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Boardman police seek suspect in Walmart fight

BOARDMAN — Police are investigating a fight outside Walmart that involved at least 15 people, including a woman with a gun. The Monday evening melee escalated when a woman allegedly brandished a firearm and pepper-sprayed several people, including a juvenile, according to a Boardman police report. Officers responded to the store shortly before 9 p.m. after receiving reports of a large fight. The confrontation had ended by the time police arrived. The first responding officer encountered a crowd on the west side of the building, where a Walmart employee directed him toward the ...

Man accused of choking pregnant girlfriend

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown man is accused of trying to strangle his pregnant girlfriend. Anthony Bonner, 45, was arrested on domestic violence and felony strangulation charges after he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend during an argument Monday night, according to police. Police ...

YSU STEM College hosts graduate education fair

YOUNGSTOWN - It's probably safe to say that Dominic DeDonato found it a bit easier to explore his options, given that he was in a large room filled with lots of options to explore. "YSU is a smaller school and is very beneficial for my major," DeDonato, of Boardman, a Youngstown State ...

Liberty woman seeks more support against vouchers program

LIBERTY - It's been nearly two years since a longtime resident expressed concern that school vouchers will "endanger" public schools and two years later, she's taking the stage to seek more support. During the public comments portion of Monday's Liberty Board of Education meeting, Julia Catchpole, a former teacher who has lived in Liberty since the 1980s and put two children through the district, thanked the board for being a part of the Vouchers Hurt Ohio coalition, a group to which multiple school districts in Trumbull County —— Bristol, Girard, Hubbard, LaBrae, Lakeview, ...

Rulli faces Kirtley in US House reelection bid

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, faces a challenge for his congressional seat from Democrat Elizabeth Kirtley. Rulli was first elected to the House seat in a special June 2024 election after Republican Bill Johnson resigned early to become Youngstown State University president. Rulli won the ...