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Girard man found passed out with handgun

LIBERTY — A Girard man was scheduled to appear in Girard Municipal Court on Tuesday following his weekend arrest after police allegedly found him passed out in a running vehicle with a handgun. Carl Kaplin, 66, faces charges of physical control of a vehicle while under the influence and ...

State asked to probe nominating petitions for fraud

WARREN — Not only will Michael Philip Walton not be an independent candidate for the 64th Ohio House District seat, but the Trumbull County Board of Elections forwarded his nominating petitions to the state’s Public Integrity Division to investigate for potential election fraud. The board ...

Lawyer for Trumbull County, recorder asks judge to dismiss suit

An attorney representing Trumbull County and Recorder Dawn Zinni-Hanni asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Tod Latell, the former county recorder, alleging civil conspiracy, defamation and abuse of political authority or influence. Jillian Eckart of the Cleveland law firm of ...

Legislature approves Rep. Thomas’ utility bill

The General Assembly passed a bill, sponsored by state Rep. David Thomas, to give the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio the ability to oversee submetering — a practice that results in multiunit tenants sometimes paying high rates. The bill awaits the signature of Gov. Mike DeWine to ...

Hubbard Township man arraigned on inducing panic charge

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — A township man was arraigned in Girard Municipal Court on Tuesday following an incident where he was seen with a weapon in a field southeast of Harding Park. James Williams, 56, faces charges of aggravated menacing, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and inducing panic and using ...

Sentencing set in Warren murder

WARREN — Ashaud Johnson, 19, will learn his sentence at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court in the Feb. 11 shooting death of Da’Mar McKinney, 17, of Youngstown, outside of Johnson’s apartment on Mahoning Avenue. A jury found Johnson guilty Thursday in Trumbull County ...