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Trumbull elections board recruiting poll workers

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Staff report WARREN — The Trumbull County Board of Elections will join the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in recognizing Aug. 11 as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day and is seeking county residents to assist with in-person voting. Stephanie Penrose, the board’s director, said: “This National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, we encourage you to make a difference in our community by signing up to be a poll worker. We are asking for your help. Signing up to be a poll worker gives you an opportunity not only to see how elections are run, but to join your friends, neighbors and ...

Man pleads guilty in 2025 gunfire on West Side

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YOUNGSTOWN — Johnathan Spikes, 48, of Youngstown, pleaded guilty Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or school safety zone with a firearm specification for a June 14, 2025, incident on North Portland Avenue on the West Side. Spikes ...

Maryland Democrats begin advancing redistricting constitutional amendment

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Democrats who control the Maryland Legislature began advancing legislation Monday intended to clear the way for a partisan redistricting process that could help their party pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028. The General Assembly heard hours of debate and testimony on a proposed constitutional amendment intended to give Democrats greater latitude to draw congressional maps favoring their party, which already represents seven of the state’s eight House districts. The legislation was expected to reach a vote on final passage Tuesday, and the proposed changes to the state ...

GOP holdouts say they will back Blanche’s AG nomination

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will support his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Donald ...

Nation and world at a glance for Aug. 3

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Suspect in shooting at Idaho restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams. Police on Sunday credited an off-duty officer and a citizen with firing shots at Williams, diverting him from the restaurant. Authorities said they are confident that Williams acted alone. In all, four people died, including the gunman, and seven were injured in the shooting at a recently opened ...

Moreno slams his ex-son-in-law on abuse allegations

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said his former son-in-law, U.S. Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X on Sunday. Moreno, who has ...