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ICE officer kills driver in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the ...

Wife pleads, will testify against husband in child rape case

WARREN — Shawna Mayfield, 28, of Warren, pleaded guilty Wednesday to eight counts of rape, five counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, one count of child endangering and one count of sexual conduct with an animal. She had no previous criminal record, but the plea ...

City council OKs WRPA contract amendment

YOUNGSTOWN — Legislation that stalled at the previous city council meeting passed unanimously when brought up for reconsideration Wednesday. One ordinance amends a contract the city has with the Western Reserve Port Authority to seek buyers for a number of city-owned properties and the ...

Ramaswamy, Acton name running mates

The presumptive Republican and Democratic gubernatorial nominees selected their lieutenant governor running mates. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy chose Senate President Rob McColley, while Democrat Amy Acton picked David Pepper, a former Ohio Democratic Party chairman. Besides a short-lived ...

New mayor excited to get term started

YOUNGSTOWN — Sitting at his first city council meeting as Youngstown mayor, Derrick McDowell admitted his heart was pounding fast with excitement and passion. “It comes as a challenge to take over a position like this,” McDowell said toward the end of city council’s Wednesday ...

Military ‘always an option’ in Greenland, White House says

The White House said Tuesday that “U.S. military is always an option,” even as a series of European leaders rejected President Donald Trump’s comments about seeking an American takeover of the world’s largest island. Trump has floated since his first term the idea of purchasing ...