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City man sentenced for shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — Dre’Juan M. Cochrane, 25, of West Ravenwood Avenue, received the five-to-seven-year prison sentence recommended by prosecutors Friday for firing a gun at a car driving down Cochrane’s street May 5, 2023. Mahoning County prosecutors said they will not oppose Cochrane getting ...

Police blotters for Austintown, Boardman, Canfield, Girard

Austintown Police activity reported Jan. 30-Feb. 11: Feb. 11 6:35 p.m. — Theft reported at Meijer, 5800 Mahoning Ave. The suspect fled in a blue Chevrolet Silverado, according to witnesses. 3:54 p.m. — Devon Vemmett was arrested at 260 S. Edgehill Ave. on a Pennsylvania Adult Parole ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Feb. 2 to 6 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown James G. Johnson to PD Real Estate Holdings LLC, 4542 Plumbook Drive, $100,000 Donald Lee Lambert Sr. to Imperial Estate Holdings LLC, 2703 Bainbridge Ave., $83,100 Tyler D. Rusu and ...

SOBE’s outgoing receiver asks court to not let city intervene

YOUNGSTOWN — Even though Reg Martin is about to be removed as receiver for troubled SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC that has failed to provide consistent steam heat to its downtown Youngstown customers, his attorney filed an objection to the city’s request to intervene in the utility’s ...

BCI investigating shooting

HOWLAND — The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting Friday morning in the township. The incident, which occurred in front of the former Wahaka Taco restaurant and across from the township fire and police stations on Niles Cortland Road NE, left ...

Resurfacing project bid comes in well below estimate

YOUNGSTOWN — The apparent low bid for a resurfacing job to sections of three city streets is $362,419 less than the estimate for the project. The work is for Gibson Street from Poland to Indianola avenues, Liberty from Atkinson to Bott avenues, and Shehy from Lincoln Park Drive to Loveless ...