AUSTINTOWN — At the request of defense attorney Mike Yacovone, Mahoning County Area Court Judge Scott Hunter on Wednesday ordered a competency evaluation for Laronda Mitchell, 38, of South Raccoon Road in Austintown, before he will rule on whether she should be bound over to a Mahoning County ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will not bail out the beleaguered downtown Youngstown utility company on the brink of financial collapse with funding from the state’s capital budget or its rainy day fund, his spokesman said. Dan Tierney, DeWine’s spokesman, said while the governor is ...

YOUNGSTOWN — In addition to tenants at Wick Tower, SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC sent 10-day disconnection notices to two other downtown Youngstown customers for failing to pay bills though the troubled utility company isn’t seeking to turn off anyone’s steam heat or hot water. SOBE ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County has responded to another challenge from the group opposing relocation of the Poland branch. A news release distributed to local media on Tuesday calls for the PLYMC Board of Trustees to reconsider its decision to build a new ...

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — Township officials and residents received updates about the road department’s activities, as well as where things stand with improving worn down infrastructure in the community. During his road report on Tuesday, on the heels of trustees placing a 1-mill renewal levy ...

CAMPBELL — Police are looking for the owner of an abused and neglected dog found last week. The Yorkshire Terrier, now named Riley, was found walking down the middle of Porter Avenue near 13th Street on June 3, and was in such deplorable condition that it needed a blood transfusion and its ...