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Graphite One chooses Ashtabula site over Trumbull

Staff report The company that wanted to build a $435 million manufacturing plant in Trumbull County to produce essential material for electric vehicle batteries has instead chosen to locate in Conneaut in Ashtabula County. The new location is still within the boundaries of Lake to River Economic Development, which is a private, nonprofit organization and the official JobsOhio network partner for Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties. Graphite One in May 2024 said it was developing project labor agreements with local construction unions and had received letters of ...

Officer: Driver failed field sobriety tests, slurred words

YOUNGSTOWN — Coitsville Township Police Sgt. Charles Butch testified for nearly two hours Tuesday in the aggravated vehicular homicide trial of Robert C. Powell, 25, of North Carolina, in an April 10, 2025, crash at U.S. Route 422 and Hubbard Road that killed the driver of another vehicle, ...

Lt. Gov. Tressel touts jobs program at Austintown manufacturer

AUSTINTOWN — Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel touted WorkOhio, an initiative to connect Ohioans with in-demand jobs, during a visit Monday to an Austintown manufacturing business. “WorkOhio is just one more way to see if we can raise awareness of the opportunities that are out there in the state of ...

Two women injured in South Side accident

YOUNGSTOWN — Two women appeared to suffer injuries during an early morning accident on Oak Hill Avenue near West Warren Avenue on the South Side on Monday. Around 8:30 a.m., a reporter from The Vindicator saw two women in a side parking lot south of The Brilliance School, 1817 Oak Hill ...

Trump holds off on planned strike on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war. “There seems to be a very good chance that they can work something out. If we can do that without bombing the hell out of them, I’d be very happy,” Trump said at the White House on Monday evening, after first making the announcement in a social media post. Trump said he had planned “a very major attack” but put it off — “for a little while, hopefully, maybe forever.” He said America’s allies ...

NC man on trial in fatal 422 crash

YOUNGSTOWN — After the prosecution and defense picked a jury Monday, opening statements and witness testimony will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the aggravated vehicular homicide trial of Robert C. Powell, 25, of North Carolina. Powell was working in the area when he was involved in a fatal crash on April 10, 2025, at U.S. Route 422 and South Hubbard Road in Coitsville Township that killed John Kulnis, 62, of New Castle, Pa. The crash happened at 6:48 p.m. Powell was indicted in June on charges of felony aggravated vehicular homicide, felony improperly handling a firearm in a motor ...