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Ohio lawmakers loosen rules on ‘sawed-off shotguns’

COLUMBUS -- Statehouse Republicans passed legislation Tuesday expanding Ohioans’ legal rights to possess gun silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns – a category that includes “sawed-off shotguns” and guns manufactured with shorter barrels. It’s the first major act by state ...

National museum unveils Amy Acton bobblehead

MILWAUKEE – The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled a new bobblehead of Ohio Gov.-elect Amy Acton, who was elected the 71st Ohio governor on Nov. 3. With her victory over Republican entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Acton became Ohio’s first elected female governor and ...

Girard seeks state funds for street projects

GIRARD - City officials are seeking Ohio Public Works Commission funds for planned street projects in 2027. Councilman Thomas Grumley, D-Ward 4, chairman of the streets/sidewalks committee, said at this week's council meeting the city is seeking 39% percent funding from the state at $146,296 with the city to cover the remaining costs for the $376,069 project. He said streets planned for improvement work next year are Morris Avenue, Illinois Avenue and Idaho Avenue. Grumley said officials have been limited on funds this year for street work but securing the OPWC funding will make the ...

Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft apps

CHICAGO (AP) — A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps. Nearly 130,000 users on outage tracker Downdetector reported problems accessing Outlook just after 1 p.m. ET. New reports have since fallen from that peak, but many said they couldn't send and receive emails, or had trouble loading their inboxes altogether. Thousands also reported issues with Microsoft's workplace messaging app Teams, as well as its AI assistant Copilot and ...

Boardman schools issue statement on ‘disturbing’ report of assault

BOARDMAN — The Boardman school district is investigating an apparent student assault that allegedly occurred last week. A press release from the district states that administrators have seen a video on social media and are scrutinizing whether the bus driver and aide on the district bus followed proper procedures. “The video circulating on social media is deeply disturbing, and this type of incident should never occur. Multiple agencies, including Youngstown and Boardman Police, Mahoning Valley Community School and Boardman Local Schools, are involved in reviewing what happened. As ...