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Sheriann Odem, who hit officer, is sentenced

WARREN — A Youngstown woman was sentenced to two to three years after pleading guilty to a shoplifting incident that spiraled into her threatening and assaulting an officer. Sheriann Odem, 25, of Catalina Avenue, Youngstown, tried explaining to Trumbull Common Pleas Judge Andrew D. Logan ...

Council to consider $110K property-destruction payment

YOUNGSTOWN — City council today will consider authorizing a $110,936.74 payment for a lost court case in which items were removed improperly and destroyed by a city-hired contractor from a South Avenue storage warehouse in preparation for a demolition. The agenda for today’s city council ...

Semi on I-80 kills driver of a pickup

AUSTINTOWN — The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a man was killed in a crash involving a semitrailer on Interstate 80 Tuesday morning. According to a news release, the crash occurred in the westbound lane, west of state Route 46, just before 11 a.m. A semitrailer, headed eastbound, crossed ...

Live feed helps police nab suspect

YOUNGSTOWN — Edmund L. Johnson, 57, listed as homeless, is likely to be arraigned today in Youngstown Municipal Court on various charges after he was arrested Sunday night breaking into a home on East Midlothian Boulevard. According to a Youngstown police report, a woman called 911 at 9:13 ...

The season of giving

YOUNGSTOWN — A Christmas giveaway benefiting dozens of local children almost didn’t happen this year. However, thanks to local businessman Ron Zoldan and the founder of a local nonprofit, Christmas came early for approximately 45 low-income children from the inner city over the ...

Attorney says ‘kind’ client has ‘potential’

YOUNGSTOWN — Lynn Maro, attorney for Machai A. Cheatham, 22, said Tuesday she believes that because of the personality of her client, he still has a great future ahead of him when he leaves prison for shooting three people at the King’s Court tavern on South Avenue early Dec. 4, ...