YOUNGSTOWN — A man who pleaded guilty to child rape last month was sentenced Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Chad Scofinsky, 36, of Noel Drive in Youngstown, will spend six to nine years in prison. Scofinsky pleaded guilty April 22 to one ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The cost of rent at the former Bottom Dollar store in Youngstown would be significantly less for the Mahoning County Board of Elections that is looking to relocate its offices than it would be at the Patriot Building in Austintown. The analysis was done on behalf of the Western ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has proposed awarding a contract to a longtime bus company in an effort to ease the district’s ongoing transportation challenges. During its regular meeting Tuesday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, Superintendent Jeremy ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The rehabilitation of a small bridge on South Avenue, which starts Monday, will mean a 3-mile detour for those who travel on one of the city’s busiest corridors. The bridge goes over the Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad Co. train line, just south of the larger Peace ...

Staff report The Supreme Court of Ohio on Tuesday declined jurisdiction in the appeal of defendant Donteill M. Grant, 46, who is serving an 11- to 16.5-year sentence at Richland Correctional Institution for a high-level felony drug possession conviction. Grant, of Sharpsville, Pa., was ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A woman who says she barely escaped the May 2024 Realty Tower explosion is now suing the companies many blame for the deadly blast. Online court documents show that Ashia Simmons, formerly a resident of the now demolished building, currently residing in Georgia, filed suit in ...