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Man accused of aggravated robbery and kidnapping identified

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown Municipal Court records now show that the man named in a Youngstown police report as having committed an armed robbery of a Mahoning Avenue cellphone store Wednesday night is Dion L. Taylor, 32, who committed a high-profile crime involving threats to multiple downtown Youngstown buildings in December of 2019. Taylor was arraigned Friday in Youngstown Municipal Court on six charges — two of aggravated robbery and two of kidnapping — all first-degree felonies — as well felony escape, a second-degree felony, and theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree ...

Diocese celebrates long marriages

YOUNGSTOWN — Bishop David Bonnar said a Poland couple who has been married for 75 years could qualify for the Guiness Book of World Records. The Diocese of Youngstown hosted a special Mass at St. Columba Cathedral on Sunday celebrating 81 couples who have been married for 25 to 75 years ...

Grief and optimism clash in scramble to locate survivors 4 days after Venezuela earthquakes

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Local and international rescue teams raced against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble in Venezuela on Sunday, four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira. The government reported 1,450 dead from the quakes Sunday afternoon as it faced growing criticism from Venezuelans that its response was inadequate and overshadowed by civilian-led efforts to rescue people buried under collapsed buildings. Thousands more have been reported missing. Even as the likelihood of finding people alive diminished with each passing ...

2 indicted following May 12 police chase in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Two teens were indicted last week on charges related to a May 12 incident in Youngstown in which they are accused of fleeing from police during a traffic stop and having a weapon in their vehicle. Gabriiyel Wright, 19, of Tod Lane, was indicted on failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle and misdemeanor obstructing official business Ta’Daryl Sly, 18, of East Boston Avenue, was indicted on improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and misdemeanor obstructing official business. A Youngstown ...

US aircraft slam 10 targets in Iran in fresh attacks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States struck 10 targets in Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction on Saturday, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war’s uneasy ceasefire. U.S. Central Command, in a post to social media, said that U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities” following an attack on a merchant vessel early on Saturday morning. It later specified the strikes involved 10 Iranian military targets at multiple ...