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Dad pleads guilty in baby's overdose

YOUNGSTOWN — A 32-year-old father who is charged in the February overdose of his 18-month-old daughter pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony of child endangering. Corey Douglas was before Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Anthony D’Apolito on Wednesday for the plea hearing. Douglas, ...

Hearing in menacing case gets rescheduled

YOUNGSTOWN — A hearing on a defense motion to dismiss a host of felony charges against a Berlin Center man has been rescheduled for 30 days because of the unavailability of one of the investigators to testify Wednesday before a Mahoning County judge. Jamie J. Longnecker, 43, of Newton ...

Temporary 911 fix for Poland approved

YOUNGSTOWN — The council of governments that supervises the 911 call system for Poland, Boardman and Austintown police and other Mahoning County departments has addressed concerns from Poland Township officials about their residents’ police and fire calls being shipped to two ...

Man gets 15 years in rape case

WARREN — A Newton Township man who was called a “monster” by a relative of one of the teen victims, received a 15-year composite prison sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to a multi-count indictment linked to a Weathersfield sex-with-minors case. Howard J. Lovett, 40, of Kings ...

Mahoning Valley man testifies before Jan. 6 panel

Champion resident Stephen Ayres, who has pleaded guilty to charges connected to taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol to protest the 2020 election results, said he was merely following President Donald Trump’s suggestions during a morning rally before the march on ...

Lawyers file for new hearing in 1985 slaying

WARREN — Less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider mental retardation claims for convicted murderer Danny Lee Hill, attorneys have filed for reconsideration by a Trumbull County court of the same constitutional arguments, seeking to save the Warren inmate from ...