Girard targets speeding scooters

June 10, 2026

GIRARD — City officials plan to crack down on both youths and adults riding on electric bikes and scooters and not following the rules of the road. Police Chief John Freeman told city officials at the council meeting Monday of the many calls and complaints about people on electric bikes and scooters not following traffic rules. He said after calls are made, he has officers patrol areas where the riders have been seen. Freeman said anyone under 18 on such vehicles needs to be wearing a helmet and those under 16 need to be with an adult. “I am having officers saturate the ...

Canfield native produces Tribeca festival film

June 9, 2026

A Canfield native walked the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival Sunday as the film she produced had its world premiere. Mary Elizabeth Monda, a 2014 Canfield High School graduate, produced “Caity,” a coming-of-age story written and directed by Lindsay Calleran. The morning after ...

Israel, Iran pause strikes

June 9, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran appeared to back away from further strikes Monday, hours after they traded fire for the first time since the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Both countries warned that they were ready to launch retaliatory attacks if ...

City road project gets $1.28M state grant

June 9, 2026

The State Controlling Board approved a grant toward a project to provide highway access to about 30 acres of land, including the site of the former McGuffey Plaza, on the city’s East Side for potential economic development. The board approved the $1,278,268 request Monday to provide the ...

Texas teen convicted of murder for stabbing another athlete at a high school track meet

June 9, 2026

MCKINNEY, Texas — A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a competition was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools. A jury ...

Man, 31, shot to death Sunday on North Side

June 9, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A man, 31, was shot to death Sunday evening in the 200 block of Benita Avenue on the North Side of the city. A suspect in the killing, Issac Chatman, 29, was at the scene when police arrived, according to a Youngstown police report released Monday morning. Chatman was arraigned on a murder charge Monday afternoon in Youngstown Municipal Court and will return for a preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. June 15. If he is convicted of the charge, he could get 15 years to life in prison. A Youngstown police news release states that officers were called to the 200 block of Benita ...