Breaking News

Local News

Austintown man indicted again on weapons, menacing charges

YOUNGSTOWN — The criminal case against Jacob E. Hall, 34, of Yorkshire Boulevard in Austintown, was on the grand jury list Thursday with Hall indicted again on the same three charges — improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or school safety zone with a firearm specification and two misdemeanor counts of aggravated menacing. Hall was indicted the first time Dec. 11, 2025, in an incident at his home on Yorkshire Boulevard in which Hall was shot by an Austintown police officer. He survived the shooting, which was investigated as an officer-involved shooting by the ...

Woman’s appeal denied for drugs, weapon convictions

The 11th District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Tabitha Dunch, who was sentenced to an indefinite prison term of four to six years on Oct. 23 for felony convictions of drug and firearm possession. 11th District Judges Robert J. Patton, Matt Lynch and Eugene A. Lucci rejected Dunch’s appeal, stating the trial court made no error in applying factual findings to governing law. Dunch stated in her appeal the trial court errored in ruling against suppressing the drug and firearm evidence found during Dunch’s traffic stop by Liberty police, according to the Trumbull ...

Safety picnic introduces Valley first responders, residents

POLAND — In older movies, the neighborhood policeman walked his beat and knew the names of local residents and small business owners. Poland Township police Chief Greg Wilson aimed to create that familiarity between the people who protect the area and those who live there with a Safety ...

Time capsule buried at Craig Beach

MILTON TOWNSHIP — A time capsule burial ceremony took place Saturday at Craig Beach in Lake Milton State Park and it is hoped that the time capsule’s contents will give future generations a glimpse into what Lake Milton’s community was like in 2026. “Its purpose is to kind of embody what the pulse of Lake Milton is right now in 2026,” said Milton Township Trustee Wendy DiBernardi, a member of the Lake Milton Women’s League, which hosted the event. The event was part of a second America250 event in Milton Township. Lake Milton’s America250 was organized by several ...

Block party brings Campbell residents together

CAMPBELL — The 19th-century writer, historian and Unitarian minister Edward Everett Hale once said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” That philosophical approach spoken more than 100 years ago seems to also foreshadow the ...

Girard crews respond to fire

GIRARD — The Girard Fire Department was called out at 1:30 a.m.Saturday to a fire at Amex Dies, Inc., a precision tool and die manufacturing company on North State Street. A fire spokesman said the cause of the fire is under investigation and was contained to the north side of the building. There were no injuries. Assisting Girard at the scene were fire crews from Hubbard and Youngstown.