Staff report Gov. Mike DeWine announced this week he will give his position soon on the enforcement of the death penalty in Ohio, which for nearly eight years has not been enforced because of the state’s inability to obtain lethal injection drugs. “Though the governor says he cannot ...

NILES — If you tell LaNae Ferguson and Ciara Penny they’re beautiful, the two Youngstown women likely will hope your compliment is more than skin deep. “A lot of what is deemed beauty can be lost in perfection, but beauty is best in its imperfections,” Ferguson, 24, who’s also ...

BOARDMAN — A local contractor convicted of theft and fraud is now facing similar legal troubles across the state line. A police report shows that John Bartos III, 43, of Boardman, convicted in 2024 of theft by deception in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana county courts, was arrested ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge R. Scott Krichbaum ordered Wednesday that Vincent Marbley, 61, be held in the Mahoning County jail without bond in the Oct. 17, 2024, killing of Reynaldo Hernandez in Youngstown. Marbley’s attorney, Lou DeFabio, entered a not guilty plea on ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department honored its police officers with close to 50 awards at an event Thursday at St. Dominic Church who showed bravery and valor, performed duties in an exceptional manner, showed a high degree of initiative or skill, saved lives or took guns off the ...

WARREN — Trumbull County is expecting to do approximately $20 million worth of road projects in 2026, with approximately $7.5 million being paid for through federal and state grant programs, according to Engineer David DeChristofaro. He noted the county engineer’s department collected ...