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Ringleader of $1M arson ring in Valley gets no prison time

YOUNGSTOWN — Nearly three years after a three-county investigation uncovered $1 million worth of insurance fraud and seven people were indicted in an arson scheme, the ringleader, Tricia Floyd, 71, of Youngstown, pleaded guilty to seven low-level felony charges and was sentenced to ...

City goes to court to reduce wastewater work

YOUNGSTOWN — After failing to convince the federal government to permit it to modify mandated improvements to its wastewater system, Youngstown is asking a federal judge to reduce the scope of the work. The city’s federal court motion states the cost has “skyrocketed” for a ...

Sentencing for killer of Rowan postponed

YOUNGSTOWN — The sentencing for Brandon Crump Jr., 21, in the Sept. 21, 2020, shooting death of 4-year-old Rowan Sweeney was scheduled for today, but it was postponed Monday after Crump’s attorney filed a motion asking for more time for the parties and the judge to consider the ...

Hamas attack survivors recount horror stories

YOUNGSTOWN — When he heard gunshots early Oct. 7, Eitan Frankl initially figured it was likely an incident at the Israeli border, and that the series of fences and high level of security would stave off any further trouble. Nevertheless, while watching the local news and running to a ...

Police probe West Side shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — A woman who was shot in the foot Saturday in the apartments on Tyrell Avenue on the West Side was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. A police report states the incident took place at 1:41 p.m. in the 2600 block of Tyrell Avenue. Police were called ...

On the record| Hubbard City Council

Hubbard WHAT: City council meeting Monday PRESENT: President William Williams, Bonnie Viele, Robin Zambrini, Michael Mogg, Cathy Cummings, Jerome Crowe, Michael Kerr, Ryan Hallapy and Lorrie Brown Council: ● Announced it is applying for a Natureworks grant to put restrooms in Waugh ...