YOUNGSTOWN — Will A. Jones, 59, the man accused of starting fires at three occupied homes in the city containing a combined 14 people on Nov. 22 and 23, as well as starting four vehicle fires, has been indicted on 14 counts of aggravated arson with specifications of being a repeat ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Dre’Juan M. Cochrane, 25, of West Ravenwood Avenue, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of felonious assault and discharge of a firearm at or near prohibited premises and two one-year gun specifications in a May 5, 2023, incident on his street in which he fired a gun at a ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Commissioner Geno DiFabio said Tuesday that Clarence “Sonny” Smith and his family donated “a lot of property in Boardman where the Government Center is. They donated the new Smith Wellness Center.” The wellness center is a place for first responders in ...

CORNERSBURG — It was a banner year for the staff and clients of Yellow Brick Place as the agency celebrated its first decade of supporting those in the fight against cancer. “We opened at Brandywine Plaza in Cornersburg on Sept. 12, 2015,” said YBP Executive Director Kathleen Moliterno. ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Attorneys for Kenneth L. Carter, 35, and Terry Hopkins, 39, have exchanged filings with prosecutors in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court leading up to Carter’s and Hopkins’ Jan. 12 murder trial. On Nov. 25, attorneys Frank Cassese and Dave Betras filed motions to dismiss ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A man suffered a gunshot wound to his left side inside of a shed behind a house on Cabot Street on the West Side about 12:20 p.m. Friday, but a woman who lived there said she did not know him. When an officer spoke to the victim, the victim changed his story several times and ...