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Malvasi found guilty in 2017 death of Ryan Lanzo

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County jury took about three hours Tuesday to convict a Canfield man of six charges, including two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, for causing the Nov. 18, 2017, accident that killed Ryan Lanzo in Canfield Township. A solemn Michael Malvasi, 30, looked back ...

Woman acquitted of 3 charges in drive-by shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County judge found a Warren woman guilty Tuesday of two of five charges for her part in a March 31 drive-by shooting on East Avondale Avenue in Youngstown that wounded a 13-year-old girl in the leg. Jana Cox, 25, 474 York Ave., Warren, was found not guilty by Common ...

2 convicted in methamphetamine scheme

YOUNGSTOWN — Two Mahoning Valley women charged with being part of a local methamphetamine trafficking ring pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court. Mary E. Clearwater, 39, of Westgate Drive in Braceville, and Courtney P. Wilson, 30, of Youngstown, both went before U.S. Judge Donald C. ...

The menace of meth: Use of illicit drug 'exploding' in Valley

Methamphetamine is one of the most prevalent drugs now being abused by area addicts, law enforcement at all levels say. “Meth is exploding now,” said Charles Morrow, a Trumbull County assistant prosecutor. “Carfentanil may kill you, but meth will make you look like a drug ...

Meth use trending up in Mahoning Valley

Methamphetamine is one of the most prevalent drugs now being abused by area addicts, law enforcement at all levels say. "Meth is exploding now," said Charles Morrow, a Trumbull County assistant prosecutor. "Carfentanil may kill you, but meth will make you look like a drug addict." Sgt. ...

Jurors review Malvasi videos

YOUNGSTOWN — Jurors in the vehicular homicide trial of a Canfield man spent a lot of their day in court Friday viewing videos. A key piece of evidence — a parking lot video of two men getting into a white Mercedes SUV — was shown as an agent for the state investigative unit ...