State Sen. Al Cutrona will introduce legislation Monday to restrict municipalities from tacking on more than a 25% surcharge to surrounding communities for water and sewer fees or face the loss of Local Government Fund money and state grants for those purposes. “We see massive increases in ...

CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader. The public tribute — with ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Reg Martin, the ousted receiver for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, is seeking $35,246.20 in fees and expenses for less than three months of work in which the troubled utility company failed to provide basic services. That amount is on top of the $44,03.85 he received for two ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio David Toepfer recently honored the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force and its commander for their work in the criminal case against Rayshawn Hall of Youngstown. Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry ...

CANTON — It’s never easy when the season comes to an abrupt, screeching halt. The Canfield girls basketball team’s decorated senior class found that out the hard way on Wednesday, as the Cardinals’ season came to an end at the hands of Youngstown State-signee Evelyn McKnight and her ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury found Danyo Sellers, 19, not guilty of murder and all three other charges Thursday at the end of a four-day trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. After almost three years locked up, Sellers was expected to be released from the Mahoning County jail as soon as ...