YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County will seek restitution through the courts for costly utility delays on the Western Reserve Road widening project. Mahoning County commissioners Thursday approved a last-minute addition to the agenda — a motion by Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti to ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved paying $271,694.19 to five contractors that assisted with snow removal during a late January blizzard and increased funding amounts for those applying for assistance through three housing programs. The board of control approved the items ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A man convicted of sexual abuse involving a juvenile will serve five years in prison. Thomas Steele, 50, of Campbell was convicted March 12 on three felony counts of gross sexual imposition as well as a charge of pandering obscenity. He was sentenced Thursday before Mahoning ...

Staff report The Mahoning Valley was under a tornado watch Thursday evening as strong winds, hail and heavy downpours lasted several hours in parts of Trumbull and Mahoning counties. The National Weather Service in Cleveland issued a tornado watch for both counties from 5 to 11 p.m. ...

Staff report WARREN — A father and son accused in the March 2, 2024, shooting death of U.S. Postal Service mail carrier Jont’e Davis in Warren will not face the death penalty. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio David Toepfer notified U.S. Judge Donald C. Nugent in Cleveland ...

The Ohio House unanimously approved a bill, sponsored by state Rep. Tex Fischer, that permits businesses to have limited access to markets in Ohio to test their products or services without required licenses or authorization. Called the Universal Regulatory Sandbox Program, the bill allows ...