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Defense in trial questions officers’ actions night of murder

YOUNGSTOWN — The attorneys for Kenneth L. Carter, 35, and Terry Hopkins, 23, called two Youngstown police officers to the witness stand Thursday as the final witnesses of Carter and Hopkins’ murder trial to raise questions about whether officers followed proper protocols when handling ...

Canfield Board of Education gets set for 2026

CANFIELD — The Canfield Board of Education meeting on Wednesday began with the official swearing in of newly elected and reelected board members. The oath of office was administered by Mahoning County Probate Judge Robert Rusu, who is a Canfield graduate himself. Jill DeRamo and Katie Elford ...

House Judiciary Committee OKs Joyce’s organized retail crime bill

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee approved a bill, sponsored by Congressman Dave Joyce, that targets theft, fraud and other organized crimes against retail stores and various parts of the country’s supply chain. The committee approved the bill Tuesday by a unanimous consent voice vote, ...

Canfield trustees hear stormy report

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Public Works Foreman Bob Burkett talked Tuesday about the five-day snowstorm two weeks ago and how the road department suffered a series of setbacks during it. “Truck 204 broke down early during the storm,” Burkett said. “One of our drivers got the flu, our loader ...

City schools remain under Academic Distress Commission oversight

YOUNGSTOWN — The top Youngstown City School District official and others met Wednesday via Zoom with Ohio Department of Education and Workforce officials regarding having the Youngstown City School District removed from Academic Distress Commission oversight. Despite the conversations, ...

Woman, 19, found not guilty in stabbing case

YOUNGSTOWN — The jury in the Per’asia S. Godfrey felonious assault trial found her not guilty Wednesday afternoon. The jury deliberated more than six hours before announcing it had reached a verdict about 6 p.m. Trial testimony began Monday and concluded about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, when ...