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YNDC open house leaves residents feeling positive

YOUNGSTOWN — The stated central purpose of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is “to foster the transformation of vulnerable, undervalued and transitional neighborhoods into…places where people are willing to invest their time, energy and resources and where residents can ...

1 dead in Austintown shooting

Staff report AUSTINTOWN — Police are investigating a man’s death after responding to a confusing scene at a local carwash. A news release and police report issued Wednesday afternoon by Austintown police Chief Valorie Delmont states that multiple calls came in about 7:15 a.m. Wednesday ...

Fight at Boardman park leads to shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — Police are still searching for two people who shot at a South Side house Tuesday night. A Youngstown police report states that someone named Kyree Phillips allegedly shot at a house on East Ravenwood Avenue sometime after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday while hanging out the passenger’s ...

Liberty man gets 10-15 years in prison for attack on pregnant nurse

WARREN — Roge E. Berger, 37, of Ventura Drive in Liberty, was sentenced to 10 to15 years in prison Wednesday for the Sept. 15, 2024, felonious assault and aggravated robbery of a pregnant nurse outside the former Trumbull Regional Medical Center in Warren. Berger pleaded guilty to the two ...

City closes troubled downtown parking lot

YOUNGSTOWN — The city closed a downtown parking lot it owns that has been the site of physical fights and verbal arguments today in an effort to make safety improvements to the location. Through Andy Resnick, the city’s spokesman, an email was sent late Wednesday that Youngstown was ...

Hubbard mayor addresses data center concerns

HUBBARD — Mayor Ben Kyle noted the controversial nature of data centers as part of the reason why he is inviting residents to attend Monday’s city council meeting. He also spoke about a nondisclosure agreement that was signed. In a news release Wednesday, Kyle said his administration and ...