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Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election

Latest News November 3, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. The powders turned out to be yeast or flour, though not all letters have been fully tested, the FBI said in a court filing made public Tuesday. Robin Martin is charged with conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications. Martin was expected to make his initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Online records do not list an attorney to comment on his ...

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SOBE loses 3 customers, reconnects 1

Local News November 3, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN – SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC lost three of its customers and reconnected one, leaving the troubled steam heat company that services most of downtown with even more financial uncertainty. SOBE receiver John C. Collins and Michael Moran, the company’s attorney, said the utility has 19 remaining customers after the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted significant emergency rate increases June 24 in an attempt to provide SOBE with stability. The rate increases have failed to generate revenue to help the company, Collins and Moran said. The PUCO approved the ...

Hubbard students make fall trek to Fairhaven

Local News November 3, 2026

NILES -- For the 14th year, students from Hubbard High School's Future Educators of America traveled to Niles for their annual Art Day with Fairhaven School students. Fairhaven principal Dr. Michelle Ocilka-Yeckle has continued the tradition from her predecessors, Rosanne Morell and Sandra ...

$900K of playground equipment sits in storage for city park project

Liberty Halloween pursuit results in arrest

Local News November 3, 2026

LIBERTY - A Youngstown man remained in the Trumbull County jail Monday evening after being accused of resisting officers following a pursuit on Halloween night. Briston Ashburn, 46, faces charges of resisting arrest, driving under suspension and failure to comply in Girard Municipal ...