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Man kills self in standoff in Howland

HOWLAND — A standoff between law enforcement and a fugitive ended Wednesday with the man committing suicide. According to an email from the U.S. Marshals Northern District of Ohio office, the agency’s violent fugitive task force received information that the man who has been on the run since 2022 was hiding in a house in the 3900 block of Highlawn Avenue SW, Howland. The subject was noted to have an extensive violent criminal history and was wanted by the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office on charges of attempted murder, felonious assault and aggravated burglary. The ...

Authorities find missing Vienna teenager safe in RV

VIENNA — A search for a teenager missing for days has concluded with him being safely found. According to township police Chief Dan Adkins, first responders found Landyn Zagorski, 17. He was last seen Sunday in an RV on an adjacent property approximately 100 yards behind his home. Regarding an early morning barn fire that the fire department responded to, Adkins said it happened to the rear of the residence, too. “Some cardboard was set on fire in there — it looks like that’s where he’d been staying the last few days,” Adkins said. “So the fire department came, we ...

Ice halts Valley native’s Arctic trip

Warren native Matt Rutherford will have to wait until 2027 to complete another record-setting solo voyage. Rutherford, 45, was forced to end his attempt to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo, a journey of about 10,000 nautical miles. According to a news release issued Thursday, ...

Weathersfield places moratorium on fiber optic installation permits

WEATHERFIELD — The township has joined other communities in placing a 12-month moratorium on fiber optic installation along township roads. Trustee Ed Whittaker said at the August meeting there is nothing against any specific company that has done the installation work in the township. However, there is a concern on the way the fiber optics have been installed. “We want to make sure protocols are in place and are being followed,” Whitaker said. Trustees this week passed legislation under emergency measures that impose the 12-month moratorium on the installation of underground ...

Man suffers apparently serious injuries in Wednesday shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — A man suffered apparent serious injuries when he was shot twice and was found walking west on Oakwood Avenue on Wednesday night. A 911 call about the shooting came in at 8:16 p.m. A Youngstown police report states that when officers spotted the victim while responding to a gas station in the 1800 block of Mahoning Avenue for a shooting, one of the officers transported the man to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for treatment. The report states that when an officer spotted the victim, he had “two apparent gunshot wounds on his body.” The report suggests that the ...

Youngstown woman, Medicaid provider indicted on fraud charges

A Youngstown woman and a person who operates a business in Austintown are among those indicted this week by a Franklin County grand jury for allegedly stealing a combined $558,383 from Medicaid, the government healthcare program for the needy. “Fraud against Medicaid is fraud against Ohio taxpayers,” Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson stated in a news release. His office filed the charges. “We will continue to investigate suspicious billing behavior and hold offenders accountable.” Yvette Johnson‑Woodall, 58, of Youngstown, faces charges after allegedly defrauding Medicaid ...