×

Local News

Bishop Bonnar, others react to Pope Francis’ passing

YOUNGSTOWN — Local religious and other leaders reacted to the news Monday morning of the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. Francis made history as the first Latin American pontiff. Bishop David Bonnar said in a statement, “The news of Pope Francis’ death today is a cause of ...

Man injured by his own dog on West Side

YOUNGSTOWN — A dog that attacked one of its owners on North Maryland Avenue was taken to the Mahoning County Dog Warden’s office on Friday after a several-hour delay, while the victim was assisted by ambulance personnel. The report does not indicate whether the man was transported to the ...

Convicted ‘swatter’ dies in Austintown

AUSTINTOWN — David M. Dorbish, Jr., 23, who was sentenced to one year of incarceration and five years of probation in February 2020 after pleading guilty to 15 charges associated with “swatting” phone calls he made to six communities across the United States, was found dead April 14 in ...

Charges pending in child’s death

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Police said prosecutors have been consulted and charges are pending in last week’s shooting death of a 3-year-old boy in a Pointview Avenue home on the city’s South Side. Keilub Paul was shot about 5 p.m. April 14 and later died at St. Elizabeth Youngstown ...

Ex-state rep Ron Hood dies

Republican Ron Hood, first elected to the Ohio House at the age of 25 to represent parts of Mahoning County, died Saturday at 55. “Ron was one of our success stories 30 years ago, being an elected Republican in an area dominated by Democrats,” said Mark Munroe, a former Mahoning County ...

Teen cited in street-racing incident

YOUNGSTOWN — Keagan Schreckengost, 19, pleaded not guilty Monday in Youngstown Municipal Court to misdemeanor street racing in an early-Saturday incident at a West Side industrial park similar to one the previous weekend — late April 13. A Youngstown police report states that an officer ...