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$900K of playground equipment sits in storage for city park project

YOUNGSTOWN – More than $900,000 worth of equipment for an all-inclusive playground project at Ipe Park is sitting in storage while the city coordinates the work. Clemate Franklin, the city’s parks and recreation director, said the equipment, which cost $901,198, “is currently being ...

Voters will decide control of Congress in major test of Trump’s second term

Election Day is here. Voters nationwide will decide control of the U.S. House and Senate. Democrats must flip four seats in the Senate and three seats in the House to wrest control of the chambers from Republicans. Control of Congress would give Democrats a way to push back against President ...

Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. The powders turned out to be yeast or flour, though not all letters have been fully tested, the FBI said in a court filing made public Tuesday. Robin Martin is charged with conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications. Martin was expected to make his initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Online records do not list an attorney to comment on his ...

Ohio’s 988 suicide lifeline hits 1 million contacts

Ohio’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has responded to more than 1 million calls, text messages, and online chats since launching in July 2022, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday. The recent achievement highlights the importance of accessible, 24/7 crisis support for Ohioans and ...

2 shot at Poland Avenue bar

YOUNGSTOWN — Two people were shot at a South Side bar on Sunday. The Youngstown police report provides few details other than that police responded to a shooting call at a Poland Avenue bar about 3:45 a.m. On the way to the scene, officers were told that a man had been shot in the left arm and was already en route to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for treatment. When police arrived at the bar, they found a woman on a couch, with a gunshot wound to the left side of her neck. She also was taken to St. Elizabeth for treatment. The report does not state the condition of ...

Two men found with multiple stab wounds on the West Side

YOUNGSTOWN — Two men suffered multiple stab wounds late Monday but were taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and are in stable condition, according to a Youngstown police report. Officers ere called to Imperial Street on the West Side at 11:01 p.m. Monday for a stabbing and found to stabbing victims. Ambulance personnel arrived and took both men to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for further treatment. The report did not contain any information about what happened to cause the injuries.