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Eastwood Mall earns national recognition for retail experiences

Business News August 13, 2026

NILES — Good fun, good food and good shopping. That’s the Eastwood Mall, an experience the Mahoning Valley and its neighbors have immersed themselves in for nearly 60 years. Chain Store Age, a national magazine, is directing its audience to the complex situated in Niles and Howland. Coming in at No. 7, the publication named the Eastwood Mall Complex as one of “Top 10 Retail Center Experiences.” Anthony Cafaro Jr., Cafaro Company’s co-president, said the honor is appreciated. But, he is not surprised. “This success is not by chance,” he said. “Our family and talented ...

Coroner IDs body found on West Ravenwood

Local News August 13, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office has identified the man whose body was found Aug. 6 at an abandoned home on West Ravenwood Avenue as Brad Gordon, 39. The coroner’s office released the name in a news release Wednesday that states that Gordon was identified through fingerprints. An autopsy was conducted at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the death remains under investigation by the Youngstown Police Department and Mahoning County Coroner’s Office. The news release does not indicate whether the autopsy indicated whether Gordon’s death was ...

Man riding electric bike falls off, fatally struck by 2 vehicles

Local News August 13, 2026

Staff report WARREN TOWNSHIP — William Blair, 49, of Leavittsburg, was pronounced dead at the scene of a Tuesday night accident on Tod Avenue (state Route 45) near 8th Street. Blair lost control of the electric bike he was riding and fell off the bike around 9:10 p.m, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported in a news release from the Southington post. A 2021 Ford F-150 operated by Benjamin Woodyard, 45, of Warren, was traveling north on Tod Avenue when it struck Blair, the release states. Woodyard heavily applied the brakes and was struck from behind by a 2015 Dodge Charger ...

Weathersfield waterline project gets federal grant

Local News August 13, 2026

WARREN — A $700,000 Small Underserved Disadvantaged Community grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may allow the owners of 43 properties in Weathersfield to receive new waterlines at little to no cost. The estimated $1.2 million Stillwagon Water Improvement project — expected to begin installation later this year and completed in early 2027 — is being financed with a $500,000 American Rescue Plan grant and now its local share may be paid for through the federal grant, according to Gary Newbrough, director of the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer ...

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Trumbull 911 Center could switch to new call system

Local News August 13, 2026

WARREN — The Trumbull County Commissioners are reviewing a proposal that would move the county’s 911 Center to a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that will allow it to better communicate with police departments throughout the county. Sundance Systems Inc. of Valley View, near Cleveland, has a CAD system being used by several Trumbull County communities. Liberty police Chief Ray Buhala, representing Trumbull County police chiefs, said there is a need to integrate the Trumbull County 911 CAD system with systems already being used by county law enforcement agencies and fire ...