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Trump: New talks are Iran’s ‘last chance’ to forge a deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war — but this time, he insists it’s different. The president on Monday said that new talks between Washington and Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an ...

Enbridge files counterclaim against city for Realty explosion

YOUNGSTOWN — Enbridge Gas Co. and its numerous affiliated companies, which are being sued by Youngstown officials for the deadly 2024 explosion at the former Realty Tower, filed a counterclaim against the city. In the counterclaim, Enbridge and its affiliated companies contend the city “breached its duties” by giving a $140,133 no-bid contract to GreenHeart Companies LLC. A four-person scrap-metal crew, engaged by GreenHeart — owned by Brian Angelili, managing partner of the company that owned the former downtown building — was working in a basement area underneath the ...

Rescuer finds, saves 11-year-old boy in a locked dog cage during fire

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department and Youngstown Fire Department are investigating what is being called an arson early Monday in which an 11-year-old boy was rescued from a dog cage in a first-floor bedroom. An unidentified person rescued the boy from a locked dog cage while helping to rescue the boy and his family from a fire Monday on Forest View Drive on the East Side. A Youngstown police report does not state who the rescuer was, but the rescuer told Youngstown Fire Investigator Charles Hodge that he rescued the boy from “dog cage with three locks,” according to a ...

Trump calls off attacks; oil prices fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. That news sent oil prices tumbling Sunday. The U.S. president said a plan was in place for U.S. forces to carry out “the biggest attack since World War II” on Sunday. But he decided to scrap the plan and give diplomacy more time to play out after hearing from key Gulf leaders — including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — as well as at the request of ...

Moreno slams his ex-son-in-law on abuse allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said his former son-in-law, U.S. Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X on Sunday. Moreno, who has ...

Milton event honors Revolutionary War soldiers from area

MILTON TOWNSHIP — An America250 celebration honored soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War on Friday at Lake Milton State Park Amphitheater at Craig Beach. The 22 soldiers honored were men who settled in what would become Milton Township, and their descendants attended the ...