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Oakhill building closed after power outage
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning County Commissioners announced Monday that Oakhill Renaissance Place, 345 Oak Hill Ave., closed for the second part of the day after a power outage.
All employees and visitors were ordered to vacate the building for the rest of the day while authorities worked to restore power. Normal operations were expected to resume today.
YSU gets state funding for regional workforce effort
YOUNGSTOWN -- The State Controlling Board awarded $331,446 to Youngstown State University for a program aimed at assisting with regional workforce demands.
The funding, approved Monday by the board, comes from the Ohio Department of Education's Regionally Aligned Priorities in Developing Skills program.
The program develops strategies to build education and training infrastructures that draw on regional economies and labor markets.
"I am happy to see state investment in job training and investing in our workforce," said state Rep. Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown.
Woman loses $23K in online scam where man posed as CIA agent
WARREN -- A Trumbull County resident reported losing $23,000 in an online scam after receiving a fraudulent email posing as a PayPal alert, authorities said Monday. According to a news release from the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office, the victim received an email Friday claiming she owed $300.
When she contacted a phone number from the email, a man posing as CIA agent "Alex Rodger" accused her of involvement in a money laundering scheme and directed her to withdraw $23,000 in cash to ship to an address in Vienna, Virginia, for "verification."
The sheriff's office warned residents to avoid sending cash, banking details or personal information to unsolicited requests and to contact law enforcement immediately if targeted.
The suspects remain unidentified, and the case is under investigation.
From staff reports