YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney has affirmed the decision of her magistrate, Dennis Sarisky, in awarding $30,500 in damages to Jessica Shobel, the stepdaughter of Thomas “Tommie” Christmas, over allegations in a civil suit that Christmas sexually ...

Jumal E. Rowe, 32, was sentenced to about 8.5 years in federal prison Thursday for possessing a firearm in connection to the Aug. 3 shooting death of David Lee Owens III, 31, of Warren, at the Convenient Food Mart at Elm Road and Larchmont Avenue NE. U.S. District Court Judge Dan A. Polster ...

The Youngstown State University Community Engagement Symposium served as the launchpad for a new campuswide initiative aimed at spreading compassion and connection: “Y and Kind.” Led by the YSU Office of Community Engagement, the initiative aligns the university with the national United ...

Austintown WHAT: Board of Education meeting Tuesday. PRESENT: Fred Marcum, Harold Porter, Don Sherwood and Kim Smrek ABSENT: Katie Berdis The board: ● Approved the monthly financial report. ● Approved purchase orders over $15,000 and transfers for the month as submitted. ● ...

Marriage licenses Marriage licenses granted April 13 to 17 in Mahoning County: Frank Niel Carswell II, 25, Campbell and Summer Elizabeth Davis, 20, Campbell Kraig Lane Bart II, 29, Poland, and Camron Shae Chickonoski, 30, Youngstown Elieser Figueroa, 59, Austintown, and Michelle Andrea ...

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced new Interstate 680 ramp closures Friday that will begin Sunday as part of its I-680 pavement replacement work. Starting at 10 p.m. Sunday, the following ramps will be closed through late fall: • Sillman Street to I-680 southbound. The detour ...