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It could take weeks or months for oil to fully flow

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The tentative agreement to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be good news for the global economy. But even as the price of oil dropped Monday, many questions remained about when and how it would start flowing again through the world’s most vital artery for energy shipments. Before the war, the strait carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil. Now, it will take time for hundreds of ships trapped in the Persian Gulf to exit through the narrow strait. And Gulf oil producers that throttled back production will need time to get the oil ...

Northeast Ohio gas prices jump 7 cents

Pump prices remain at four-year highs as the market reacts to news the U.S. and Iran have agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, the organization reported the national average fell for the third straight week. However, in Northeast Ohio, prices were 7 cents higher at $4.218 per gallon. At this time last year, fuel prices averaged $3.116 per gallon. The average price in Niles on Monday was $4.055 per gallon and $4.153 in Youngstown, the AAA reported. At the intersection of North Road and East Market Street in Warren, regular fuel ...

Valley protesters renew opposition to Trump policies at Warren rally

WARREN — Under a cloudy sky that threatened rain, a modest crowd still gathered Sunday in Courthouse Square for the latest “No Kings” protest organized by the local activist group Good Trouble Trumbull. Organizers and participants described the turnout as smaller than previous rallies, ...

Ex-Navy sailor continues to serve fellow veterans

EDITOR’S NOTE: To suggest a veteran for this series, which runs weekly through Veterans Day, email Metro Editor Marly Reichert at mreichert@tribtoday.com or call her at 330-841-1737. BOARDMAN — For John Patrick “J.P.” Brown III, life has been a series of “right place, right time” ...

Grand jury indicts 18 on variety of felony charges

YOUNGSTOWN — The following people were indicted Thursday by a Mahoning County grand jury on mostly low-level felony cases: ● Gerald Kay, 51, Ridge Road, Cortland, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer. ● Alex Cherney, no age provided, Cherry Blossom Drive, Canfield, cocaine possession. ● Stacy Yavorcik, 49, Chapel Lane, Campbell, obstructing official business and OVI. ● Tyron Perry, 34, Cuyahoga Street, Akron, aggravated drug possession, cocaine possession and illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental ...

Juneteenth events set in Valley

Several Juneteenth events are planned in Youngstown and Warren this week and over the weekend. Juneteenth (a combination of “June” and “nineteenth”) commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom. It arrived ...