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Man hit by unlicensed driver on West Side

YOUNGSTOWN — A man is being treated for serious injuries after being struck by an unlicensed driver. A Youngstown police report states that police were called to the 3300 block of Mahoning Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, where they found the man lying on the ground near an electric ...

City police report rash of stolen vehicles

YOUNGSTOWN — City police investigated several reports of stolen vehicles over the weekend and recovered two vehicles believed stolen. Youngstown police reports show five vehicles were stolen or used without permission and two others recovered. A gold 2010 Jeep Patriot was reported stolen ...

Police investigate whether burned Ohio State students were victims of hazing

COLUMBUS — Police are investigating whether two Ohio State University students who were treated for deep burns after being engulfed in flames at an outdoor fraternity party were victims of hazing. The university placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension after a video ...

Austintown road salt order cut by two-thirds

AUSTINTOWN — Township roads may be more treacherous to navigate this winter. Township Administrator Mark D’Apolito said Austintown and surrounding communities will only receive about one-third of their road salt orders from the Ohio Department of Transportation, which amounts to 790 tons compared to the township’s regular order of about 2,500 tons. Morton Salt, which is one of two major providers of road salt along with Cargill, discovered a significant influx of water at its Fairport Harbor mine beneath Lake Erie on Oct. 22 and immediately evacuated workers. The company ...

Youngstown to have public meeting on Flock cameras

YOUNGSTOWN – The city is having a Nov. 17 public information session to answer questions the public has on the use of Flock Safety automatic license plate reader cameras. The city will provide an overview of the use of the cameras and Youngstown police officers will be available to answer questions from residents. The event is from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreational Center, 903 Otis St. Mayor Derrick McDowell withdrew legislation that was to be in front of city council at its Oct. 21 meeting that sought to allow revenue collected from those caught by unstaffed ...