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Assault charge expected in Trump rally scuffle

YOUNGSTOWN – Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene said his department is expected by next week to wrap up an investigation into an alleged assault by three men on a female protester at President Donald Trump’s Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown. Greene’s department identified the victim and ...

Couple sues for $30M over ejection from Youngstown rally

YOUNGSTOWN – A Stark County couple filed a $30 million federal lawsuit contending they suffered injuries while being removed from President Donald Trump’s Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown after shouting in the direction of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted. The couple, which isn’t identified in the ...

PUCO to consider request for end date to SOBE rate hike

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will consider Wednesday a joint request from the city of Youngstown and the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel to require an expiration date for significant emergency rate increases for downtown steam heat customers. If an end date isn’t set, the ...

Trumbull child assault unit marks 40 years

WARREN - A recent celebration luncheon at Cafe 422 in Warren marked 40 years of work from the Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office’s Child Assault Prosecution Unit. Some 75 people attended, with most having contact with the unit over the decades. Trumbull County Children Services Executive ...

GM must pay Ohio $8M for illegal use of driver data

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson joined a coalition of 36 attorneys general in announcing an agreement Thursday requiring General Motors to pay $220 million over allegations that it illegally sold consumers’ driving behavior and location data to third parties. Ohio will ...

Niles mayor blasts St. Joe’s unit move to Boardman

NILES -- An announcement that St. Joseph Warren Hospital would be closing its labor and delivery unit has upset some local leaders, and another one has responded, urging them to reconsider. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Mayor Steven Mientkiewicz said the decision to relocate the ...