WARREN — Five people were sentenced last week in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court for their roles in various crimes. • Alivia Spitzer, 19, of Laird Avenue SE, Warren, received three years’ probation after pleading guilty to a third-degree robbery charge involving the July 14, 2025, ...

BOARDMAN — Police are investigating a weekend shooting in the 200 block of Mill Creek Drive that left a man dead. Reports state police received a call about a fight and shooting around 3 a.m. Saturday on Mill Creek Drive near Glenwood Avenue and found a man dead. The victim’s name has not ...

New research shows Ohioans continue to value local library services and support local funding that keeps them strong, according to the Ohio Library Council. “New statewide research shows overwhelming bipartisan support for Ohio’s public libraries and township governments, with voters ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Water damage at Austintown’s library, a major overhaul at the East Side branch for similar reasons, heaving floors and an uncertain future in Poland are among the most significant issues facing the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. The reason may be the way ...

CANFIELD — Roger and Janet Wilson have had a closer connection than most people in Canfield to the Material Sciences Corp. chemical spill that fouled a ditch, wetland and a tributary of Sawmill Creek in July 2024. Not only does Sawmill Creek run through their back yard on South Briarcliff ...

State Sen. Al Cutrona will introduce legislation Monday to restrict municipalities from tacking on more than a 25% surcharge to surrounding communities for water and sewer fees or face the loss of Local Government Fund money and state grants for those purposes. “We see massive increases in ...