Water woes Austintown flood meeting

May 7, 2026

AUSTINTOWN — Recent local news stories about water problems usually carry a Boardman headline, but Monday’s meeting of the Austintown trustees had an undeniable theme. Yes, flooding and drainage issues happen in Austintown too, and township officials heard all about them from several residents. On Wednesday, Township Administrator Mark D’Apolito discussed the issues in greater detail. “In recent years, we have had many larger-than-average rainfalls. All of our engineering standards are based on 100-year floods and now we get that 100-year rainfall every spring,” he said. ...

Oliver wins GOP commissioner race

May 6, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Carol Rimedio-Righetti will end her 25-year public service career at the end of 2026, and the Democrat has tapped State Rep. Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown, as her preferred successor. Now the legislator knows who she will face in the November general election. Republican voters ...

Rulli, Joyce win GOP congressional primaries in Mahoning County

May 6, 2026

Congressmen Dave Joyce and Michael Rulli, the two Republicans who represent the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House, easily won their Republican primaries. As for Democrats, Maria Jukic, a former Euclid City Council member, won the three-person primary for the 14th District and Elizabeth Kirtley of New Philadelphia is the winner in the crowded six-person 6th District, according to unofficial results. Both were somewhat surprising outcomes — with Kirtley stunned when told by a reporter that she won the primary. Joyce, of Bainbridge, who is seeking his eighth term in Congress, soundly ...

CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies at age 87

May 6, 2026

NEW YORK — Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday. He was 87. Turner died surrounded by his family, according to Turner ...

Austintown mother charged in death of daughter, 17

May 6, 2026

AUSTINTOWN — Laronda A. Mitchell, 38, of South Raccoon Road, was booked into the Mahoning County jail Tuesday after being charged Monday in Austintown Area Court with involuntary manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, three counts of child endangering and other charges in the death of her 17-year-old daughter. Austintown police confirmed Tuesday that the charges are connected to the discovery of the girl’s body at Mitchell’s home at 1155 S. Raccoon Road on April 26 when officers went there to conduct a welfare check and later discovered the body in a “sealed” bedroom. The room ...

Brown, Ramaswamy win key Ohio races

May 6, 2026

The primary election Tuesday in Ohio set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber, while biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state’s former health director as he seeks to keep the governor’s office in GOP hands. In what promises to be one of November’s most high-profile races, former Sen. Sherrod Brown easily defeated a challenger in the Ohio Democratic primary and will now attempt to unseat Republican Sen. Jon Husted. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has secured the ...