Man jailed after fracas on Hillman Street

May 13, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A 39-year-old man was taken to the Mahoning County jail Monday after an altercation on Hillman Street on Sunday night in which he is accused of asking another man if he could stay at his home a couple of nights, was refused and then broke in, assaulted the other man and threatened him with a gun. The victim said the suspect showed up at 11 p.m. Sunday asking to stay there, but the victim refused to open the door. The suspect kicked open the front door of the home and broke the glass in the screen door. The man then walked up to the victim and punched him in the face, ...

Woman injured in South Side shooting

May 13, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A woman with a gunshot wound was found at 3 a.m. Tuesday in a car in the 600 block of St. Louis Avenue on the South Side. A Youngstown police news release states that officers were sent to the 1000 block of Glenwood Avenue, which led to officers finding the woman in the 600 block of St. Louis Avenue. She was in a vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound, the report states. She was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for treatment. Detectives and crime scene investigators were called to the scene to investigate. The condition of the woman was not ...

Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

May 13, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump's war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war grew. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against the war for the first time since ...

Wall Street is mixed following another discouraging inflation report and a recovery for tech stocks

May 13, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting in mixed trading on Wednesday after another discouraging update on inflation and a recovery for technology stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and was on track to squeak past its all-time high set at the start of the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Utah woman who published a book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder

May 13, 2026

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children's book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him finds out Wednesday how long she will spend in prison. Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her ...

Event commemorates Mother’s Day in the Valley

May 12, 2026

AUSTINTOWN — Remembering moms who are with us or those we have lost was the message Sunday at a special gathering at the Resurrection Cemetery Chapel. The gathering was one of three hosted this weekend at diocesan cemetery chapels in Trumbull and Mahoning counties to honor and remember ...