Trump loosens S. Korea, US ties

August 17, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it declined to help denuclearize Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Trump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are not only costly but “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been unthreatening and respectful” during his time in the White House. “Therefore, and based on the fact that it is too late to ...

Appeals court rejects intellectual disability claim by Danny Lee Hill

August 17, 2026

The Ohio 11th District Court, in a ruling released today, affirmed the decision of a visiting judge in denying death row inmate Danny Lee Hill’s bid to file a second postconviction relief petition challenging his death sentence that again claimed he was intellectually disabled, a term that ...

Blighted Sebring factory razed

August 17, 2026

SEBRING — The Mahoning County Land Bank, Mahoning County Commissioners, Ohio Department of Development and the village of Sebring partnered to demolish an old manufacturing building and clean up the site at 221 W. Georgia Ave. to free up 4.5 acres of land for development. The pottery ...

Howland Marine veteran continues service at home

August 17, 2026

HOWLAND — For Corban Baker, serving others did not end when his military career concluded. Today, as outreach coordinator for the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission, he helps fellow veterans and their families access benefits and services they have earned through their ...

Gunman kills teenager, four adults in Michigan

August 17, 2026

A teenage boy and four adults were killed in weekend shootings that prompted a wide search for the fleeing gunman, whose body was ultimately found in a wooded area alongside one of his victims, authorities said. A teenage girl survived and was in stable condition, police said. Chad Hickman, 39, was found dead after a wide search in Missaukee County, police said. Police released the ages and genders of the victims on Saturday but did not specify whether they were related to each other or the suspect. Officers responded Friday to reports of a shooting at a home about 170 miles ...

Canfield police blotter

August 17, 2026

Canfield Police activity reported July 28-Aug. 11: Aug. 11 — Ja’Tavion Powell, 31, 3331 Lodwick Drive NW, Warren, self-surrendered on a Canfield warrant for sexual imposition regarding a July 21 report of a sexual assault at 7055 Herbert Road. Aug. 9 — Carmen Razo, 27, 351 Lincoln Ave., Youngstown, was arrested during a traffic stop on East Main Street on charges of OVI and open container, and was cited for a marked lanes violation. Aug. 8 — Heather Shiftlett, 36, 917 Franklin Ave., Youngstown, was arrested at 20 S. Broad Street on a Youngstown Municipal Court warrant for ...