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Turn signal failure leads to drug arrest in Boardman

BOARDMAN — A local man was arrested on drug charges after failing to use his turn signal. James Coffin, 71, who has a lengthy criminal and traffic record dating back at least 20 years, was pulled over by Boardman police about 3 a.m. Thursday. He is due in Mahoning County Boardman Court on ...

Warren man indicted in fatal hit-and-run of retired teacher

WARREN — A 63-year-old Warren man accused in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a retired teacher was indicted Thursday on multiple charges, a Trumbull County grand jury report shows. Wayne S. Keeley, of Hickory Lane SW, faces counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and failure to stop after ...

Ex-Cleveland State basketball coach Kevin Mackey dies at 80

CLEVELAND — Kevin Mackey, who coached Cleveland State to an improbable victory over Bob Knight-led Indiana in the 1986 NCAA Tournament on the way to a berth in the Sweet 16 but whose college coaching career ended abruptly under the cloud of drug abuse, has died. He was 80. Mackey died of a ...

Officials plan new fund for Girard Lake dam repairs

GIRARD — City officials plan to act at a Nov. 24 council meeting to create a new fund to specifically cover costs for mandated repairs to the Girard Upper Lake Dam and other Girard Lake projects. Currently, costs for needed and required dam work have come from the water fund, which ...

Judge rescinds woman’s plea in drowning death

YOUNGSTOWN — Adrianne L. Hudson, 33, was released from the Ohio prison system last week after Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney rescinded Hudson’s guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter and felony child endangering in the drowning death of a child in her ...

Canfield trustees to update dog zoning policies

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Trustees on Monday discussed a request to review and make changes to the township’s dog policies made by Zoning Inspector Traci DeCapua. “Traci has asked us to look at our dog control policy. It is old and hard to enforce,” Trustee Brian Governor said. Decapua ...