Four area businessmen are prominent investors in a new film with husband-and-wife duo Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick as both co-directors and co-stars. The horror-comedy “Family Movie” had its world premiere Friday in Austin, Texas, at the SXSW Film Festival. Ken Haidaris (Sunrise Inn, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part 1 of a 2-part series on mental health services in the Mahoning County justice system. YOUNGSTOWN — A great deal of conversation about Mahoning County’s justice system in recent months has focused on its role in providing mental health services. On Thursday, ...

Staff report BOARDMAN — The Boardman Optimist Club recently awarded the winners of its annual township-wide essay contest with a presentation at Boardman High School. Optimist Club President Chuck Hillman presented certificates and Amazon gift cards to Boardman High School freshman ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Ricardo Ramirez-Vazquez, 39, was sentenced to two to three years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to aggravated burglary and felony domestic violence for a Dec. 11, 2024, incident involving a woman on South Jackson Street on the East Side. Mahoning County prosecutors and ...

Staff report CANFIELD — Members of the Mahoning County OVI Task Force, in collaboration with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, had to cut short one aspect of its checkpoint Friday night in Austintown because of dangerously high winds. Saturation patrols took place 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., but the ...

HUBBARD — One official said city council will have a meeting to discuss its options regarding the fire department after hearing from the Eagle Joint Fire District’s trustee representative. Hubbard Trustee Jason Tedrow said during Monday’s city council meeting that the fire district had ...