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Man sentenced to two years in prison for drunken crash

YOUNGSTOWN — Chael T. Soto, 39, of Plazaview Court in Youngstown, was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty in December to felony aggravated vehicular assault and misdemeanor drunken driving for a 3 a.m. Jan. 25, 2025, Coitsville Township crash that injured his ...

Compromise sought in Trumbull tax map debate

WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners are hoping to bring the county engineer and auditor together in a meeting to settle differences in the transfer of the county’s tax map from the auditor’s office to the engineer’s office. The two sides have for nearly a year been going through ...

DeWine talks ICE, taxes, death penalty

Gov. Mike DeWine said he is preparing for a potential increase in federal immigration agents in Ohio who may arrive as soon as next week with Springfield as a possible location. President Donald Trump’s administration on Feb. 3 is ending a temporary protected status for Haitians with ...

Boccieri joins state House race

YOUNGSTOWN — John Boccieri, a former congressman and state legislator, said he is going to run for the open Ohio House 58th District seat, joining three other Democrats planning to seek the position. Boccieri, of Poland, said the events in Minneapolis on Saturday in which federal ...

Auditor touts protections for homeowners

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham said more than 200 county residents already have signed up for a system designed to prevent property transfer fraud and wants to encourage more to join the program. “This is just the first step in our attempt to protect homeowners. The ...

Two Cardinal Fire officers get sworn in

CANFIELD — Two more Cardinal Joint Fire District firefighters moved up the ladder on Monday, filling positions of lieutenant and captain, which resulted from Capt. Conner O’Halloran taking a position as Mahoning County Emergency Planning and E911 Administrator last year. At Monday’s ...