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Struthers father pleads guilty in accidental shooting death of son

YOUNGSTOWN — The father of a Struthers toddler accidentally killed last year has avoided trial with a plea deal that will send him to prison. Jacob Jackson, 23, of Spring Street, pleaded guilty Thursday before Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney to one count of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony. He was charged with that and a third-degree felony count of endangering children. Jackson was set to go on trial Monday. He faced up to 11 years in prison if convicted. Assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor Patrick Fening handled the plea deal. The ...

Property transfers for Oct. 17

Property transfers recorded in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County Oct. 5 to 9: Austintown Rampage and Angela M. Stevens to Jacob McGuire, 2760 Vollmer Drive, $249,000 Green Leaf Landscape Supply Inc. to Terrence J. and Suzanne M. Shidel, 1430 S. Canfield Niles Road, $400,000 3LP Properties LLC to Nathan Cene, 4258 State Drive, $250,000 Krista N. Marshall, NKA Krista N., and Daniel J. Spiker to Miamee D. Buccella, 4320 Wedgewood Drive, $223,000 Sara Tuchek to Michelle R. DeNiro, 610 Notre Dame Ave., $189,900 Stephanie Renee Foley and Cheryl Laithwaite, co-executors, ...

Youngstown man accused of damaging Liberty hotel glass

LIBERTY - A Youngstown man faces charges after being accused of breaking some glass and leaving for a nearby hotel early Wednesday. Alexander Blandon, 42, pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal damaging or endangering, menacing and obstructing official business in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler. According to a police report, officers were called to the Super 8 Motel around 12:30 a.m. for a criminal damaging report, and the employee working the front desk in the lobby said someone threw something at a window, shattering the glass and breaking a door. The employee ...

New elections building to bear former chief’s name

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Board of Elections' new home will bear the name of a woman who dedicated more than three decades to overseeing elections in the county. The Board of Mahoning County Commissioners on Thursday recognized the late Joyce Kale-Pesta, former elections director and ...

Oct. 17 property transfers

Property transfers recorded in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County Oct. 5 to 9: Austintown Rampage and Angela M. Stevens to Jacob McGuire, 2760 Vollmer Drive, $249,000 Green Leaf Landscape Supply Inc. to Terrence J. and Suzanne M. Shidel, 1430 S. Canfield Niles Road, $400,000 3LP Properties LLC to Nathan Cene, 4258 State Drive, $250,000 Krista N. Marshall, NKA Krista N., and Daniel J. Spiker to Miamee D. Buccella, 4320 Wedgewood Drive, $223,000 Sara Tuchek to Michelle R. DeNiro, 610 Notre Dame Ave., $189,900 Stephanie Renee Foley and Cheryl Laithwaite, co-executors, ...

Pepper: Trumbull, Mahoning could decide governor’s race

HOWLAND – David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said the gubernatorial race will likely be decided by the results in Mahoning and particularly Trumbull counties. Pepper said before a Trumbull County Democratic Party dinner on Thursday: “Trumbull County is almost ...