BOARDMAN — A Summit County woman escaped a frightening encounter this weekend with a man she met on the internet. A Boardman police report states that they have a clear idea of who the man is, though he is not named in the report. His distinctive vehicle also was towed for evidence. The ...

Staff report COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s 2027-28 capital budget bill into law Monday, meaning $3.7 billion in funding should soon be flowing to a wide swath of community, economic development and education projects across the state. The capital budget includes ...

HUBBARD — With June’s warmer weather in full swing, the city is preparing its street resurfacing project for the year. At Monday’s meeting, Councilman Jerry Crowe, D-at-Large, requested Law Director Mark Villano draw up the necessary legislation authorizing the city’s board of ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Issac T. Chatman, 29, waived preliminary hearing Monday in Youngstown Municipal Court on the murder charge he faces in the June 7 shooting death of his half-brother, Isaiah Donaldson, 31, at Chatman’s home on Benita Avenue. A number of people in the courtroom of Judge Renee ...

Pump prices remain at four-year highs as the market reacts to news the U.S. and Iran have agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, the organization reported the national average fell for the third straight week. However, in Northeast Ohio, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Gunshots struck two women at 4:54 a.m. Saturday on South Lakeview Avenue on the West Side. Officers were called there for a shooting and saw a silver Toyota Camry parked on the side of the road with an older woman holding her arm on the sidewalk with at least one gunshot wound ...