Prosecutors appealed a Summit County judge's decision to exclude CyberCheck evidence in the murder trial of half-brothers Demonte and Demetrius Carr.

Sydney Powell will be tried for the stabbing death of her mother, despite the wishes of her family that a resolution be reached in the case.

Jonathan Stinnett kidnapped his 5-year-old neighbor while they were on an outing with his girlfriend. Officials found him two days later in Illinois.

Jonathan Stinnett will now get a court-ordered competency evaluation. His sentencing was delayed Thursday.

Five Akron males, one only 16, face charges in a gunfight that fatally injured a pregnant woman. They face numerous felonies.

Green teacher on paid leave, under investigation after former student accused him of inappropriate behavior Updated 1:14 PM; GREEN, Ohio – A teacher at Green Middle School is under investigation by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office and has been placed on paid administrative leave after a woman who said she was his former student accused him of sending her inappropriate texts and messages. As of Friday morning, the teacher had not been charged. In a series of Twitter posts this week, a wom...