Jim Bakker, who built a huge TV following and evangelical empire with his first wife, Tammy Faye, which later collapsed in a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died Monday, his second wife, Lori Bakker, said in a statement. The cause of death was not ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to the edge of their all-time high on Monday after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% and pulled within 0.3% of its record, which was set during the summer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 90 points, or 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.1% to set its own record. PTC helped lead the market after leaping 33.5%. Schneider Electric of France said it would pay $205 in cash for each of the software company’s shares in a deal valuing it at about $22.6 billion. The proposed deal helped lift ...
AUSTINTOWN — Police and school officials said a local student has been arrested after bringing a gun to an off-campus building. A news release from the Austintown Local School District states that teachers and administrators at the Lynn Kirk building were made aware Monday morning of a student with a weapon. “Staff immediately responded in accordance with established safety protocols, and the Austintown Police Department was contacted. Officers responded swiftly, and the student was safely escorted from the building by law enforcement,” the statement reads. Austintown Police Lt. ...
COLUMBUS (AP) — A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “American Idol” was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife while he was having an affair. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, staged a home invasion in February after shooting Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old schoolteacher and volleyball coach, then claimed she was killed by a burglar. In his 2013 appearance on “American Idol,” Flynn told TV viewers about how his wife had encouraged him to chase his dreams on the singing competition. ...
YOUNGSTOWN — As National Nonviolence Week in Youngstown began, police were investigating two shootings on Sunday. The department released brief statements over the weekend addressing the incidents that left one person dead and one in critical condition. A Youngstown police report states only that about 3 a.m. on Sunday, police responded to calls about gunfire, and found a 20-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds lying on the ground next to a car in the 500 block of East Lucius Avenue on the city’s South Side. The report and news release both state that the man was brought to ...
LIBERTY — Motorists across Ohio are receiving relief at the gas pump until December, but the township will not be losing out as a result of it, according to Liberty’s fiscal officer. As part of his report at Monday’s trustees meeting, Fiscal Officer Matthew Connelly noted the township’s funds are looking good compared to years ago, with a balance of more than $8 million, with $2.3 million of it attributed to the Belmont Park Cemetery’s endowment fund. “So that really leaves you with $6.6 million, and last year at this time, we were at $7.1 million, so we’re about ...
