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New Castle man convicted of charges against woman in Liberty

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Staff report WARREN — A Trumbull County jury on Tuesday found Justin L. Fry-Starrett, 33, of New Castle, Pa., guilty in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court of felonious assault, domestic violence and failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer. Fry-Starrett, who has been incarcerated in Trumbull County jail, will undergo a background investigation prior to sentencing by Judge Cynthia Westcott. His sentencing date was not available Wednesday in court records. Assistant Prosecutor Gabriel Wildman said he was pleased with the verdict that came after jurors ...

Giant Eagle becomes part of Kroger in $1.65B deal

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Staff report Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. announced Wednesday the $1.65 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle stores and its private label ventures. An unknown number of Giant Eagle stores will be dropped from its current roster of 197 to obtain federal regulatory approval, Kroger said in a joint news release. Giant Eagle operates 11 stores in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties and 87 in Ohio, according to real-time inventory tracker storelocators.com. Previously, Kroger sought to acquire national grocer Albersons in a $25 billion merger. The effort failed in late 2024 as it ...

Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, dies at 74

National News

NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while dressed as the band’s helmeted and mustachioed police officer, has died. He was 74. “We are ...

On the record McDonald

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McDonald WHAT: Board of education meeting Monday PRESENT: Nick Gallo, Michael Morris, Jessica Krumpak, Donna Shields and Kristina Merola The board: — Approved the purchase of a 78-passenger school bus at $142,839 through the Ohio School Council. — Heard from Superintendent Gary Carkido about looking at different options on protecting school buses that are parked outside. Carkido and board members discussed parking buses at different locations or inside an enclosure or shelter. Carkido said many school districts have their buses parked outside. Krumpak said safety grants are ...

2 men arrested in Tuesday night shooting on East Dewey Avenue

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YOUNGSTOWN — Two men are in custody in the Mahoning County jail following a late Tuesday shooting on East Dewey Avenue on Youngstown’s South Side that left a man in critical condition at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. A Youngstown police report states that officers were called to East Dewey at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday for a shooting and saw a man lying on the sidewalk in front of a house with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to the hospital and was in critical condition at the time the report was written, the report states. Officers were advised that the blue suspect ...

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MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY: Mercy Health-Youngstown announced the following mobile mammography screening dates: • 8 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mineral Ridge Primary Care, 1360 Canfield Niles Road. • Noon to 1:45 p.m. Thursday at the Cornersburg Plaza, 2959 Canfield Road, Youngstown.