WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in ...
Despite a number of contested Republican races and very little for Democrats to decide on the primary election ballot, more Democrats voted in Mahoning County than GOP voters, and Republicans didn’t outnumber Democrats in Trumbull County by much. It’s also a huge turnaround from the 2024 ...
AUSTINTOWN — Bond was set at $500,000 when Laronda A. Mitchell, 38, of South Raccoon Road in Austintown was arraigned Wednesday morning in Mahoning County Area Court in Austintown in the death of her 17-year-old daughter. During the hearing, no plea was accepted on the involuntary manslaughter, felony child endangering, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. Not guilty pleas were made on the two misdemeanor counts of child endangering and failure to report a death, and Judge Scott Hunter ordered Mitchell to have no contact with “the alleged victim(s)” of the misdemeanor ...
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican who’s held statewide office for more than 15 years, said he is resigning, effective June 7, to join a Christian conservative legal advocacy group – a move that may create a domino effect among other executive branch positions. Yost is leaving his state position to become vice president of strategic research and innovation for the Alliance Defending Freedom. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the ADF focuses on cultural issues such as religious liberty, private school vouchers, restricting abortion access as well as opposing LGBTQ+ rights ...
AUSTINTOWN — Recent local news stories about water problems usually carry a Boardman headline, but Monday’s meeting of the Austintown trustees had an undeniable theme. Yes, flooding and drainage issues happen in Austintown too, and township officials heard all about them from several residents. On Wednesday, Township Administrator Mark D’Apolito discussed the issues in greater detail. “In recent years, we have had many larger-than-average rainfalls. All of our engineering standards are based on 100-year floods and now we get that 100-year rainfall every spring,” he said. ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Carol Rimedio-Righetti will end her 25-year public service career at the end of 2026, and the Democrat has tapped State Rep. Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown, as her preferred successor. Now the legislator knows who she will face in the November general election. Republican voters ...
