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Woman accused of trying to burn City Hall

YOUNGSTOWN — A woman is in jail after police say she tried to set fire to Youngstown City Hall. A Youngstown police report states that Jasmina Gurley was arrested Wednesday evening after a passerby notified police that someone was outside trying to set fire to the building. She is due to ...

Man faces charges in Flock camera thefts

HUBBARD — Police are looking for a Connecticut man accused of stealing Flock cameras in two Trumbull County communities. Joseph Moore, 25, faces vandalism and theft charges from Hubbard City police and two theft and vandalism charges from Liberty police in Girard Municipal Court, with the most recent warrant for his arrest issued Oct. 16. According to a Hubbard police report, an officer received a call from Safety Director Shawn Rentz on Aug. 3, reporting that the city's Elmwood Drive Flock camera had been stolen, and upon investigation, saw that the pole it was mounted on was bent ...

Auditor: Ciccone a liability for county

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County clerk of courts is risking the county’s financial reputation, the county auditor said. Auditor Ralph Meacham warned Wednesday ongoing financial reporting problems in Clerk of Courts Michael Ciccone's office could jeopardize the county's ability to complete ...

City to look at zoning for proposed data center

YOUNGSTOWN – When it comes to a proposed artificial intelligence data center on Logan Avenue, Mayor Derrick McDowell said the city will look at its zoning and permitting options. “The first step is to engage the current owner and the buyer,” McDowell said Wednesday. “They say there are contingencies.” Valor Energy Inc. announced Tuesday it entered into a $3.6 million agreement to purchase the 30,888-square-foot facility at 1911 Logan Ave. that has been a bitcoin mining operation for more than three years and is owned by Middlefield Industrial Complex Inc. McDowell said the ...

Youngstown murder trial delayed over attorney conflict

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum resolved a new complication Wednesday in the murder case of Eddie Winphrie, 43, and Vincent Marbley, 61, by appointing another new defense attorney and pushing the trial date back. It was scheduled to begin Monday. Krichbaum appointed former Assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor Mike Yacovone to represent Winphrie after Winphrie’s most recent defense attorney, Rhys Cartwright-Jones, filed a motion recently asking to withdraw after discovering that Cartwright-Jones represented a co-defendant in the case not long ...

Mahoning sheriff probes 3 in Trump rally altercation

YOUNGSTOWN – The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged assault by three men on a female protester at the Oct. 12 President Donald Trump rally at Youngstown’s Covelli Centre. Sheriff Jerry Greene said Wednesday his department has identified three men – two from ...