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South Side explosion lifted second story of house and dropped it

YOUNGSTOWN — The second story of a vacant home at 443 Garfield St. on the South Side was lifted up and dropped on one side of the foundation Sunday night in an explosion, a Youngstown fire report states. The 9:56 p.m. incident was labeled an “overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat, ...

Elections board hopes to hire attorney

YOUNGSTOWN — Tired of the ongoing problems at its current location and what it says is inaction by Mahoning County commissioners, the board of elections passed a resolution asking permission to hire independent legal counsel to represent it in its pursuit of a new facility. The board voted ...

City seeks to dismiss, refile suit against Marchionda, Bozanich

YOUNGSTOWN — City officials have asked that the city’s $834,608 civil lawsuit against developer Dominic Marchionda, two of his companies, and former city Finance Director David Bozanich be dismissed because the city failed to timely serve them with the complaint. The Tuesday filing by ...

Austintown cuts support for Falcon Media

AUSTINTOWN — The township will end its support for a student-run media program in another effort to save taxpayer dollars. At Monday’s regular meeting, trustees approved a motion to cut $27,000 in funding that it has provided annually to Austintown Falcon Media, which is known as ...

Two testify they were in car with men charged in girl’s murder

YOUNGSTOWN — As testimony began in the Danyo Sellers murder trial Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, two critical witnesses testified that they were in the car that drove past Martha’s Boulevard Tavern on Southern Boulevard April 15, 2023, the night 15-year-old Amya Monserrat ...

Trumbull sheriff’s office gets $1.75M grant for new roof

WARREN — The Trumbull County commissioners are expected to vote today to accept a $1.75 million grant from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to help pay for the replacement of the roof on the Trumbull County jail. Sheriff Michael G. Wilson told commissioners during their ...