POLAND — Longtime author Adriana Trigiani’s performance easily filled the large room with roaring laughter as she aimed her comedic focus on Italian family members. Underlying her standup routine, however, was a deeper, more austere and serious message. “This is the last thing we ...

Staff report The state awarded $35,000 to the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office and $14,279 to the Austintown Police Department in grants to help implement violent crime reduction strategies. Overall, 48 law enforcement agencies on Friday were awarded more than a total of $3 million in ...

Police activity reported May 29-June 4: June 4, 3:06 a.m. — Criminal damaging (front glass door shattered) reported at 2563 Bainbridge Ave. June 3, 5:16 p.m. — Mike Barnhart was arrested during a traffic stop on Mahoning Avenue on a charge of operating a vehicle while ...

Police activity reported May 28-June 3: June 3, 3:30 p.m. — Robert C. Spragling, 34, 175 E. Judson Ave., Youngstown, was arrested during a traffic stop on Indianola Road on a Mahoning County warrant for failure to appear for a contempt hearing, and was cited for driving while under ...

When Ryan Wonnacott Sparks was at H.C. Mines Elementary School in Howland, he would create plays and stage them with his friends. One of those plays was staged for the entire school. Sparks is working on a somewhat larger scale these days. The 2004 Howland High School graduate and his ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating two men involved in two May 17 East Side gas station shootings. The shootings took place in or near the Quick Mart gas station, 1305 McGuffey Road, at 11:16 a.m. according to a ...