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Mother of girl killed in 2023 testifies in murder trial

YOUNGSTOWN — Jaismon Morris had driven her daughter, Amya Monserrat, 15, and a friend of her daughter to a birthday party for a 16-year-old at Martha’s Boulevard Tavern on Southern Boulevard April 15, 2023, but started to become concerned. Morris was talking to a bartender and learned ...

Hopes ramp up for permanent skate park in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — With the goal of finally offering action sports athletes of all ages a place to call their own, the Youngstown Skatepark Association presented a taste of what could be when it created its Pop-Up Skatepark on Saturday at Penguin City Brewing. For YSA Board Chair Zack Felger, who ...

Woods under attack

While on a childhood hike through a neighborhood woodlot with my dad, my earliest memory of beech trees is noticing that the smooth gray bark served as a billboard to announce local romance. Two sets of initials inside a heart carved into the bark was a woodland Valentine of sorts. The ...

Bingo with a bang plays in Austintown

AUSTINTOWN — “This is more than just a fundraiser for us, “ said Becky Onuska, HAP Bingo Manager, about the Friday night bingo game at HAP Bingo in the Wedgewood Plaza. “This is also a way to help the community.” As part of the night, Aces Are Wild pull tab cards are sold. From ...

Nation and world at a glance for Monday

Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel MEXICO CITY — The Mexican army says it has killed the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in a military operation . On Sunday, troops targeted Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” in the ...

Police seek help in finding missing man

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding Angel L. Ortiz, who has been missing since Feb. 14. He was reported missing by his family, having last spoken with hs family by phone Feb. 14 and expressing he may be in some type of trouble, according ...